"Equality" = lazily stealing existing characters and then gender and/or ethnitiy swapping them, rather than coming up with anything actually
new to fulfil checkbox quotas. :-\
When is the Martin Luther King Jr. bio movie being made with a white
male in the lead role??
Eddie Murphy Is Rebooting Beloved Comedy Movie Series
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Eddie Murphy is getting ready to revive a classic detective
comedy movie.
What comedy movie series is Eddie Murphy rebooting?
Speaking to Today in a recent interview, Murphy revealed that he
will be playing the role of Inspector Clouseau in a new Pink
Panther movie. The movie role was one of several that Murphy
spoke about, including the upcoming Shrek 5 and a movie based
around George Clinton.
"I'm getting ready to do a George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic.
I'm getting ready to do George Clinton," Murphy said. "(I've)
already started Shrek 5. And I'm going to be - I'm Inspector
Clouseau in the next Pink Panther."
Murphy was then asked whether or not he would be French in the
new film, like the character traditionally is. The actor said he
"has to be," but he might also be something else, too.
"Maybe," said Murphy. "Well, he has to be French, but he could
also be Haitian. I will tell you, he's Black. He's Black, for
sure."
The Pink Panther franchise began back in 1963, with Peter Sellers
playing the character of Jacques Clouseau in the original film.
The movie franchise revolves around the Inspector, who is often
tasked with trying to track down a legendary diamond called the
"Pink Panther" due to a flaw in its center that resembles a pink
panther.
In total, 11 films in the Pink Panther franchise have been
released. The most recent came in the 2006 film directed by Shawn
Levy and starring Steve Martin, and its sequel, which released in
2009.
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