HBO considers making movie about Marion Barry
Eddie Murphy being considered to play Marion Barry
Posted: 01/05/2012
As HBO considers making a movie about Marion Barry with Eddie Murphy in the title role, the real Barry is doing something that comes naturally: running for re-election in the nation's capital.
The former four-term District of Columbia mayor who was busted for smoking crack cocaine 21 years ago now plays the role of elder statesman on the D.C. Council.
At 75, Barry says he has more influence than in more than a decade and fully intends to seek a third straight council term this year, even if the prospect makes some wince.
He even predicts his victory margin, saying he'll capture at least 70 percent in the April Democratic primary.
Copyright Associated Press
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