<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-murray-definitely-jazzed-ghostbusters-3-paul-bois" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Murray</a> revealed the names of superstar comedians he would like to see play him in the upcoming &#8220;Saturday Night Live 1975&#8221; movie.
During the movie premier of Murray&#8217;s latest film &#8220;Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,&#8221; the 73-year-old actor said he&#8217;d been talking with director Jason Reitman about his film depicting the inaugural year of &#8220;SNL&#8221; in 1975 with a focus on the original comedians on the show, <a href="https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/bill-murray-names-a-very-unexpected-choice-to-play-him-in-snl-movie-exclusive-221707">Entertainment Tonight</a> reported.
&#8220;He&#8217;s [Reitman] been picking my brain about the &#8216;SNL&#8217; days since he was a grasshopper, so he knows a lot of what I know,&#8221; Murray told the outlet. &#8220;He&#8217;s an astute student and director.&#8221;
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Bill Murray on who could play a young version of him:
“Kenan Thompson, he could play me or Bill Hader, those two.”
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&#8220;I&#8217;m blessed that this movie will really be about the original seven [SNL cast members],&#8221; he added, noting that he didn&#8217;t join until 1977. &#8220;I get to be on the sidelines. I think my name gets mentioned, which is good.&#8221;
The &#8220;Ghostbuster&#8221; star admitted because he will be part of the movie he has some thoughts on exactly which &#8220;SNL&#8221; alum or cast member should play him.
&#8220;I like Kenan Thompson; he could play me,&#8221; Murray said of the black comedian.  &#8220;Or Bill Hader. Those two… or Kristen Wiig… any of those three could play me. Or Amy Poehler.&#8221;
Murray&#8217;s latest project is the next film in the &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; franchise and will be a reunion for members of the original 1984 &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; in which he starred alongside, Dan Aykroyd, Rick Moranis and the late Harold Ramis.
The original ghostbusting-film was directed by Jason&#8217;s father the late-Ivan Reitman, who also directed &#8220;Ghostbusters 2.&#8221; In 2021, Jason resurrected the original franchise and found box office success with &#8220;Ghostbusters: Afterlife.&#8221; Both Murray and Aykroyd appeared in the film along with original stars Annie Potts, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, and Ernie Hudson. Ramis appeared with the help of CGI in the movie, as he died in 2014.
&#8220;Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire&#8221; ill pick up the story where &#8220;Ghostbusters: Afterlife&#8221; left off.
A <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21235248/">description</a> of the movie read, &#8220;When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.&#8221;
It is set to hit theaters March 22.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ghostbusters-director-ivan-reitman-dead-at-75" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8216;Ghostbusters&#8217; Director Ivan Reitman Dead At 75</a>

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Bill Murray Names Which Comedian He'd Want To Play Him In Upcoming 'SNL' Movie

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“Milkshake” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">singer</a> Kelis, 43, addressed rumors that she’s been dating actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray">Bill Murray</a>.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">performing artist</a> did not confirm nor deny the gossip that has been circulating for weeks other than to say on social media that she and Murray, 72, are both “happy.”
“Lol yeah maybe for now everyone’s dumb and will believe anything but the best part is we are both blessed, rich and happy,” Kelis responded to one fan comment on Instagram.
A fan also commented, “Ma’am would you care to address these Bill Murray allegations?!? Cuz damn! What he doing with all that?!?” after the singer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CtTtgExMvqD/">posted</a> a bikini photo to Instagram while vacationing with her children in Greece. Kelis replied, “lol no babe, I wouldn’t bother at all.”
The rumors began when <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/8324843/kelis-bill-murray-dating/">The Sun</a> published an article based on an unnamed source who claimed the pair have been “getting close for a while.” Kelis and Murray have been photographed together multiple times, including at her concerts, but neither has said whether their relationship is platonic or romantic.
The source went on to claim the duo bonded over losing loved ones recently. Kelis’s husband, Mike Mora, passed away last year at the age of 37 after battling stomach cancer. Murray’s older brother, Ed, also died recently. 
Fans in the comments noted that the two could just be friends. “Why, if you’re friends with someone, do people automatically assume you’re dating?!? Come on, guys and ladies can be just friends. Ugh,” one person wrote.
Others said either way, it’s none of their business. “We should be celebrating this woman. Nothing more and nothing less.” 
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“Whatever it is that has brought them together, and however unlikely it seems, they are both single and are having fun despite the fairly big age gap,” the source told The Sun. 
Kelis is mom to son Shepherd, 7, and daughter Galilee, 2, whom she shared with Mora. The “Trick Me” singer also has a son, Knight, 13, with her ex-husband Nas. 
Murray is a father of six sons ranging in age from 41 to 19. His oldest two are with ex-wife Margaret Kelly while the other four he had with his second wife, Jennifer Butler.
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‘Milkshake’ Singer Kelis Addresses Rumors She’s Secretly Dating Bill Murray

