John Landis on Eddie Murphy: 'I Have No Clue If He's Considering Being Really Funny Anymore'

With credits including, 'Animal House,' 'Blues Brothers and sisters,' 'Three Amigos,' 'Trading Places' and 'Coming to America,' it's little from the stretch to call director John Landis a comedy genius. Additionally, Landis remains given -- due to people latter films available -- a unique knowledge of your mind of Eddie Murphy. This publish is especially useful now, considering Murphy has elevated the news recently, because you can have seen. (He's funny again in 'Tower Heist'! He'll host the Oscars! He is not prone to host the Oscars! He is not funny any more in 'A 1000 Words'!) Since the mid-1990's, Murphy has faced critique regarding his choice of roles. Landis recently spoke for the NY Occasions about his career just like a filmmaker and also the applying for grants Murphy. Once I made 'Trading Places,' Eddie was 19 or 20 and bouncing from the beaten track with talent and will be a happy guy. Once I made 'Coming to America,' it absolutely was a few years later, Eddie grew to become an worldwide star and wasn't as happy. It absolutely was awkward on that film as they was kind of a jerk, which we stood a real diminishing. But nevertheless we labored together perfectly... Eddie's really funny in this movie. He can be quite funny when he desires to be. I am unsure if he's considering being really funny any more, honestly. Ouch. Sadly, Landis is not alone in this. Despite the fact that a number of Murphy's recent films -- 'Norbit,' 'Daddy Day Care' -- made money, they've been panned by experts, who clamor for your return in the "old Murphy." Here is a concept: an Eddie Muprhy/John Landis reunion! Although, if history notifies us anything about Eddie, he may nothing beats that pitch, especially after reading through with the Landis comments. You can examine the whole John Landis interview, where he discusses 'An American Werewolf in London' and Jheri curl jokes, over on NYT. [via NYT] [Photo: Getty Images] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook