Nick Cannon hit “TMZ Live” on Wednesday to promote his new movie School Dance, starring Amber Rose and Katt Williams. During his interview, Cannon also divulged that he has met with director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Butler) about an upcoming project. That’s where it gets interesting.
Cannon posted an Instagram photo of himself beside comedy legend Richard Pryor, alluding to his starring in a Richard Pryor biopic. If the image is any indication, he has apparently been considering growing out his hair and taking up smoking.
According to TMZ, Cannon wouldn’t give up the goods and fully admit to playing the legend, but performed a hat trick as a sign that he will.
It will definitely be interesting to see how this pans out! And hopefully the producers were sure to receive the OK from Pryor’s family. We wouldn’t want any backlash like the upcoming biopics of Whitney Houston and Aaliyah.
See the full interview below.