'Milkshake' Singer Kelis Addresses Rumors She's Secretly Dating Bill Murray

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Remember that classic movie &#8220;Groundhog Day&#8221; with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Murray</a>? Murray&#8217;s character, Phil Connors, is stuck in a time loop and hears the same stories and quotes from his acquaintances day in and day out, ad nauseam.
That&#8217;s a bit of what <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Joe Biden</a>&#8216;s presidency is like for all Americans. The man just can&#8217;t help but repeat the same tired lines, day in and day out.
Wednesday night, Biden again <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-calling-for-americans-to-unite-demonizes-republicans-as-a-threat-to-democracy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> that &#8220;MAGA Republicans&#8221; are threatening democracy. It was a standard rehash of his<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-soul-of-joe-bidens-america-is-dark-as-hell" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> September 1 speech</a> of the same nature: You&#8217;re either with me or you&#8217;re against democracy. 
On Tuesday, Biden again <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-blasted-blaming-high-inflation-war-iraq-confusion-son-died-sad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> that his son, Beau, died in Iraq. He didn&#8217;t. Beau passed away six years after he left Iraq. Yet the president has made that claim so often that <a href="https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/joe-biden/beau-biden-died-brain-cancer-after-iraq-military-service-fact-check/536-710272fb-97ce-4f4d-8c64-e8162d881d48" target="_blank" rel="noopener">even fact-checkers</a> have labeled it as not true.
Due to his policies that discourage fossil fuel investment, gas prices have skyrocketed and the price of a gas per gallon is currently $1.38 higher than the day Biden took office. His unnecessary spending has also contributed to inflation overall.
Rather than admit his failure, Biden has blamed <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-days-midterms-accuses-oil-companies-war-profiteering/story?id=92445650" target="_blank" rel="noopener">everybody from Big Oil companies</a> to <a href="https://www.politico.com/video/2022/05/10/biden-shifts-blame-on-inflation-and-gas-prices-to-maga-republicans-573001" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Republicans</a> to OPEC for expensive fuel and other commodities. The trouble, Biden seems to think, is that Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s war in Ukraine has put pressure on the industry, thus driving high prices.
The only problem with Biden&#8217;s sorry Ukraine excuse is that in the fall of 2021, gas prices were already high.
How could a war that had yet to start be the cause of that economic misery?
Then, of course, there is the litany of bogus tall tales Biden loves to say to gin up empathy and pretend to be in touch with the common man.
If you ask Biden, he went to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwLGh5FkmgY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">historically black college</a>, played <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fact-check-bidens-too-tall-football-tale-flna1c6504609" target="_blank" rel="noopener">varsity college football</a>, taught classes at the <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/19/biden-says-he-was-professor-touting-1m-gig-with-few-visits/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">University of Pennsylvania</a>, was arrested for protesting civil rights, and used to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-tells-the-story-of-big-mama-and-repeats-false-claim-he-used-to-drive-a-truck" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drive a truck</a>.
None of that is true, but Biden retells those anecdotes every so often.
To really display the lunacy behind Biden&#8217;s fables, the popular Twitter account Maze created a must-see video of the president recounting a classic tale of how a former Amtrak employee named Angelo Negri pinched Biden&#8217;s cheek and told him he had ridden anywhere between 1 million and 2.5 million miles on the train service.
The only problem is that Negri died in 2014 and retired in 1993. There is no evidence the incident ever occurred, much less evidence to back up Biden&#8217;s mileage.
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The thing is that Biden started these fibs well before there were any other signs of mental decline. So, to some extent, senility is out of the question.
Yet, Biden seems completely unaware that he has told the stories before and that he has repeatedly been called out for his lies.
Even The New York Times has become critical of the president.
In this scenario, Biden is not the main character of &#8220;Groundhog Day,&#8221; but one of the side characters completely oblivious to the fact that he has said and done these things before.
The rest of America is Murray, waking up to realize that the country is frozen in time, living the same day over and over again with Biden as president. The only thing different is that we don&#8217;t get to reawake each day on Biden&#8217;s inauguration day January 21, 2021, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/pressroom/radio/transcript/gasoline_price_01212021_short.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when gas was $2.40</a> and everything was much cheaper.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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Actor Seth Green has joined the growing list of accusers claiming to have had uncomfortable experiences with veteran actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Murray</a>, recounting a bizarre experience that he said occurred backstage at &#8220;<a href="https://dailywire.com/news/snl-cold-open-mocks-biden-shows-him-blaming-omicron-surge-on-spider-man-movie/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>.&#8221;
The &#8220;Robot Chicken&#8221; actor detailed the scene during an appearance on the YouTube show &#8220;Good Mythical Morning&#8221; with hosts Rhett and Link, explaining that he had been part of a holiday-themed sketch on the show one of the times that <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/filming-suspended-after-inappropriate-behavior-complaint-filed-against-bill-murray-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Murray</a> had hosted.
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&#8220;When I was nine years old, I did a spot on &#8216;Saturday Night Live,&#8217; when Mary Gross was one of the on-the-scene anchor people for the news,&#8221; Green began. &#8220;And she did a whole thing about what kids think about the Christmas holiday. And I was a nine-year-old kid, and the whole gag was like these kids are not talking about the magic or the joy of it.&#8221;
The &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221; alum admitted that he had never actually told this particular story before and went on to explain that he had been hanging out in the green room prior to his sketch when Murray came in and caused a scene over a chair.
&#8220;Bill Murray was hosting the show, and as everybody knows, Bill Murray is great with kids,&#8221; Green said sarcastically, prompting laughter from the hosts.
&#8220;So, he saw me sitting on the arm of this chair and made a big fuss about me being in his seat,&#8221; Green said. &#8220;And I was like, &#8216;That is absurd. I am sitting on the arm of this couch. There are several lengths of this sofa. Kindly, eff off.&#8217; And he was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s my chair.'&#8221;
&#8220;My mom goes, &#8216;You know, since he&#8217;s the Bill Murray you should maybe give him his seat. And I go, &#8216;This is — I&#8217;ve never been more indignant, to be told the arm of this chair is — are you this much of a jerk? You&#8217;re this rude to tell a 9-year-old to get out of your — what is this power play?'&#8221; Green continued.
Green said that Murray responded by lifting him up by his ankles and dangling him upside down over a trash can. &#8220;Trash goes in the trash can,&#8221; Murray said, according to Green.
&#8220;I was screaming and I swung my arms and flailed wildly, full contact with his balls, full contact,&#8221; Green added. &#8220;He dropped me in the trash can, the trash can falls over. I was horrified. I ran away, hid under the table in my dressing room, and like just cried and cried.&#8221;
Green said that it was Eddie Murphy and Tim Kazurinsky who ultimately talked him down and convinced him to do the show, telling him, &#8220;Hey, everybody knows Bill&#8217;s a d**k.&#8221;

