Tracy Morgan is in negotiations to play Redd Foxx in the Richard Pryor biopic that is set to be directed by Lee Daniels.
“Mr. Foxx, I hope I do you justice!" said Morgan in a statement to The Wrap, who first reported on his casting. "It will be an honor to portray an icon.”
Assuming negotiations lead to a deal, Morgan will join a growing cast that includes, Taraji P. Henson playing Richard Pryor’s mother; Eddie Murphy as Pryor’s father; Oprah Winfrey as Pryor’s grandmother; Kate Hudson as Jennifer Lee Pryor, Richard Pryor’s 4th wife; and, of course, Mike Epps in the starring role, as Richard Pryor.
Production is set to begin next March, as soon as…
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