Eddie's Out, Marlon's In On Richard Pryor Biopic

Can the same guy who dressed in drag as a white woman be able to pull off a biopic about one of the best black comedians of the times?
For his sake, we hope so!
Marlon Wayans will be replacing Eddie Murphy in the starring role of the upcoming feature film Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?
The change stems from the previous switch of studios (Eddie was on board when the flick belonged to Paramount, but not such much with Sony.) Marlon was asked to perform in a 13-minute screen test in which we hear he “transformed into Pryor” and “blew the producers away”, which includes Pryor’s late wife and Chris Rock. Barring a actual finalized contract, Marlon is locked in!
Do U think he can handle it?
[Image via WENN.]