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Actor Seth Green Describes Bizarre Incident With Bill Murray Backstage At 'SNL': 'I Was Horrified'

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Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rob-schneider" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Schneider</a> claims <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Murray</a> wasn’t amused by him or several other big-time <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/comedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comedians</a> back in their “Saturday Night Live” days.
Schneider recalled the details during a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s &#8220;The Jim Norton &amp; Sam Roberts Show,” Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rob-schneider-bill-murray-absolutely-hated-snl-cast-particularly-adam-sandler-chris-farley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“[Murray] wasn’t very nice to us,&#8221; the “Grown Ups” alum said of his former co-star. &#8220;He hated us on ‘<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/saturday-night-live" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Night Live</a>’ when he hosted. Absolutely hated us. I mean, seething.&#8221;
&#8220;He hated Chris Farley with a passion. Like he was just seething looking at him,&#8221; Schneider continued. He speculated that may have been because Murray was friends with the late John Belushi, who Farley emulated. 
&#8220;I don’t know exactly, but I want to believe that it’s because Chris thought it was cool to be Belushi, who [was] his friend who he saw die, that he thought it was cool to be that out of control. That’s my interpretation, but I don’t really know. I don’t believe it. I only believe it 50 percent.&#8221;
Schneider said again that Murray &#8220;just hated, like, all of us pretty much&#8221; but said &#8220;the least of the hate was to me.&#8221;
&#8220;I took great pleasure in that he hated me less, because he&#8217;s my hero,&#8221; he explained, before describing Murray’s demeanor as “naked rage.” He said Murray was kind to fans and non-actors but despised fellow comedians at “SNL” when he guest hosted, including Adam Sandler.
Schneider explained that he &#8220;couldn&#8217;t say exactly what it was&#8221; but Murray &#8220;just wasn’t into that groove of it, you know? 
&#8220;And Sandler was just committed to it, and just like, as soon as he would get on, you could see the audience just ate him up,&#8221; the actor said.
Murray was part of the main “SNL” cast from 1977 through 1980 and guest hosted various shows after that. The publication noted that Murray was a guest host in 1993 when Schneider, Sandler, and Farley were all part of the main cast.
Meanwhile, Murray has been dealing with negative press as his most recent movie “Being Mortal” was forced to shut down when a crew member accused the 72-year-old actor of sexual misconduct. The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-murrays-alleged-sexual-misconduct-details-which-led-to-movie-shutdown-revealed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Murray was allegedly “kissing” and “straddling” the “much younger” woman on set. She and the actor entered mediation and reached a settlement of $100,000. 
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray said in April of the incident. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production.”
“And I feel like if I don’t see that, you know, the world is different than it was when I was a little kid,” he continued. “You know, what I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now. Things change and the times change, so it’s important for me to figure it out.”

