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Popdose Roundtable: Eddie Murphy IS “Hong Kong Phooey”

Popdose Staff August 11, 2011 3

Kelly Stitzel: Eddie Murphy has signed on to provide the voice of Hong Kong Phooey in a live-action/CGI adaptation of the ’70s Hanna-Barbera cartoon, to be helmed by Tooth Fairy 2 director Alex Zamm. Discuss.

Jeff Giles: Goddammit.

Dw. Dunphy: May the ghost of Scatman Crothers return and take pictures of Murphy with another transvestite.

Brian Boone: With Eddie busy, this means I might get my top choice, Kevin Spacey, to star in Rubik the Amazing Cube: The Movie.

Michael Parr: “The power of kung-fu never fails!”

Jeff Giles: I SAID GODDAMMIT

Michael: This just reminds me just how irrelevant Eddie Murphy is to my sphere of entertainment.

Jeff: Will this be better or worse than The Adventures of Pluto Nash?

Scott Malchus: If Murphy would counter his kids films with something edgy, something that could stand alongside his great work in the ’80s, I wouldn’t have a problem with this movie. Let’s face it, the guy has to pay the bills — and trust me, when producers want to throw money at you to do voiceover work, it’s a no-brainer.

Wait — there was a Tooth Fairy 2?

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  • http://culturebrats.com Culture Brats

    I think “Goddammit” sums up this news perfectly.

  • David_E

    Okay, well, risking the critic’s scorn, I’ll have to say that Murphy as Hong Kong Phooey is just fine with me. I mean, really — is anyone here honestly, intellectually defending “Scatman Crothers as Hong Kong Phooey” as some sort of critical standard? Like Scat’s own peers weren’t rolling their eyes every time Jazz the Autobot blurted out Crother’s embrace of breezy, easy pay?

    Also, for the record, I like Taylor Swift and Rob Thomas. And Tommy Shaw. And SuperTarget. Also Doritos, McDonald’s and IKEA. I’d name all the cool things I also enjoy, but I’m feeling contrarian at present.

  • http://twitter.com/mordalo Mordalo

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