Will Eddie Murphy Host Oscars 2012?
If the deal happens and by some miracle we can get the Delirious Eddie Murphy and not the current one... boy will we be in for a treat next year.
Oscar 2012 telecast producer Brett Ratner will tell the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday that he wants Eddie Murphy to host the biggest annual film awards ceremony in the world this February, according to a Deadline report yesterday. Murphy is of course one of the leads of Ratner's new action comedy Tower Heist (basically Ocean's Eleven but in a penthouse co-starring Ben Stiller) at Universal that opens in November and according to insiders is 'showing interest' in taking on the gig which is the massive chance to get his career back on track after way too many floundering comedies. Plus, Murphy has a dramedy at DreamWorks titled A Thousand Words which opens in January that probably could do with a boost. Ratner's suggestion of Murphy is actually a good one as we all know he is an extremely funny ad-lib guy, is a natural and charismatic showman, and his time on Saturday Night Live and his old stand-up gigs has shown his ability to entertain live crowds. But then the post-Shrek and fat-suit/multiple characters family friendly Eddie Murphy goofball has not been the 80's and early 90's energetic genius for decades now and it's been way too long since the days when you know he would make the ceremony edgy and alive, like Chris Rock did. Apparently Eddie Murphy is obsessed with the Oscars and of course has his own nomination in the bag for 2006's Dreamgirls and I'm sure if he was formally offered it he wouldn't turn it down. Plus he is a huge name, certainly bigger audience pulls than Anne Hathaway and James Franco last year for something like this. If the deal happens and by some miracle we can get the Delirious Eddie Murphy and not the current one... boy will we be in for a treat next year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2EIra4SYoE