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June 15, 2009

Eddie Murphy Wants Wesley Snipes To Star in James Brown Bio-Pic...

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According to WENN, Brown himself approached Murphy about making a biopic after the Godfather of Soul was said to be impressed by Murphy’s impersonations of him during his stint on Saturday Night Live during the ‘80s. Despite taking a pass on the role, Murphy has no regrets as he feels Wesley Snipes would be perfect in a feature-length portrayal of Brown.

“Wesley Snipes is a wonderful actor. Before the karate movies and stuff, when Wesley first got into the movies, he did drama and comedy. He’s got all the talent,” the 48-year-old Oscar nominee said. “He does everything but he turned into the action dude. But James Brown isn’t just singing and splits, you’ve got to chase the car and the crack heads. You’ve got to do the stunts. I’m too old to do the splits. They should make that movie with Wesley Snipes tomorrow.”