After much speculation fueled by Nick Cannon himself that he would be playing the role of Richard Pryor in Lee Daniels’ biopic about the late comedian, things have swerved in a decidedly different direction. Mike Epps, and not Cannon, has been cast in the role of Pryor, with Daniels confirming via Twitter:
Get ready y'all- #MikeEpps as #RichardPryor pic.twitter.com/0sothu7yVB
— lee daniels (@leedanielsent) August 24, 2014
Somewhere, Cannon is softly weeping a furiously working on the script for Drumline 2.
[via UPROXX]