Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Safdie Brothers were prepared to helm a remake of 48 Hrs., the 1982 buddy cop movie starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte.

Throughout the course of his decades-spanning career, Eddie Murphy has headlined massive movies, to say the least. From 48 Hrs. and Trading Places to Shrek and Dreamgirls, Murphy truly has some ...

Eddie Murphy had numbered among the favorites to claim the 2007 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.