Eddie Murphy Circling New ‘Pink Panther’ Movie At MGM – The Dish
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Emmy and Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy is circling a new Pink Panther movie in the works at the Amazon-owned MGM, multiple sources have confirmed to Deadline.
An iconic comedy-mystery franchise created for MGM by Blake Edwards, chronicling the investigations of the inept Inspector Jacques Clouseau, Pink Panther has thus far comprised 11 films, along with numerous series and specials.
No other details have yet emerged as to other creatives involved with the new project. But Murphy is expected to take on the role of Clouseau, which was originated in the ’60s by three-time Academy Award nominee Peter Sellers and later inhabited by Emmy winner Steve Martin starting in the early 2000s.
One source close to Murphy described the project as a natural fit for Murphy, who has long admired the comic works of the former star.
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