Eddie Murphy is reuniting with Dreamgirls director Bill Condon for a biopic movie about George Clinton.
Murphy and Condon previously collaborated on 2006’s Dreamgirls, which also starred Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Danny Glover, and Jennifer Hudson. The film earned Murphy an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while Hudson won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
Now, per Deadline, Murphy and Condon are working on a new, still untitled biopic about Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton.
What do we know about Bill Condon and Eddie Murphy’s George Clinton biopic?
The script for the film is being written by Virgil Williams, based on an earlier draft by Max Werner. Lifelong George Clinton fan Catherine Davis approached Murphy, who will produce the movie, with the idea for the project.
Catherine Davis will also serve as a producer alongside John Davis and Greg Yolen. Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Clinton, Archie Ivy, and Jeff Jampol will serve as executive producers.
Based on Clinton’s memoir — Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You? — the movie “is the untold story of influential pioneer of funk and his tumultuous journey to founding musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic. Known for their outlandish sci-fi themes, surreal sounds, and psychedelic shows, Clinton and his band’s wild road redefined music and culture,” according to Deadline.
No other casting information is available at this time.
In addition to Dreamgirls, Murphy is known for starring in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise and voicing Donkey in the Shrek movies. His filmography also includes 1982’s 48 Hrs., 1987’s Eddie Murphy Raw, 1988’s Coming to America, 1996’s The Nutty Professor, 1998’s Dr. Dolittle, 2003’s The Haunted Mansion, 2019’s Dolemite Is My Name, and more.
While he’s returning to voice Donkey for 2026’s Shrek 5, Murphy will also soon be seen in Tim Story’s The Pickup, which co-stars Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer.
