Eddie Murphy Gives Voice To 'Hong Kong Phooey' Feature

La, CA, AUGUST 10, 2011Eddie Murphy can give voice towards the animated lead character in Alcon Entertainments live action/animated giant screen adaptation from the from the seventies Hanna-Barbera animated TV series HONG KONG PHOOEY, it had been introduced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Manley and Andrew Kosove. Additionally to voicing the smoothness of Donkey within the box-office hit Shrek franchise, Murphy seemed to be the voice of Mushu, the Dragon, within the effective animated epic Mulan. Murphy will next be observed in the comedies Tower Heist, co-starring Ben Stiller from Universal Galleries along with a 1000 Words, from DreamWorks. Alex Zamm (Dr. Dolittle: Billion Dollar Mutts, Tooth Fairy 2) will direct. Kosove and Manley will produce with Jay Stern and Brett Ratner. Steven P. Wegner will executive produce. Condition Manley and Kosove: We're able to 't be more happy that Eddie Murphy will star as Phooey. There's no overstating his contributions to cinema, and also to such long lasting stars of family entertainments for example Shrek and Dr. Doolittle. We anticipate watching him re-imagine another classic character. In line with the 70s cult classic Hanna Barbera animated TV series, a gentle-mannered dog named PENRY (Murphy) stumbles right into a mystic ceremony and it is accidentally granted mystic forces, including a chance to walk, talk, and do kung fu. Underneath the tutelage of his kung fu master, Penry dons an outfit and becomes Hong Kong Phooey, and by using his having faith in partner Place the kitty cleans up a rogues gallery of crazy crooks. Murphy is symbolized by Adam Venit at WME, and Skip Brittenham and Matt Manley at Ziffren Brittenham. Alcons internally counsel David Fierson discussed with respect to the organization.