Taking advice from the late Sidney Potier, Eddie Murphy was told to avoid starring in a 1992 Spike Lee classic that starred ...

Murphy recalls. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “They were talking about doing Malcolm ... me advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast.” While Lee’s Malcom X didn ...

"I didn't know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy said of Poitier's comment. "I was like, 'What?'" Eddie Murphy is ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," the Coming to America ...

Eddie Murphy has shared the advice Sidney Poitier gave him after he was approached to star in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Murphy, 63, who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live before establishing ...

Eddie Murphy was warned by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X." During an interview for Apple ... they couldn't give me advice, because I was 20, 21 years old, and my audience was the ...

Eddie Murphy is reflecting ... They were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. And they approached me about playing Alex Haley." Murphy was still considering the offer when ...

Eddie Murphy ... could give me advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast". With Spike Lee behind the camera and Washington in the lead role, 'Malcolm X' earned critical acclaim ...