The remake of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World receives a major script update from Eddie Murphy , who last year revealed plans to remake the 1963 Oscar-winning comedy.

Now, during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Eddie Murphy says the script for the remake of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World is nearly finished . The project has been in development for nearly 15 years as they have struggled to perfect it. However, with talented new writers involved, it is " really close " to being finished.

Despite more than a decade of delays, the remake remains Murphy's top passion project. Read his full comments below:

A reboot [of 1963’s It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]. This has been in development for, shit, almost 15 years. They can never get the script right. But right n

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