Eddie Murphy, better known as Detective Foley from Beverly Hills Cop or as the voice of ‘Donkey’ from Shrek, triggered retirement rumors as he hinted at shifting to stand-up comedy.
The Norbit star told Extra, “Thirty years and I have close to 50 movies and it is like, ‘Why am I in the movies? I’ve done that part now. I’ll go back to the stage and do stand-up.”
Apparently he was offered a seven-digit figure by the movie studio in question. Wonder why?
Update:
Murphy quashed the retirement rumors later and even hinted at bringing out another sequel to the Beverly Hills Cop series.
If you want to read more about Eddie Murphy:
Eddie Murphy May Say Goodbye to Movies - Truemors
Eddie Murphy Quashes Retirement Rumors, Talks ‘Beverly Hills Cop IV’ - MTV News