Eddie Murphy será George Clinton en el biopic sobre la estrella del funk

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Eddie Murphy will play George Clinton in the biopic about the funk star

The popular actor Eddie Murphy will be the protagonist of the biographical film about George Clintonone of the most influential figures in funk music and one of the leading names in P-Funk.

The feature film, which will be released by Amazon MGMwill have a script by Virgil Williams based on an original text by Max Werner. own Clinton and his manager Jeff Jampol They are in charge of the production, which guarantees that the film faithfully reflects the life and work of the musician, although we will see if this turns the film into an advertorial or if it also shows the artist’s shadows.

Murphy will lead the cast of this long-awaited production after releasing a new installment of his films a few months ago. “Super Detective in Hollywood”. Meanwhile, George Clintonwho in 2018 considered retiring from the stage, has continued to tour with Parliament-Funkadelic, performing until last month. In addition, it will be presented on November 14 in Newark, New Jersey, at the event “Tribute To Funk”where he will share the stage with artists such as Bilal, Nona Hendryx, Christian McBride, Savion Glover and Vernon Reid from Living Color.

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