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11 August 2011 12:29 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Just when you thought Eddie Murphy's career might be taking a tentative step back in the right direction with Brett Ratner's Tower Heist, along comes news that he is slumming it yet another low brow family film (which also happens to be produced by Ratner). It was announced this week that Murphy will be voicing the title character in the upcoming big screen adaptation of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Hong Kong Phooey. As you can probably guess, it will not be fully animated but rather another live-action / CG hybrid in the vein of Alvin and the Chipmunks, The Smurfs, and fellow Hanna-Barbera creation Yogi Bear. Alcon Entertainment founders Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove had this to say about the announcement: "We could not be happier that Eddie Murphy will star as Phooey. There is no overstating his contributions to cinema, and to such enduring stars of family entertainments such as Shrek and Dr. »

- Sean

11 August 2011 12:00 PM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

As of late it seems like the folks at Hanna-Barbera are having a garage sale with the rights to their old TV shows.  In the past few years we’ve seen a horrid adaptation of Yogi Bear, an even worse Smurfs film (with a 2nd coming 2013), and now Alcon pictures has decided to bring everybody’s number one super guy to the big screen.  That’s right ladies and gentleman, I can only be talking about the one and only, Hong Kong Phooey.

Alcon Entertainment is indeed planning on a combination live action/animation rendition of the 70s classic which revolves around a mild mannered police station janitor who also doubles as a bumbling kung-fu practicing crime fighter.  Alcon Entertainment has chosen Eddie Murphy to voice the role of this crime fighting pooch and perhaps this will be the film’s only saving grace.  Murphy can be real hit or »

- Ty Cooper

11 August 2011 2:27 AM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

Who is the guy who will voice Hong Kong Phooey? According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Eddie Murphy will voice the title character in the film “Hong Kong Phooey.” The film will based on the Hanna-Barbera animated 1970’s cartoon about a kung fu crime fighting superhero dog. It will be a combination of live-action and animation for this big screen adaptation. Alcon Entertainment also chose Alex Zamm (“Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2,” “Inspector Gadget 2”) to helm the project. “We could not be happier that Eddie Murphy will star as Phooey,” said producers Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson in a statement to TheWrap. “There is no overstating his contributions to cinema, and to such enduring stars of family entertainments such as ‘Shrek’ and ‘Dr. Doolittle.’” Other producers will include Jay Stern, Brett Ratner and Steven P. Wegner as executive producer. The 1970s cartoon character was originally voiced by Scatman Crothers. Can »

10 August 2011 6:29 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Alcon Entertainment has announced that Eddie Murphy will voice the title character in the upcoming big screen adaptation of the 1970s Hanna-Barbera animated TV series "Hong Kong Phooey." The property revolves around a mild-mannered dog named Penry (Murphy) who stumbles into a mystic ceremony and is accidentally granted mystic powers, including the ability to walk, talk, and do kung fu. Under the tutelage of his kung fu master, Penry dons a costume and becomes Hong Kong Phooey, and with the help of his trusting sidekick Spot the cat cleans up a rogues gallery of wacky criminals. Alex Zamm (Tooth Fairy 2, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, Inspector Gadget 2) is on board to direct the live-action/CG animated film. Brett Ratner is producing. »

4 items from 2011