Comments on: Marlon Wayans Takes Over For Eddie Murphy In ‘Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said’ Biopic https://staging2.theplaylist.net/marlon-wayans-takes-over-for-eddie-20091007/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:02:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Alex https://staging2.theplaylist.net/marlon-wayans-takes-over-for-eddie-20091007/#comment-11401 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:09:14 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=5975#comment-11401 And according to this Filmmaker Magazine piece about Behind the Smile, Damon's dream project is a Pryor biopic, and he even began to work on one.

]]> By: Alex https://staging2.theplaylist.net/marlon-wayans-takes-over-for-eddie-20091007/#comment-11400 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:03:19 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=5975#comment-11400 Worth mentioning that Wayans' last dramatic role was actually as a standup comedian, starring in brother Damon's at-this-point-probably-never-to-be-released dark drama (in other words, tonal opposite of Funny People) about standup comedy Behind the Smile.

SPOILERS that may explain why that film won't be released
Apparently that film's ends with Marlon's character stripping on stage and proceeding to shoot himself in the head.

]]> By: constant gina https://staging2.theplaylist.net/marlon-wayans-takes-over-for-eddie-20091007/#comment-11387 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:34:54 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=5975#comment-11387 Murphy should have never left this oppurtunity…but praises to Marlon.

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