Eddie Murphy Will Be Funk Icon George Clinton in a New Biopic

George Clinton.

Clinton is widely considered to be the Godfather of Funk, rivaling Ice Cube, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan, among many others.

In case the name is unfamiliar, his band Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American funk music collective of rotating musicians headed by Clinton, primarily consisting of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive funk style drew on psychedelic culture, outlandish fashion, science-fiction, and surreal humor; and, along with their influential status, helped pioneer Afrofuturism.

Murphy, according to Deadline, is ionate about this idea, so expect it to move quickly.

Still, it's very early days for this one; Murphy is aboard to both star and produce alongside with John Davis and Catherine Davis, who will work through their Davis Entertainment banner. The trio is busy making a deal with Clinton, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner, for his life and musical rights.

Once that happens, they’ll look for writers who can bring his fascinating story to life – and we figure their best bet might be biopic experts Larry Karaszewski, who worked so well with Murphy on ‘Dolemite’ -but you never know who might get the gig.

When those pesky details are in place, the team can start to shop the project around various studios and streamers, and there’s a chance that it could land at Coming 2 America.’ Yet ‘Dolemite’ – which also had the Davis Entertainment duo as producers, was made for Netflix, so don’t count out their big rivals.

As an actor, Murphy has Beverly Hills Cop’ movie.

Music biopics are a popular subject right now, with Baz Luhrmann’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’, which is set for release on December 21st.