--- description: The movie is based on the tumultuous life of the stand-up comic title: Tracy Morgan in Talks to Act in Richard Pryor Biopic image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc67dac28fa056a6f/698870e3196cf481a4038f88/tracy-morgan.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tracy Morgan in Talks to Play Redd Foxx in Richard Pryor Biopic by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 13, 2015 12:46 PM CUT  Tracy Morgan poses at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) Tracy Morgan poses at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images by [Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 13, 2015 12:46 PM CUT You hear that, Elizabeth? Tracy Morgan may be coming to join Mike Epps in the Weinstein Company’s Richard Pryor biopic. Morgan is in talks to portray comedian Redd Foxx opposite Epps as Pryor in the film, EW has confirmed. Lee Daniels, director of the historical drama _The Butler_ and a co-creator of the hit Fox series _Empire_, is helming the movie based on the tumultuous life of Pryor, who is widely considered to be one of the greatest stand-up comics ever. The film will depict Foxx (best known for the 1970s _sitcom Sanford and Son_) as a brash comedian and club owner who mentors Pryor. The cast also includes Kate Hudson as wife Jennifer Pryor, Eddie Murphy and Taraji P. Henson as Pryor’s parents, and Oprah Winfrey as the grandmother who raised him. Morgan, an alumnus of _Saturday Night Live_ and _30 Rock_, has been making his way back to comedy work after recovering from a devastating car accident in 2014\. He’s also on board the New Line comedy _Fist Fight_ with Ice Cube and Charlie Day. The Wrap [first reported](http://www.thewrap.com/tracy-morgan-in-talks-to-play-redd-foxx-in-lee-daniels-richard-pryor-biopic-exclusive/ "undefined") Morgan’s potential casting. [_This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/12/tracy-morgan-redd-foxx-richard-pryor-biopic "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4111409/tracy-morgan-richard-pryor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4111409/tracy-morgan-richard-pryor/"},"headline":"Tracy Morgan in Talks to Play Redd Foxx in Richard Pryor Biopic","datePublished":"2015-11-13T12:46:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:35:26.144Z","description":"The movie is based on the tumultuous life of the stand-up comic","url":"https://time.com/4111409/tracy-morgan-richard-pryor/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc67dac28fa056a6f/698870e3196cf481a4038f88/tracy-morgan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Oliver Gettell / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc67dac28fa056a6f/698870e3196cf481a4038f88/tracy-morgan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tracy Morgan poses at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards","caption":"Tracy Morgan poses at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards","creditText":"Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4111409/tracy-morgan-richard-pryor/","name":"Tracy Morgan in Talks to Play Redd Foxx in Richard Pryor Biopic"}}]}] ```