Eddie Murphy caught the attention of the entertainment world while making her mark in comedy circles and quickly became one of the youngest actors on Saturday Night Live, successfully transforming herself from a vulgar stand-up comedian throughout the '80s to a star in films like 48 Hours, Coming to America, and The Beverly Hills Detective, a 1996 remake of "Professor Fat Guy." With a global box office of $273 million, he entered the 21st century and began to dabble in more family-friendly films, including starring in "Daddy Rangers" and voicing the poor-mouthed donkey in the "Shrek" series
After years of becoming a Star in Hollywood, Murphy's hits have diminished, so what the hell is going on that makes Hollywood stop choosing him
In the early 2000s, Eddie Murphy made a good start, continuing to establish a first-line position with "Fat Professor 2" and "Shrek", however, the actor then brought "King of Interstellar Adventure" in 2002, and we can't help but ask what he was thinking, this sci-fi comedy reportedly took nearly 20 years to produce, partly due to changes in the script and cast, this futuristic comedy score of only 4%, but also rated as one of the most failed epic blockbusters, Warner Bros. Pictures invested $100 million in the film, while box office receipts were just $7.1 million
Eddie Murphy, on the other hand, took it calmly, and during the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Q&A session, he also teased the film's poor performance, and until now, Murphy's career has not really recovered, but at least he accepted this huge failure
So how did Murphy go from no. 41 on the Forbes Celebrity List to someone who the media later pointed out was in desperate need of a career remodel, which can be attributed to comedy that completely changed his entire image, and this solidification gradually brought his acting career in Hollywood to a low point, however, Part of the reason why Hollywood no longer chose Murphy may be his own pickiness, he admitted that he would not accept imperfect scripts, because he did not want to be criticized by anyone again
Eddie Murphy, who has a net worth of $160 million, would never accept a screen role in order to make money, instead he would choose a script he likes, for example, the 2016 comedy "Mr. Church" grossed less than $1 million, but Murphy agreed just because he liked the story, and when the magazine asked if Murphy would star with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1988 sequel to "Twins," Triplets, Murphy expressed the same view, unless the script was excellent. Schwarzenegger also announced at the 2018 forum that Murphy would be in attendance, and there is nothing wrong with Murphy being picky, as long as it revives his career
Maybe Hollywood won't let Eddie Murphy star again because he's so busy in his own little world, in 2015, Murphy wrote a superhero work called Buck Vende, in addition to that, Murphy is working on a movie about two brothers inheriting a black circus, and now, we're not foreshadowing the potential success or failure of this project, we just want to say that this guy has been very busy, this is not the first time Murphy has written a script, he used to work with his late brother Charlie Murphy, Along with Jay Schellick and David Ron, he created the 2007 comedy Nobit, which, despite low ratings, grossed $33.7 million in three days, and after starring in so many films, Murphy also seemed to feel comfortable behind camera
Eddie Murphy was nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as James Thunder in Dreamgirls, when he had already brought home the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards trophy, so the Oscar was the icing on the cake, unfortunately, when veteran actor Alan Arkin finally won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, Murphy was very disappointed, and at the dinner he and his then-girlfriend Tracy Edmonds did not attend, afterwards Murphy said: "It's okay." , which is a common thing in Hollywood."
In 2008, he had a plan to make a movie until he was 50 years old, when Murphy had less than two years to go before he reached his 50th birthday, and then, after this milestone birthday, he announced that he was going to return to the stage, considering that stand-up comedy was one of his initial hobbies, Murphy's career seemed to be only right when he returned to where it really started, however, it also meant that he had to take a back seat and show off his comedic talents
After returning to the stage for a while, Murphy had to give up stand-up comedy because it was no longer funny, Murphy was tired of telling jokes and tired of just being one of many comedians, he was not satisfied with the current state of the comedy circle, he said: "I only had 100 comedians at the beginning, now there are 100,000, how do you have your own voice", and eventually, the comedian jumped back to the film world
Is it really the entertainment industry's fault that Eddie Murphy disappeared from the spotlight, and the answer is yes, at least according to an article published in 2016, where film critic Richard Brody slammed the actor's film Mr. Church as repulsive for its dehumanizing views, brody argued that the film industry has downplayed Murphy after he became a top actor in Hollywood, claiming that he didn't make anything substantial, The new era of rational and moral comedy runs counter to everything Murphy has established, and in short, comedy games have changed, and Murphy has struggled to find the right filmmakers to make the most of his art
Hollywood has stopped obsessing over Eddie Murphy in recent years, but that doesn't mean his career is over, and in July 2020, Murphy struck a $70 million deal with the streaming giant and will shoot a comedy special, which so far hasn't been revealed much, but we wouldn't be surprised if it's as funny as his previous comedies, and we wouldn't be surprised that Eddie Murphy is dominating the box office again in the near future