Naomi Campbell Cast in Richard Pryor Biopic

Lee Daniels is helping supermodel Naomi Campbell make her big screen acting return by casting her in his upcoming Richard Pryor biopic.

The filmmaker recently recruited the British beauty for a recurring role in his new TV drama series Empire, alongside Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, and now Campbell will have a role in his next project, too.

She revealed the news during an interview on Today on Friday as she discussed her appearance on Empire, saying, “I’m grateful to Lee Daniels (for casting her in Empire)… and also Richard Pryor, his new film, with Oprah (Winfrey), Mike Epps, Kate Hudson.”

Campbell stopped short of sharing any further details about her part.

Epps will portray the late comic legend in the new biopic, with Hudson taking on the role of his wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor, and Selma star Oprah Winfrey as his grandmother.

Production is expected to begin at the end of March.

Pryor died in 2005, aged 65, after suffering a heart attack.

Campbell last featured on the movie screen in 2009 Bollywood film Karma, Confessions and Holi, while she also previously appeared in 1999 comedy Trippin’.

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