My GOD tell me this ain't happening...Eddie Murphy to star in big-screen version of Fantasy Island

[LynneSin]

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=907580ff-39ee-419b-9599-28c1b0817552

Eddie Murphy Lands on Fantasy Island
by Natalie Finn
It's a bird, it's a plane... No, it's "de plane, de plane!"

Eddie Murphy is set to star in a big-screen adaptation of Fantasy Island, the Aaron Spelling-produced primetime soap that ran from 1978-1984 on ABC and made a white-suited star of Ricardo Montalban, who played the island's mysterious owner, Mr. Roarke.

As he's wont to do, Murphy will play multiple characters in the film, which is being written by Norbit co-scribes Jay Scherick and David Rom, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Of course, aside from Roarke, the most memorable actor from the TV series was Hervé Villechaize as Tattoo, whose French-accented cry of "De plane! De plane!" ended up being the show's trademark line.

[Deja Q]

1. He's great with playing multiple characters and the technology makes it seamless...

utterly.

I hope it's more than a bunch of fart jokes. Too many hampered otherwise funny films.

[TommyO]

2. GOD has nothing to do with this, this is definitely the work of the devil

or even worse, Republicans!

[philosophie_en_rose]

3. Smooth move, Eddie.

Sign up for a movie written by the people that cost you an Oscar with that ill-timed and horrific Norbit movie.

[alarimer]

4. He does seem to make some poor choices, movie-wise

either he is clueless or just needs the paycheck.

[Joe Fields]

5. Don't know whatever possessed him to do a remake of a classic

Jerry Lewis Movie.

[kay1864]

6. Lew-hew-zih-ERR

written by Norbit co-scribes Jay Scherick and David Rom

'Nuff said. Those two also wrote the stellar "Guess Who" with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher.

:eyes:

[edbermac]

7. And Scary Spice shouts "De baby! De baby!"

:rofl: