Oprah Winfrey’s been cast to play Richard Pryor’s grandmother
— a cruel and abusive lady pimp — in the upcoming biopic directed by O’s pal Lee Daniels.
Pryor’s widow, Jennifer, tells TMZ … Oprah got hold of the script, and was desperate to play Marie Carter — the woman who raised Pryor in her brothel in Peoria, Illinois .
Mike Epps beat out Nick Cannon for the role as Pryor.
Nick Cannon as Richard Pryor in Biopic
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I am too but I don’t believe he can we have seen to many of his acts.
Snapp Wynn can he pull it off?
Andrae Martin I’m looking for a performance like Jamie did in ‘Ray’
Epps needs to follow the Script too can’t do his on thing on Richard.
I see Kevin Hart told him congratulations. good to see they are not beefing anymore
But Cannon has his facial expression down . He is also more of a serious roll player and sad to say but Epps is to light to be Richard .
Catherine Blackmon Shaw I think he will make this work
Yes..mike Epps is a modern day Richard Pryor. .
Milton BucknerI agree! I don’t think nick can be funny enough to play Richard
HELL YEA!!!!!!!!