Talk show host Oprah Winfrey, actor Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson are set to star in a movie about stand-up comedian Richard Pryor. Directed by Lee Daniels, of Precious fame, The Weinstein Company produced-biopic follows the life of the late comedian, who was known for his commentary on social issues such as racism. Pryor died of a heart attack in 2005. He was 65. Winfrey, 61, will play Pryor’s grandmother, who raised the comic in the brothel she ran.
