Eddie Murphy is back on the big screen. According to an exclusive report from Deadline, the veteran actor has landed a role in the upcoming Blue Falcon film. His character is described as a retired superspy who heads for the destination wedding of his estranged son, and finds himself in proximity with his archrival.
Blue Falcon will be produced by Davis Films’ John Davis, Cliff Roberts through Syndicate Entertainment, and Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster through Eddie Murphy Productions. The script is by Chad St. John.
Eddie Murphy at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Things are shaping up to be busy for Murphy as he is also working on reprising his role as Donkey alongside Michael Meyers in the anticipated Shrek 5 DreamWorks Animation film, set to be relased in December 2026.
Additonally, Netflix announced a project on the 63-year-old, adding to a list of feature documentaries and docu-series set for the streamer this year. Titled EDDIE, the documentary is described as looking back on his extraordinary journey. The platform explains the following:
“EDDIE chronicles his meteoric rise from teen comic phenom to Saturday Night Live breakout and stand-up supernova to box-office titan. It illuminates the evolution of Eddie Murphy — the trails he blazed and the records he broke on his way from Brooklyn upstart to Hollywood icon. In this intimate portrait, the Oscar-nominated actor opens up his home and dives deep into his eclecticcareer of nearly 50 years.”
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