Why Hollywood Won't Cast Eddie Murphy Anymore

Publish date: 2024-05-02

The early 2000s started out great for Eddie Murphy, having landed some box office classics with Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and his famous voiceover role in Shrek. However, the actor then brought us The Adventures of Pluto Nash in 2002 ... and we couldn't help but wonder: what the heck was he thinking?!

According to CBS News, the process of bringing this sci-fi comedy to life took nearly two decades, thanks, in part, to script and cast changes. When it was finally time to shoot, an all-star cast was assembled, including the likes of Murphy, Randy Quaid, Alec Baldwin, and Jay Mohr. But with just a four percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the futuristic comedy was deemed one of the most "epic movie flops" by CBS News, which noted Warner Bros. Studios made just $7.1 million at the box office compared to its $100 million investment in the project. Ouch.

We can only imagine how the studio's higher ups felt when they realized their golden star wasn't so golden after all. Murphy, on the other hand, took it all in stride. During a 2016 Q&A session with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, he poked fun at the movie's subpar performance, saying, "In my house we have Pluto Nash week. We celebrate Pluto Nash." Unfortunately, Murphy's career never really recovered, but at least he's come to terms with that colossal flop.

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