Eddie Murphy Will Play The Riddler in The Next Batman

Comedian Eddie Murphy is reportedly playing the role of the Riddler in Christopher Nolan's next Batman film, according to British tabloid the Sun.Johnny Depp was reportedly linked to the role played by Jim Carrey in the 1995 film Batman Forever. Other names attached to the project include Transformers star Shia Lebouf as Robin and Rachel Weisz as Catwoman.

Michael Caine and Christian Bale will reportedly reprise the role.The Dark Knight, the Batman film released this summer, has been the most successful film in the franchise, generating more than $500-million in the U.S. alone. It has also gained critical praise particularly for the portrayal of the Joker by late actor Heath Ledger.

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Beverly Hills Cop 4 Starring Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy will be returning as Axel Foley, a mere sixteen years after we last saw him.On the heels of the successful revival of the “Indiana Jones” franchise, Paramount has set in motion a fourth installment of “Beverly Hills Cop.” Eddie Murphy is attached to reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley, and Brett Ratner is negotiating to direct. Studio is aiming for a 2009 production start and a summer 2010 release.

Lorenzo di Bonaventura will produce. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original “Beverly Hills Cop” trilogy with late partner Don Simpson, won’t be actively involved in the new film.

Murphy approached the studio about reviving the franchise that cemented his status as a B.O. mega-star. Par brass were eager to land another picture with Murphy after he finished the Karey Kirkpatrick-directed “NowhereLand,” which Paramount releases in June 2009.It might be a bit contrived after all this time but I’m sure it’ll be a huge hit.“Isaac,” subbing for Matt Yglesias, observes, “One advantage to starting a series when your star is 23-years-old … is that you can make a sequel a quarter of a century later and he will still be mobile.” True that.

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Miley Cyrus: Kid’s Choice Awards

Saturday night, Nickelodeon hosted its 2008 Kids’ Choice Awards at the Pauley Pavilion in Westwood, California. Big winners included Miley Cyrus, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, and the Jonas Brothers.Miley brought her awards home for favorite female singer and favorite television actress. Jessica Alba was the favorite movie actress, saying,“I love Nickelodeon! I wore green today in honor of the slime. I love making movies for you all.”

Cameron Diaz was honored with the Wannabe Award for being a celebrity role model. She got the audience to shout, “We are the future! And the future is bright!”Jack Black was the host of the kid event, picked by producers for his “energy and unpredictability”. “Shrek the Third” led the movie nominations with four, but it only won one for favorite voice from an animated movie with Eddie Murphy.

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Lohan, Murphy Nominated For Razzies

Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help. Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.Lohan's thriller, "I Know Who Killed Me," in which she plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received a leading nine Razzie nominations, among them worst picture of 2007.

Murphy's "Norbit," released amid a film-honors season that earned Murphy an Academy Awards nomination for "Dreamgirls" last year, received eight Razzie nominations, five of them for Murphy alone, more than anyone has ever gotten in a single year.Besides worst picture, "Norbit" had nominations for Murphy as worst actor in the title role, supporting actress as Norbit's beefy wife, supporting actor as an Asian man and worst screen couple for Norbit opposite either of Murphy's other characters. Murphy also shared a screenplay nomination for co-writing "Norbit."

According to Wilson, Murphy's closest competition for worst screen couple is Lohan in "I Know Who Killed Me," in which she plays a small-town girl abducted by a psychopath and an alter-ego, a stripper who's missing body parts.Lohan's movie played like a cross between the torture tale "Hostel" and "The Patty Duke Show," Wilson said.For worst actress, Lohan polled more heavily than any actor since Sofia Coppola in "The Godfather Part III," Wilson said.

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Tracey Edmonds Tied the Knot

Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.Their representatives told People Magazine the pair exchanged vows Tuesday on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of a small group of family and friends. A call to Murphy's publicist, Arnold Robinson, was not immediately returned early Wednesday.Murphy and Edmonds began dating in 2006 and were engaged in July.

Murphy, 46, has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy, who filed for divorce in 2005. He also has a daughter with Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown.Edmonds, 40, has two sons from her 13-year marriage to singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. As head of Edmonds Entertainment Group, Inc., she has produced the film and television series "Soul Food."Murphy's film credits include "Dreamgirls," as well as the "Beverly Hills Cop," "The Nutty Professor," "Shrek" and the "Dr. Doolittle" movies.

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