Thinking Bill Condon’s Richard Pryor biopic starring Eddie Murphy at Fox Searchlight has potential Oscar gold written all over it?
It’s possible, but Condon apparently wants none of it having already suffered through Oscar snub in 2006 when “Dreamgirls” was nominated for 8 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but came up shorthanded save for Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson) and Sound Mixing.
According to Kris Tapley, “Condon apparently has said he wants an August 2010 release for the film and Fox Searchlight has agreed to it. One of Condon’s stipulations when it came to this film is a release date far away from the Oscar season fray, which left the director dizzy and probably disenchanted during the 2006 run for “Dreamgirls.” [InContention]