Rob Schneider Says Bill Murray ‘Absolutely Hated’ The ‘SNL’ Cast, Including Chris Farley, Adam Sandler

Rob Schneider Says Bill Murray 'Absolutely Hated' The 'SNL' Cast When He Guest Hosted, Including Chris Farley, Adam Sandler

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Details about actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bill-murray">Bill Murray</a> allegedly engaging in inappropriate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/sexual-assault">sexual contact</a> with a female movie production staffer earlier this year have been revealed in a new report.
The 72-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/celebrities">actor</a> was accused of “kissing” and “straddling” the unnamed woman while filming “Being Mortal” this spring. The “much younger” staffer was allegedly unable to move under his body weight. Onlookers say Murray was attempting to kiss the staffer while both were wearing masks, per <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/11/bill-murray-accused-of-kissing-and-straddling-female-staffer/">The New York Post</a>.
The accuser said Murray tried to defend himself, but despite that, she “interpreted his actions as entirely sexual” and was “horrified.”
Murray had previously addressed the controversy after the film got shut down earlier this year. He called the sexual assault allegations a “difference of opinion.”
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray said in April, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-murray-addresses-allegation-of-inappropriate-behavior-that-led-to-shutdown-of-latest-film">reported</a>. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production.”
“And I feel like if I don’t see that, you know, the world is different than it was when I was a little kid,” he continued. “You know, what I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now. Things change and the times change, so it’s important for me to figure it out.&#8221;
“And I think the most important thing is that it’s best for the other person. I thought about it, and if it’s not best for the other person, doesn’t matter what happens for me,” the comedian continued.
After the accuser filed an official complaint, she and Murray entered mediation. They agreed upon a settlement payment of more than $100,000.  
Just as this new report drops, actress Geena Davis came out with her own story of what she describes as Murray being “difficult” on set and allegedly using a massage device on her back without her consent. 
&#8220;I&#8217;ve never spoken about it publicly,&#8221; Davis told <a href="https://people.com/movies/geena-davis-recalls-bill-murray-being-difficult-he-knows-very-well-the-way-he-can-behave/">People</a> of the incident she said happened on the set of “Quick Change” in 1989. She wrote out the details as she remembered them in her memoir.
&#8220;I said no multiple times, but he wouldn&#8217;t relent,&#8221; Davis recalled. &#8220;I would have had to yell at him and cause a scene if I was to get him to give up trying to force me to do it; the other men in the room did nothing to make it stop. I realized with profound sadness that I didn&#8217;t yet have the ability to withstand this onslaught — or to simply walk out.&#8221;
Davis said Murray &#8220;placed the [massager] on my back for a total of about two seconds.&#8221;

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Bill Murray's Alleged Sexual Misconduct Details Which Led To Movie Shutdown Revealed

