Turns Out Nick Cannon Was Dead Wrong, and Mike Epps Will Play Richard Pryor in Biopic

Sorry, Nick Cannon fans; Mike Epps has landed the role of Richard Pryor in the Lee Daniels-directed biopic.

August 25, 2014

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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]

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Turns Out Nick Cannon Was Dead Wrong, and Mike Epps Will Play Richard Pryor in Biopic

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