Eddie Murphy is Back Already in A Thousand Words Trailer

So this whole Eddie Murphy dropping out of the Academy Awards thing has to be good for someone, right? Maybe even for Eddie Murphy and DreamWorks, who have cleverly unveiled a trailer for the long-postponed Murphy comedy A Thousand Words today, hoping that a little publicity will go a long way for what appears to be a knock-off of one of your favorite Jim Carrey titles. A Thousand Words, shot all the way back in 2008, stars Eddie Murphy as a fast-talking businessman who uses a steady stream of meaningless words to close deals and avoid long lines at Starbucks. (Think Jim Carrey in Liar Liar, only black.) And then everything changes when a wronged client casts a spell on Murphy’s character dictating that he will die after speaking 1,000 more words. Yikes! If only Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Tom Sherak had thought of this treatment for Brett Ratner. There is still no release date for A Thousand Words, which the trailer promises is “coming soon.” The smart money would be on a release close to the February Academy Awards, right? VERDICT: Could have used a fat suit. [via FirstShowing.net]