Stand-up comedians dream of landing a sitcom to call their own.
Think “Seinfeld,” “The King of Queens,” “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The Jamie Foxx Show” and many more. Others set their sights on a more illustrious prize.
An Academy Award.
That means leaving some of their comedy tics behind to fully inhabit a role. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/six-comedians-who-kill-as-dramatic-actors">We’ve noted a half-dozen comedians</a> who did just that, but the list of funny-people-turned-serious is longer than one article can convey.
The following stars have yet to take home a coveted Oscar, but for some it’s only a matter of time.
<h3>Steve Carell</h3>
The “Daily Show” alum struck comedy gold with 2005’s “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” which he co-wrote with former comedy king Judd Apatow. That same year he began anchoring the American version of “The Office,” making Michael Scott the embodiment of corporate foolishness.
He could have kept making us laugh. Instead, he veered into more dramatic fare with sublime results. His performance in 2014’s “Foxcatcher,” based on a chilling true story, shocked longtime fans. He earned his first Oscar nomination for the startling career shift.
The victory fueled Carell&#8217;s cravings. So, in between a disappointing two-season run of Netflix’s “Space Force,” he brought a Matt Lauer-like figure to life in “The Morning Show,” Apple TV+‘s most celebrated drama.
Now, Carell is part of “The Patient,” FX’s pitch-black drama following the star’s character, a therapist, who is kidnapped by a serial killer.
<h3>Bill Murray</h3>
The “Saturday Night Live” superstar hungered for dramatic work early in his career. Fans weren’t ready for it, though, and his turn in 1984’s “The Razor’s Edge” failed to light the box office aflame. The culture wasn’t ready to stop laughing at him, nor were film critics of the time.
So Murray went back to funny business, carving out an impressive run of hits courtesy of &#8220;Ghostbusters,&#8221; “What About Bob?” and, of course, “Groundhog Day.”
That dramatic itch never went away, though. He dove headfirst into sobering fare with 2003’s “Lost in Translation,” playing a fading star who makes a soulful connection with a young woman (Scarlett Johansson).
The film’s raucous reception, including a nomination for Best Actor, gave him the opportunity to finally embrace a two-track career – serious work like “Get Low” and “Broken Flowers” and films that play to his comedic strengths like “St. Vincent,” and “Zombieland” along with several Wes Anderson features.
<h3>Melissa McCarthy</h3>
This “Gilmore Girls” standout stole the 2011 ensemble comedy “Bridesmaids,” no mean feat given she shared the screen with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, and Rose Byrne. That sparked McCarthy’s solo career, which began with promise (“Spy,” “The Heat”) before sputtering (“Thunder Force,” “Life of the Party”) in recent years.
She shrewdly sought and snagged meatier roles to hedge against comic failure and the industry’s woke revolution. “The Kitchen” proved a late 2019 flop, but “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” earned McCarthy a well-deserved Oscar nomination.
Her subsequent turn in “The Starling” showed that her ability in performance was no fluke, but the Netflix original packed too many cringe moments for McCarthy to shine.
<h3>Eddie Murphy</h3>
“Delirious.” “Raw.” 
Two iconic comedy specials, one 20-something genius. Naturally, the “Saturday Night Live” alum took his skills to the big screen, and in a short span delivered an impressive of blockbusters: “48 Hrs.,” “Trading Places,” and “Beverly Hills Cop.”
Murphy had talent to burn, but he only used a fraction of it in careful script curation over various career stretches. Mediocre fare like “Daddy Day Care,” “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” and “Dr. Dolittle” hardly deserved a comedy icon’s attention, to be kind.
His career got the turbo boost it needed in 2006 with “Dreamgirls.” Murphy snagged his first and only Oscar nomination for the film, showcasing the full range of his dramatic repertoire. He has renewed his devotion to comedies since then, but delivered powerful turns in the otherwise generic “Mr. Church” as well as in “Dolemite Is My Name”’s introspective scenes.
<h3>Michael Keaton</h3>
Tim Burton selected “Mr. Mom,” of all actors, to play the Dark Knight in 1989’s “Batman.” The analog version of Comic-Con Nation lost its collective mind. It obviously hadn’t seen “Clean and Sober” the previous year.
Keaton set the funny shtick aside to play an addict trying to kick his deadly habits. The part showcased his range, and rage — two qualities that made his Bat films memorable.
That DC Comics pivot sustained him for a spell before he faded from the A-list. He came roaring back in films like “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” his first Best Actor nomination to date, and “Spotlight,” but even his lesser-known dramas (like “The Founder”) deserve audience attention.
<h3>Bill Burr</h3>
He’s one of the funniest stand-ups alive, an apolitical jester who calls out the woke mind virus. Burr isn’t satisfied with being in comedy’s rarefied air, though. He’s been landing small parts for a while now, a thug here (“Breaking Bad”), an anti-hero there (“The Mandalorian”).
His best role, to date, came via “The King of Staten Island.” Yes, it’s technically a comedy from fading superstar Judd Apatow, but Burr’s character offers a serious arc that steals the show from star Pete Davidson.
Burr’s Boston upbringing gives the character, a firefighter trying to woo Marisa Tomei, a welcome brew of grit and wisdom.
Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News&#8217; Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en">@HollywoodInToto</a>. 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Actor Bill Murray gave an interview over the weekend where he addressed the allegations of inappropriate behavior that led to his latest film being shut down.
The movie, &#8220;Being Mortal,&#8221; which includes other top actors like Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogan, was set to be released in 2023 before the incident. It is now not clear whether Murray will continue to be a part of the film.
Speaking to CNBC on Saturday, Murray chalked up the incident, which he did not elaborate on, as a &#8220;difference of opinion,&#8221; <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/04/bill-murray-being-mortal-production-suspension-speaks-out-1235013728/">saying</a> that he did something that he thought was funny, but that it was not received that way by the other party.
“I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray said. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it, and so they stopped the production. But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying to make peace with each other. I think that’s where the real issue is, between our peace. We’re both professionals. We like each other’s work. We like each other, I think, and if you can’t really get along and trust each other, there’s no point in going further working together or making a movie as well.”
“And I feel like if I don’t see that, you know, the world is different than it was when I was a little kid,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know, what I always thought was funny as a little kid isn’t necessarily the same as what’s funny now. Things change and the times change, so it’s important for me to figure it out. And I think the most important thing is that it’s best for the other person. I thought about it, and if it’s not best for the other person, doesn’t matter what happens for me.”
Murray said that what would make him the happiest is if all parties involved could get back to work and learn to trust each other and the work that they&#8217;ve been doing, and that they can grow from the incident.
Searchlight Pictures sent a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/filming-suspended-after-inappropriate-behavior-complaint-filed-against-bill-murray-report">letter</a> to everyone involved with the project last week, notifying them that they had decided to pause production until the incident was thoroughly investigated.
“Late last week, we were made aware of a complaint, and we immediately looked into it,&#8221; the letter stated. &#8220;After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decided that production cannot continue at this time. We are truly grateful to all of you for everything you’ve put into this project. Our hope is to resume production and are working with Aziz and [producer] Youree [Henley] to figure out that timing.”

