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Pete Davidson wants to remake Martin Scorsese’s 1982 film The King of Comedy with Eddie Murphy.
Davidson wants to play Robert De Niro’s role, and envisions Murphy as the character originally portrayed by Jerry Lewis.
Davidson also has an idea for a project he’d like to star in with his mentor, Adam Sandler.
From The King of Staten Island to The King of Comedy?
Pete Davidson had a blast starring opposite Eddie Murphy in their new action-comedy The Pickup, and already has an idea for another collaboration with the Beverly Hills Cop star.
“Something that came across us the other day that we were talking about is The King of Comedy with Jerry Lewis and Robert De Niro,” Davidson tells Entertainment Weekly. “It’s one of my favorite movies.”
Everett Collection Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis in ‘The King of Comedy’
The 1982 film starred De Niro as Rupert Pupkin, a sociopathic stand-up comedian who becomes obsessed with Jerry Langford, a successful talk show host played by Lewis. “I think it’s Martin Scorsese‘s best movie and De Niro’s best performance,” Davidson says. “I don’t know if it can be remade, but Eddie as Jerry Lewis and me as the De Niro character would be f—ing awesome.”
EW has reached out to representatives for Scorsese for comment.
Though The King of Comedy has never been officially remade, Todd Phillips repeatedly cited it as a primary influence on his 2019 comic book drama Joker, which also followed a down-on-his-luck comedian pursuing a slot on a buzzy talk show. The film further strengthened its association with Scorsese’s work by casting De Niro as the host of the central talk show.
Additionally, Sandra Bernhard, who played Rupert’s unpredictable accomplice Masha in the original movie, claimed that Jack Black was considering remaking the film in 2013. “I mean, I love him, he’s fabulous, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think it would have worked,” she told Movieline. “It’s too late to remake it.”
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Pete Davdison, Eddie Murphy, and Keke Palmer in ‘The Pickup’
Davidson also tells EW that he’s been “trying to figure out” a collaboration with his mentor, Adam Sandler, for a long time. “I’d love to do something serious with him,” he says. “I think a father-son type thing would be cool. But we’ve just been trying to find the right thing.”
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And Murphy also says that he’d love to reteam with Davidson at some point in the future. “We hit it off famously, and it was really great working with him,” the Norbit star tells EW. “I’d love to work with him again.”
The Pickup is now streaming on Prime Video.
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