US EditionEddie Murphy Reveals His Big 3 'Wish I Would Have Done' Movies
Eddie Murphy regrets missing iconic roles in three major hit films, choosing Beverly Hills Cop over Ghostbusters and passing on Roger Rabbit due to its title, he said.
- Earlier this month, while promoting Being Eddie, Eddie Murphy told the Associated Press he listed Ghostbusters, Rush Hour and Who Framed Roger Rabbit as his 'big three' missed films.
- Murphy said he chose Beverly Hills Cop instead of Ghostbusters, explaining that turning down Ghostbusters led him to Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop, a choice he said 'worked out.'
- All three films became major hits; Murphy said they were `huge, giant hits`, with Rush Hour starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and turning into a franchise.
- Turning down Ghostbusters resulted in his starring role in Beverly Hills Cop, and Murphy said it 'worked out' because 'it was do this or that'; he added he doesn't hold too much regret and his resume includes Shrek and Nutty Professor franchises.
- Being Eddie frames these regrets amid candid career reflections, as its Nov. 12 Netflix release revealed Murphy felt betrayed when Saturday Night Live called him `a falling star` over Vampire in Brooklyn.
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Eddie Murphy Reveals His Big 3 'Wish I Would Have Done' Movies
Comedy legend Eddie Murphy has been a fan favorite actor for decades now — but even he has some regrets about films he wishes he'd starred in, ones that could’ve made him even more beloved than he was at the height of his career.“Yeah, there’s a couple of movies,” he told the Associated Press in a recent interview where he addressed movies he wished he’d done. “Ghostbusters, I was supposed to do Ghostbusters. Didn’t do that. And Rush Hour. Didn’…
Eddie Murphy Shares the 3 Movies He Regrets Turning Down: 'They Were Huge, Giant Hits'
Eddie Murphy has revealed the three movies he regrets turning down throughout his career, notably mentioning that they all wound up becoming Hollywood blockbusters. The first was Ivan Reitman’s 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” which ended up starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver. The second was the duo cop comedy “Rush Hour,” which starred Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker and also went…
Eddie Murphy Names the Three Movies He Turned Down That He Wishes He Would Have Done
Comedian and actor Eddie Murphy is making the rounds promoting his new Netflix documentary Being Eddie, and he sat down with AP to chat about his career. While Murphy has had his share of mega-hit films, like any actor, there is a list of movies that in retrospect, he would go back and accept if he could. He calls these his “big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.”Murphy recalled, “Ghostbusters, I was supposed to do Ghostbusters. Didn’t do th…
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