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Producers have shut down filming of Bill Murray&#8217;s latest project, &#8220;Being Mortal,&#8221; after reports surfaced that someone accused the legendary comedic actor of &#8220;inappropriate behavior,&#8221; according to a report.
&#8220;Following the news that <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/04/searchlight-being-mortal-1235007035/">production was suspended</a> on the Searchlight film &#8216;<a id="auto-tag_being-mortal" href="https://deadline.com/tag/being-mortal/" data-tag="being-mortal">Being Mortal</a>,&#8217; sources tell Deadline the reason for suspension had to do with a complaint made against star <a id="auto-tag_bill-murray" href="https://deadline.com/tag/bill-murray/" data-tag="bill-murray">Bill Murray</a> for inappropriate behavior,&#8221; Deadline reported.
The Searchlight film, which was also to be Aziz Ansari&#8217;s directorial debut, was initially halted Monday — and Deadline reported that, after reviewing the complaint filed last week, the decision was made to shut down production until the complaint could be investigated.
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Principal photography for the project — a film adaptation of surgeon Atul Gawande’s nonfiction book &#8220;Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End&#8221; — was said to be halfway completed at the time the set was shut down, just three weeks after it began on March 28.
According to Deadline&#8217;s report, it is unclear what Murray&#8217;s role might be going forward. The complaint apparently does not include director Ansari, his partner Youree Henley, or actor Seth Rogen — who also has a role in the film.
Searchlight Pictures has declined to comment on the issue because the internal investigation into the complaint is ongoing.
The studio sent a letter to all involved with the project after deciding to halt production, which read in part, &#8220;Late last week, we were made aware of a complaint, and we immediately looked into it. After reviewing the circumstances, it has been decided that production cannot continue at this time. We are truly grateful to all of you for everything you’ve put into this project. Our hope is to resume production and are working with Aziz and [producer] Youree [Henley] to figure out that timing.&#8221;
Murray just recently celebrated the late &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; director Ivan Reitman during an appearance at the 94th Academy Awards.
Details about the nature of the alleged &#8220;inappropriate behavior&#8221; have not been revealed publicly, and reports do not indicate whether or not producers believe the film will still meet its scheduled 2023 release date.
It&#8217;s not the first time someone has complained about Murray&#8217;s behavior, either. Veteran actor and Oscar-winner Richard Dreyfuss <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/richard-dreyfuss-best-movies-roles-stories-interview-jaws-bill-murray-130000701.html">said in a 2019 interview</a> that Murray was a &#8220;drunken bully&#8221; on the set of the 1991 comedy &#8220;What About Bob?&#8221;
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t talk about it for years. … Bill just got drunk at dinner. He was an Irish drunken bully, is what he was. … He came back from dinner [one night] and I said, &#8216;Read this [script tweak], I think it&#8217;s really funny.&#8217; And he put his face next to me, nose-to-nose,&#8221; Dreyfuss said. &#8220;And he screamed at the top of his lungs, &#8216;Everyone hates you! You are tolerated!&#8217; There was no time to react, because he leaned back and he took a modern glass-blown ashtray. He threw it at my face from [only a couple feet away]. And it weighed about three quarters of a pound. And he missed me. He tried to hit me. I got up and left.&#8221;

