Eddie Murphy says he has a few regrets when it comes to his film career.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 64-year-old “Coming to America” star shared which movies he turned down over the course of his career he wishes he would have said agreed to.
“Yeah, there’s a couple of movies. ‘Ghostbusters,’ I was supposed to do ‘Ghostbusters.’ Didn’t do that. And ‘Rush Hour.’ Didn’t do that. Oh, and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”Those are my big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.”
When asked why those specific films stood out to him, Murphy said, “They were huge giant hits.”
The first “Ghostbusters” movie was released in 1984, made more than $243 million at the box office domestically and produced a 1989 sequel. “Rush Hour” had two sequels, while “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” brought in over $156 million domestically.
“Well, with ‘Ghostbusters,’ I did ‘Beverly Hills Cop‘ instead. So, it was like, it was do this or that, so it worked out cool. And ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ just sounded ridiculous to me, and I passed on it. And, afterwards, I was like, ‘Oh that’s f—ing amazing.'”
While he regrets not participating in those movies, his career did not suffer.
He played many memorable characters in movies like “The Nutty Professor” and “Dr. Dolittle.”
He later received an Academy Award nomination for his work in the 2006 movie “Dreamgirls.”
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In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 64-year-old “Coming to America” star shared which movies he turned down over the course of his career he wishes he would have said agreed to.
“Yeah, there’s a couple of movies. ‘Ghostbusters,’ I was supposed to do ‘Ghostbusters.’ Didn’t do that. And ‘Rush Hour.’ Didn’t do that. Oh, and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit.”Those are my big three ‘wish I would have done’ movies.”
When asked why those specific films stood out to him, Murphy said, “They were huge giant hits.”
The first “Ghostbusters” movie was released in 1984, made more than $243 million at the box office domestically and produced a 1989 sequel. “Rush Hour” had two sequels, while “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” brought in over $156 million domestically.
“Well, with ‘Ghostbusters,’ I did ‘Beverly Hills Cop‘ instead. So, it was like, it was do this or that, so it worked out cool. And ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ just sounded ridiculous to me, and I passed on it. And, afterwards, I was like, ‘Oh that’s f—ing amazing.'”
While he regrets not participating in those movies, his career did not suffer.
He played many memorable characters in movies like “The Nutty Professor” and “Dr. Dolittle.”
He later received an Academy Award nomination for his work in the 2006 movie “Dreamgirls.”
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Eddie Murphy reveals the 3 blockbuster hits he wishes he never turned down
“They were huge giant hits.”
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