It looks like some very horrible people are considering a new Nutty Professor film. We get the sad news thanks to our friends over at comingsoon:
Universal and Imagine Entertainment are in the early stages of developing a new “Nutty Professor” movie, in what would be the third installment of the remake of the 1963 Jerry Lewis vehicle, says The Hollywood Reporter. An open call is out to writers for their take on a potential third entry.
Although it has been eight years since the last “Nutty” came out, executives are interested in a new version that would follow The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps, starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy is not attached to a new “Nutty”; his involvement would be contingent on the writer, director and other elements.
This is a job posting that I hope never gets answered.
Remember a few months back where Eddie Murphy made a pledge that he was going to return to stand up and stop making films – I hope that happens. Murphy needs to stop wasting his time with films like this and: 1) do shit he can be proud of. 2) retire.
As a person who grew up watching Eddie’s standup, I can’t stand to see him throwing out shit like this. Don’t do it Eddie, don’t do it.
