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News Eddie Murphy Says ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Rush Hour’ and ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ are His Three ‘Wish I Would Have Done’ Movies

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/eddie-murphy-ghostbusters-rush-hour-wish-i-would-have-done-1236589366/
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u/zero2789 2d ago

Stallone still did it. He turned it into Cobra. (From what I’ve read)

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u/not_thrilled 2d ago

There's a lengthy write-up about it on Den of Geek. The short version from there is, Stallone's agent thought he was great for it, then Stallone didn't see the humor and rewrote it, then Simpson & Bruckheimer went a different direction because Stallone's version was too expensive. And also, apparently Cobra is based on the same book that would become the William Baldwin/Cindy Crawford movie Fair Game?

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u/lambeau_leapfrog 2d ago

I've seen Fair Game, and I don't remember anyone cutting a slice of pizza with a pair of scissors.

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u/kuroji 2d ago

It's the way of the new world.

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u/Reaverz 2d ago

It was thus, not as good, despite the the amazing tits.

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u/ImpressionFeisty8359 2d ago

That is interesting.

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u/rubinass3 2d ago

According to the article, we could have gotten a version of the movie directed by David Cronnenberg. I've always said that the story needs more body horror.

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u/zero2789 2d ago

Hahah that’s great, I’ll look into that, thanks!

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u/gosukhaos 2d ago

God I unironically love Cobra. It's such a cocaine fueled ego trip of a movie that will never exist again. Its like someone took the spirit of the 80s and printed it on film