Candyman and Who Framed Roger Rabbit with Eddie Murphy

Like Pablo Picasso or the band Black Flag, we're switching things up and going in a different direction. Today, we're going to look at two films which would have been different had Eddie Murphy starred in both pictures:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out in 1988. A combination of live-action and animation, based partially on the book Who Censored Roger Rabbit, the film was made before digital technology was abundant, so production took a long time. Reportedly, Harrison Ford was the first choice for Eddie Valiant, and others considered for the part were Chevy Chase, Robin Williams, Robert Redford, Jack Nicholson, Ed Harris, Sylvester Stallone, Wallace Shawn, and Charles Grodin. Eddie Murphy passed, and later reportedly regretted doing so. This would not be the last time people passed on a Robert Zemekis movie. Reportedly both Dave Chappelle and David Alan Grier passed on the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump.  However, with regard to Roger Rabbit, in my opinion, the role of Eddie Valiant needed to be portrayed by someone like Bob Hoskins. Also, Eddie Muphy made Coming to America instead which is also a classic. Candyman, the original film which was made in 1992, was set in London and based on the short story by Clive Barker entitled "The Forbidden." The location was changed to Chicago and Eddie Murphy had been considered for the role of the villainous Candy Man, however, he would have been too expensive. Instead, Tony Todd played the part. I think Todd was better suited for the role since he was more physically suited for the role at 6'5". Not to mention, while Eddie Murphy is certainly very capable of playing dramatic roles, it's unclear whether he could successfully make the transition to horror. However, had he gone the horror route, perhaps he would have found a new genre.