In 2006, Steve Martin played the character for a reboot, which spawned its own sequel in 2009. He became hugely popular himself, spinning off into a variety of TV series, movies and merchandise opportunities.Īs for the Clouseau stories, nine movies were produced, mostly starring Sellers, though Alan Arkin played the character in 1968’s ‘ Inspector Clouseau’, 1982’s ‘ Trail of the Pink Panther’ utilized outtake footage of Sellers, ‘ Curse of the Pink Panther’ in 1983 featured a bumbling American detective’ and 1993’s ‘ Son of the Pink Panther’ saw Roberto Benigni as Officer Gambrelli, Clouseau’s illegitimate son.

While the Pink Panther of the title is a rare, expensive gem that takes its name from a flaw at its core said to resemble a leaping panther, the movies also featured a cartoon panther in the opening credits. The ‘Panther’ movies, a series of comedy-mystery capers featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Jacques Clouseau, kicked off in 1963 with ‘ The Pink Panther’, starring Peter Sellers as Clouseau. (L to R) Christopher Plummer as Sir Charles Litton, Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, and Catherine Schell as Lady Claudine Litton in 'The Return of the Pink Panther.' Yet he’s now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, in talks to play Inspector Clouseau in a new ‘ Pink Panther’ movie. You can imagine our surprise, then, that Murphy would seek to pursue a role that has been played to very varying fortunes by others, even given his history of taking on established characters (both the ‘ Nutty Professor’ and ‘ Doctor Dolittle’ movie series have done well for him in the past). We’re talking, of course, about the ‘ Beverly Hills Cop’ and ‘ Shrek’ movie, which have been popular for decades and earned huge amounts of money at the global box office.

And as for animation? He’s a star of one of DreamWorks Animation’s most successful franchises, with constant chatter that he and his fellow voice actors will be back for another adventure. Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Netflix.Įddie Murphy has an established film franchise that, while it hasn’t always enjoyed critical success, still has a new entry on the way via Netflix. (L to R) Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher attend the Netflix World Premiere of 'You People' on Januin Los Angeles, California.

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