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Fourteen-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde had the judges and announcers laughing before she aced her final word: Murraya.
<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Murraya">According</a> to Merriam-Webster, Murraya is a &#8220;a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals.&#8221;
Zaila sweetly asked the judges a question referencing comedian Bill Murray when dissecting the word&#8217;s origin and spelling.
&#8220;Does this word contain like the English word Murray, which can be the name of a comedian, or just the English name in general.&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t see that here,&#8221; Zaila was told.
An announcer chimed in, &#8220;Bill Murray made the spelling bee!&#8221;
&#8220;It tells you she&#8217;s on the right track, though,&#8221; another announcer said, before the teenager indeed nailed the final spelling.
Zaila twirled around and jumped up and down with joy after she was told her spelling was correct.
The audience was unfortunately very limited, apparently for COVID-19 precautions, but the teen still sparked applause and cheers from those in the crowd.
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/09/us/zaila-avant-garde-spelling-bee-winner.html">According</a> to The New York Times, Zaila is the first black American to win the contest in almost 100 years.
The eighth-grader had only started competing in spelling bees two years ago.
&#8220;Not only did she dissect word after word on spelling’s biggest stage, she had already set three Guinness world records for dribbling, bouncing and juggling basketballs. All before the ninth grade,&#8221; the Times noted of Zaila&#8217;s other talents.
Zaila took home a $50,000 prize for the win.
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Spelling Bee Champ Cracks Up Judges With ‘Bill Murray’ Question Before Acing Last Word

As the secretive new &#8220;Ghostbusters 3&#8221; continues in the works, the franchise darling Bill Murray says he&#8217;s game for a new ride-around on the Ecto-1.
&#8220;This franchise paid for my son&#8217;s college,&#8221; Murry told <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/bill-murray-ghostbusters-sons-college-cannes-2019-1202141338/">Indiewire</a> at the Cannes Film Festival this week. &#8220;We made this thing. We are the caretakers of it. It&#8217;s a great thing and it was a really fun movie to make. It&#8217;s a real movie with some really funny stuff in it.&#8221;
Murray added that his great connection to franchise was the wonderful relationships he made with the people involved and he never really had a relationship with the studio. &#8220;They&#8217;re wonderful people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Danny [Ackroyd], Ernie [Hudson], Harold [Ramis], Rick Moranis, Annie Potts &#8212; they&#8217;re some of the coolest people and they had real careers. They treat people well. They really understand what it is to be a movie actor. It&#8217;s a complete collaboration.&#8221;
&#8220;The relationship you have with those people as collaborators is not necessarily the relationship I have with Sony,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;For years, they said, &#8216;We can&#8217;t make another &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; because Bill Murray won&#8217;t change the deal he made in 1984.&#8217; Well, no, I never did. And you know what? They made the movie. You&#8217;re the new guys, I&#8217;m the old guy. It was good enough for the other people so it&#8217;s going to have to be good enough for you.&#8221;
The actor who will forever be remembered as Peter Venkman expressed little interest in returning to a third &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; installment throughout the years but ultimately did end up with a cameo in the all-female version as a ghost skeptic named Martin Heiss. Murray told Indiewire he agreed to that due to his friendship with castmembers Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon.
&#8220;I was in that movie just because they asked me, and I knew if I said no, I was saying I didn&#8217;t support that movie,&#8221; Murray said. &#8220;I felt like, OK, I&#8217;m going to support them because I support them as people. So I did that one and I would do this next one.&#8221;
Murray added how things have changed in the big studio world where bosses are probably more focused on an actor&#8217;s Twitter followers than anything else.
&#8220;The big studio movies now have their own computer-generated way of doing things and formula that they use,&#8221; said Murray. &#8220;I think they really do crunch the numbers of how many Twitter followers we have, and all that stuff. I think that actually is a factor, but since I have no Twitter followers, I&#8217;m not a bankable person in their world. I&#8217;m a big negative on a movie.&#8221;
While (largely left-leaning) critics appreciated the 2016 all-female remake, the film failed to capture audiences and grossed a tepid $229 million worldwide, which seems pretty solid until factoring in marketing costs and its massive production budget of $144 million.
Starting with the release of its first trailer, the 2016 &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; immediately became a political hot topic when it broke records by becoming the most <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw&amp;feature=youtu.be">disliked movie trailer on YouTube</a>. Today, it still holds 1.1 million downvotes versus just 305,000 upvotes.
Director Jason Reitman angered feminists everywhere when he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/43752/new-ghostbusters-director-will-hand-movie-back-emily-zanotti">promised</a> that this new movie will be giving the franchise back to the fans by continuing with the original timeline of the original &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; universe.

