Ladies, gentleman and movie geeks, Kevin’s Korner is back, and better than ever. This week, I wrap up some news found floating around the Interwebs, check the box office tally *cough Zombieland cough*, sample what’s out on DVD, throw in a mild rant and top it all off with the hotly anticipated Trailer of the Week. So, let’s get going with the good stuff, shall we?
MOVIE NEWS
A Pryor Engagement: It was announced that Eddie Murphy was going to portray Richard Pryor in a biopic entitled Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? for Paramount. Now, unfortunately, Paramount and Eddie Murphy have backed out because they apparently don’t like each other very much. Alas, the show must go on, now with Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company backing the film and Marlon Wayans in the lead role. Despite Wayans doing a good job in G.I. Joe, I simply don’t see him as the lead in a movie like this. I guess we’ll see …
This article appears in Oct 8-14, 2009.