MGM won a heated film rights auction and will partner with black-ish creator Kenya Barris for a movie on iconic comedian Richard Pryor. Barris will make his directorial debut on a film he will write.

Barris continued: "It is my baby. I love it. He is my comedy god. A super flawed guy, but who everything, to this day, the comedy that we remember — even including [Dave] Chappelle — is derivative of ...

‘I am excited that the mystery of his genius is finally going to be explored.’ “The way Pryor did what he did–with truth and specificity that was somehow self-aware and self-deprecating, and said with ...

"Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris will direct an upcoming biopic of legendary comedian Richard Pryor. He will also write and produce the project, which will serve as his feature film directorial debut.

Kenya Barris joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at the Sundance Film Festival and provided some new updates on three of his most high-profile new projects. It was announced back in 2020 ...

Kenya Barris will write, product and direct a biopic about legendary comedian Richard Pryor at MGM, the studio announced on Monday. The film lands at MGM following a competitive bidding war with ...

The Black-ish creator is slated to make his directorial debut with a much-anticipated Richard Pryor biopic, which MGM landed in a “heated film rights auction,” writes Deadline. Barris will write and ...

Black-ish creator Kenya Barris will make his feature directorial debut with a biopic about late-great comedian Richard Pryor. “The way Pryor did what he did–with truth and specificity that was somehow ...

A biopic of boundary-breaking comedian Richard Pryor is in the works with Kenya Baris set to write and direct. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter A biopic of boundary-breaking comedian ...

Kenya Barris, the creator of “Black-ish” and its spinoffs “Grown-ish” and “Mixed-ish,” is directing a feature film about famed comedian Richard Pryor. MGM nabbed worldwide rights to the movie ...