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Just when Bill Murray was starting to put the <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/06/bill-murray-adds-to-his-party-crashing-antics">cool back in party crashing</a>, he joined the ranks of the pro-gun control parade by comparing the Parkland protesters to the &#8220;Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh&#8221; chanting college hippies of the Vietnam War era.
Say it ain&#8217;t so, Bill.
Writing an <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/parkland-kids-remind-me-students-who-helped-end-vietnam-war-ncna858851" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">op-ed</a> for NBC News, the former &#8220;Ghostbusters&#8221; actor said we live in &#8220;interesting times&#8221; and then propped up high school students who haven&#8217;t yet spent time in the real world (celebrities can relate) as great arbiters of moral authority because they still have their &#8220;idealism.&#8221;
&#8220;The thing that&#8217;s so powerful about students is that, when you haven&#8217;t had your idealism broken yet, you&#8217;re able to speak from a place that has no confusion, where there is a clear set of values,&#8221; says Murray.
Murray then likened the Parkland protesters to the Vietnam War protesters, apparently unaware that the ragingly anti-American protests that celebrated communist maniacs only <a href="https://www.fpri.org/article/2000/06/mythed-opportunities-the-truth-about-vietnam-anti-war-protests/">increased support for the war</a>.
&#8220;I was thinking, looking at the kids in Parkland, Florida who have started these anti-gun protests, that it really was the students that began the end of the Vietnam War,&#8221; Murray said. &#8220;It was the students who made all the news, and that noise started, and then the movement wouldn&#8217;t stop.&#8221;
Murray portrayed the politically motivated withdrawal from Vietnam War (which the <a href="https://www.prageru.com/videos/truth-about-vietnam-war">U.S. won militarily</a>) as a great success for the world; he probably should have looked up the numbers of South Vietnamese and Cambodians who <a href="https://www.prageru.com/videos/truth-about-vietnam-war">died brutal deaths</a> as a result of American withdrawal from the region.
&#8220;You&#8217;ve got to surround a deeply political issue like gun control or a war, to come at it from every single direction,&#8221; Murray said.&#8221;You can&#8217;t just focus on one thing, or aim for just the one goal. Ending the Vietnam war was not a simple thing, either: You had to make sure that all our people were safe; we had to make sure that they were as safe that you could be.&#8221;
&#8220;For children to be concerned about going to school, worried about what could happen to them at school, that makes for a horrible moment. It&#8217;s just a horrible place for us to be at,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The thing that&#8217;s so powerful about students is that, when you haven&#8217;t had your idealism broken yet, you&#8217;re able to speak from a place that has no confusion, where there is a clear set of values.&#8221;
He continued, &#8220;But there are idealists left over the age of 18, I&#8217;m sure of it. Idealism is a voice that&#8217;s inside of you; it&#8217;s your conscience. That can really deteriorate along the way, depending on the road that you follow, and it can become almost dysfunctional, but it&#8217;s there. Everyone has it. Sometimes it&#8217;s just a whisper, but, in some people, it&#8217;s a shout.&#8221;
Party-crashing Bill is a lot more pleasant than social justice Bill. As President Trump would say: Sad!

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