Falling Star: Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy must be pretty damned grateful for his role as Donkey in the billion-dollar Shrek franchise, because otherwise his career might be kaput or at least on hiatus right about now. The megabomb Imagine That makes two straight family-comedy duds for Murphy (the other being last summer’s equally awful and underperforming Meet Dave), and these aren’t movies made on a shoestring budget. It’s now abundantly clear that the actor must make a change (less money? more supporting roles? different genre?) to avoid a complete fall from grace. Of course, Murphy’s also got a pair of "Get Out of Movie Jail Free" cards in his back pocket: Shrek 4 and the long-rumored Beverly Hills Cop 4. KEEP READING: Fallen Star