Eddie Murphy To Retire After Next Movie "Meet Dave"?

"Meet Dave" star Eddie Murphy has told "Extra" that he may leave the movie business for good after the release of his latest film.

"I have close to fifty movies and it's like, why am I in the movies?" he said, adding, "I've done that part now. I'll go back to the stage and do stand up comedy."

Murphy, 47, said that while a "Beverly Hills Cop 4" flick was in the works, he didn't want to do it, because "the movie wasn't ready to be done." Murphy said he agreed to do " Beverly Hills Cop 3" because of the large fee he was offered.

"They said this is how much we're going to pay you. I said, 'let's go shoot it! I don't care if the script ain't right."

As for Eddie's love life, the new bachelor told "Extra" he is currently looking for a woman with "just honesty and some other things." Murphy married Tracey Edmonds on January 1, and they split just 15 days later.

"Meet Dave" is scheduled for release on July 11 and tells the story of a crew of miniature aliens who operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman.

Eddie Murphy may be talking about retirement, but he has a list of projects a mile long to complete first.

In June 2009 Murphy will star in the comedy "Nowhereland" about a financial executive (Eddie Murphy) who can't stop his career from crashing down is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

In April of 2009 he will star in the comedy "A Thousand Words" about a boring guy who learns that he has only 1,000 words left to speak before he will die.

Next he will re-team with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas for the animated family movie "Shrek Goes Fourth" sequel scheduled for a 2010 release.

And last but not least Murphy is due to star in the 2010 release of "The Incredible Shrinking Man", along with another untitled Romeo and Juliet project still in pre-production.

Does this sound like the schedule of a man ready to retire? We don't think so either.

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Eddie Murphy To Return As "Beverly Hills Cop"

Eddie Murphy is ready to get back to making movies.
The comedian is set to revisit his role as detective Axel Foley in a fourth installment of "Beverly Hills Cop". In addition, Brett Ratner is in talks to direct the film.

Paramount is hoping to start production in 2009, with a released date targeted for 2010.

Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the first three "Beverly Hills Cop" films, will not be involved in the latest sequel.

According to Variety, Eddie Murphy approached the studio with the idea for a fourth "Beverly Hills Cop" movie. The original "Beverly Hills Cop" was released in 1994 and earned more than $315 million worldwide, yielding two sequels in 1987 and 1994.

Murphy will next be seen in the comedy "Meet Dave," slated for a July 2008 opening. He recently wrapped shooting on the comedy "NowhereLand," alongside Thomas Haden Church.

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Jack Black to host Nickelodeon Awards

Jack Black is back as the host of the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards.
Black, who emceed the event in 2006, will lead the 21st annual event on March 29.

The awards celebration, which will be held this year at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, gives the channel's young viewers a chance to award their favorite film, music, TV and sports stars.

"Kids adore Jack, and his energy and unpredictability are a perfect fit for the KCA," said Marjorie Cohn, exec VP of development and original programming at Nickelodeon.
Black stars in the upcoming feature "Be Kind, Rewind."

"Shrek the Third" leads all Kids Choice Awards nominees with four, including Favorite Animated Movie and three in the Favorite Animated Movie Voice category (Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy). Also mentioned - Johnny Depp, Drake Bell and Miley Cyrus.

Favorite movie nominees include "Alvin and the Chipmunks," "Are We Done Yet?," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Transformers," while TV show nominees include "Drake & Josh," "Hannah Montana," "iCarly" and "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody."

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Murphy and ex-wife sell California home

Comedian Eddie Murphy and his first wife, Nicole Mitchell Murphy, have sold their vacation home in Granite Bay, Calif., for $6.1 million.

The property with its 11,000-square-foot main house and nearby guest house had served as a vacation spot for the couple, who finalized their divorce in 2006, the Los Angeles Times said Saturday.

The home, near Folsom Lake, has 10 bedrooms, a video-game arcade, an infinity pool and a tennis court.

During their 12 years of marriage, the 46-year-old "Norbit" star and 40-year-old model had five children together.

She reportedly also has placed a second home up for sale in Calabasas, Calif., for nearly $10 million.

The Times said the property sales come on the heels of Eddie Murphy's separation from producer Tracey Edmonds two weeks after their New Year's Day wedding.

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