Dramatic ‘Mr. Church’ lures Murphy back to screen

You would think that being a comic legend, an Oscar-nominee and starring in some of Hollywood’s greatest blockbusters would mean having an abundance of scripts to choose from.
But Eddie Murphy says part of the reason he hasn’t made many movies in recent years is because he hasn’t been asked a lot.
“I don’t usually get offered stuff,” the 55-year-old said in a recent interview.
So when he got sent the dramatic script for “Mr. Church,” where Murphy plays a caretaker who bonds with a struggling family, he couldn’t resist.
“’Wow, I get to work with a great director and good actors,’” Murphy recalled thinking.
The fact that it only took 27 days to shoot was a lure too, particularly since he’s the new father to his ninth child, four-month-old Izzy Oona Murphy.
“It was like a really easy movie to go do and everybody was really cool, so I just went and did it, then I went back to the hammock in the backyard,” Murphy said.
“Mr.Church,” which opened nationwide on Friday, is Murphy’s first film in four years. While he’s been spending plenty of downtime at home with his family, he hasn’t been completely idle; he’s been doing music and last year released a hit reggae single “Oh Jah Jah.” 

He has also been coming up with ideas for what he describes as one last comedy tour: “The Last Laugh.”

Source: Arab News