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Wayans replaces Murphy in Pryor biopic
Published Thursday, Oct 8 2009, 10:39 BST | By Simon Reynolds
WENN
Eddie Murphy had been lined up to reunite with his Dreamgirls director Bill Condon in Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?, but dropped out after clashing with the project's previous backers Paramount.
Wayans allegedly won the role by recording a 13-minute screen test that impressed producers Chris Rock, Jennifer Lee Pryor, Mark Gordon and Adam Sandler.
Pryor, considered one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, died of a heart attack in 2005 at the age of 65.
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