Eddie Murphy is to play Rudy Ray Moore in a new biopic.<br /><br /><br /><br />The 57-year-old actor - who was last seen in the 2016 film, 'Mr Church' - has signed on to star in the Netflix movie as Moore, who famously created the fictional kung-fu fighting pimp character Dolemite in the 1975 blaxploitation film of the same name.<br /><br /><br /><br />The script is being written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the duo responsible for previous biographical movies 'Big Eyes' and 'The People Vs. Larry Flynt'.<br /><br /><br /><br />The roles Murphy accepts has become less frequent in recent years and the Hollywood legend admits he considers himself a "semi-retired gentleman of leisure" these days.<br /><br />
