Eddie Murphy: I would do Shrek forever
Eddie Murphy is thrilled to be returning for a fifth Shrek film.
Eddie Murphy would happily make Shrek movies "forever".
The 65-year-old actor has voiced the part of Donkey in the Shrek franchise since 2001, and Eddie is thrilled to be returning for a fifth Shrek film.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I’ve always said I would do Shrek forever.
"Donkey is a great character to play. I love the whole cast. So I was excited when it was like, 'Hey, they’re doing another one,' and they want to do a Donkey one, too. I’m totally into it. I come in too hot, every vocal session."
Despite this, Eddie acknowledged that voicing the part of Donkey can be an exhausting experience.
The actor shared: "You have a headache after a Shrek session.
"The donkey has a lot of singing. You’re on 10, and you’re doing it over and over again. The great thing, though, is it’s appreciated. Everybody loves the movie. Nothing’s worse than working really hard on something, and doing makeup and sweat and all this shit, and then you put it out, and they’d be like, 'Two thumbs down.' You go, 'I was in the makeup chair for 50 hours!'"
Eddie is hoping to revive the Pink Panther franchise, too, and he's keen to put his own "spin" on the concept.
Asked if he'd spoken to his Bowfinger co-star Steve Martin for any advice, Eddie replied: "No, but I’m looking forward to putting my spin on it. See, I associate Pink Panther with Peter Sellers.
"He’s the original Pink Panther, and it turned into this cool thing. Other comic actors have played it, and it’d be cool to put a new spin on it.
"There’s been a few movies in my career where it was like, 'OK, I’m doing this movie because no black person has ever done a movie like this.' It was like, a black Dr. Dolittle? So I had to do this movie. [And] they had no black Inspector Clouseau. That’s like a black James Bond to me. I’m just looking forward to going into this area that nobody else black had been in before."
Meanwhile, Eddie insisted earlier this year that he isn't motivated by accolades - but he'd still love to win an Oscar.
The actor has enjoyed huge success in Hollywood, starring in hit film franchises like Beverly Hills Cop and Shrek, but Eddie insisted that he's not motivated by awards.
The comedian-turned-actor told Sky News: "The movies are timeless, and they're special, so for years and years those movies play and the movies have commercial success.
"So you make a lot of money and people love it, so you don't even think about 'I didn't win a trophy!' The response from the people and that the movie has legs, that's the trophy.
"You know what I've earned over these years? One day, they'll give me one of those honorary Oscars. When I'm really old. And I'll say thank you so much for this wonderful honour. I'll be old like that and I'll have no teeth. I'm cool with getting my honorary Oscar when I'm 90."
