Jay Z On Board To Produce Richard Pryor Biopic Directed By Lee Daniels
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Normally we don’t get jealous much when it comes to Barack Obama and movie screenings. However, given the huge amount of buzz that has been humming around “Keanu,” the first movie from the visionary African American comedic duo of Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key, we are a little miffed that Obama might see it first at the SXSW music, art and technology festival where “Keanu” is slated to premier Saturday, March 12 at 12:30 am during an exclusive after midnight premiere screening in Austin, Texas, one month ahead of it’s nationwide opening April 29th. While we don’t know if Obama will in fact be in that ” Keanu” audience, we do know that he is missing Nancy Regan’s funeral due to commitments connected to SXSW and that he could be there – which we also wish that we could say about ourselves as well as you and here is why: “Keanu” is a comedic spoof of all things Keanu Reeves film related, as seen through the fish eye urban lens of Jordan Peele. Key and Peele proved a hilarious duo when it came to their sketch show “Key & Peele” on Comedy Central. “Keanu” which is written by Peele along with Alex Rubens who was a writer on “Key & Peele”, also boasts director Peter Atencio who also served as a director on “Key & Peele.” Given this creative lineup, “Keanu” effectively delivers the whole dream team when it comes to Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele comedic excellence. In “Keanu”, the comedic action starts “John Wick” style, with an unlikely bad ass getting thrown back into the game when a crime syndicate takes his beloved pet. While this alone has spoof written all over it, in “Keanu” the pet is a kitten who is in fact named Keanu and this feline throws two black geeks into a gang war. Enough said. It’s time for a new motion picture dynamic duo of color, and Key and Peele might just fit the bill. In the past, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence had their time as the “it” action funny men in “Bad Boys.” Eddie Murphy did it for all time with Dan Aykroyd in “Trading Places,” and if you are really schooled on comedy, Richard Pryor was the man with Gene Wilder in “Stir Crazy.” These were all dynamic duos that came straight out of television sketch comedy. As such, this movie might be the start of something that we’ve been missing born from a comedic two pronged #NotSoWhite sketch comedy team. Finally, by association, Keanu Reeves via Key and Peele, after all of these years of being “the one” by infiltrating bank robbing surfers, time traveling for “awesome” adventures and fighting in a post apocalyptic future that requires mind bending pills, is mixing it up as a “p####” in the hood. Enough said. As a supporting cast, both Method Man and Nia Long are on hand doing their supporting cast thing opposite Key and Peele. I don’t know about you, but we’ve been seriously into these guys on principle for a minute, 0-kay? Similar to “Deadpool,” which turned out to be a huge thing that we had never seen before as an ultra cool, cutting edge cinematic superhero, our heroes in “Keanu” have an authentic appreciation for retro George Michael hits. This movie trait just might be THE real life sign for good underground things to come – like Neo following that rabbit in the original “Matrix.” So, enough of this list, right? Check it out for yourself here to see if we know what we are talking about:
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(AllHipHop News) If you are a fan of Mike Epps, Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, Chris Tucker, Eddie Murphy, or practically any other stand-up comedian from the last 30 years then there is one man who deserves a lot of credit for inspiring and providing a blueprint for the careers of those popular comics. The legendary Richard Pryor is probably your favorite comedian’s favorite comedian. Epps, along with other famous comedy performers like Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Mel Brooks, and George Lopez, will pay honor to Pryor in the new Showtime documentary Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic. The feature was directed by Emmy winner Marina Zenovich who previously directed Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired. Richard Pryor’s widow, Jennifer Pryor, and his son, Richard Pryor Jr, were also involved in the project. Ms. Pryor served as a producer for the film along with Food Revolution‘s Roy Ackerman. Richard Jr. appears on camera to speak about his father. Along with the celebrities’ personal reflections on Pryor’s role in shaping modern comedy, the documentary will also feature never-before-seen photos, concert footage, and television appearances of the icon. Richard Pryor’s significant place in comedy history cannot be denied. The Emmy and 5-time Grammy Award winner was named the greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also the first person to receive the Kennedy Center’s prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. It was Pryor’s candid and fearless comedic style that changed the way future comedians would approach the art of stand-up. Whether it was tackling his own personal demons like drug addiction or addressing social ills like racism and poverty, Pryor would openly touch on taboo subjects and include every part of his life into his routine. He also helped establish that a black comedy actor in a leading role could be a major box office draw with his hit films Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, The Toy, and Brewster’s Millions. His mainstream success led to a then remarkable $4 million contract to appear in Superman III which was a million dollars more than the salary of the movie’s star Christopher Reeve. Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr is quoted saying that Pryor is “the single most reason for us making it in this business. He made it possible for [black entertainers] to be in this business on equal terms.” Richard Pryor: Omit The Logic will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 23rd, and then its television debut will take place May 31st at 9 pm EST on Showtime. You can watch a NSFW video of clips from some of Richard Pryor’s stand-up and listen to his classic 1982 comedy album Live On The Sunset Strip below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZm2HBMtTQ] – [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u13zgXvEQmw]