Actor
Eddie
Murphy
has
earlier
lent
his
voice
to
the
character
of
a
donkey
in
the
four
Shrek
movies.
Now,
the
Hollywood
star
is
all
set
to
voice
for
another
animal.
He
will
provide
his
voice
to
an
animated
character
of
a
dog
in
the
upcoming
movie
Hong
Kong
Phooey,
which
is
an
adaptation
of
the
Hanna-Barbera
animated
TV
series
with
the
same
name.
Hong
Kong
Phooey
revolves
around
a
dog
named
Penry,
who
is
granted
mystic
powers,
including
the
ability
to
walk,
talk
and
do
kung
fu.
Donning
a
costume
to
become
Hong
Kong
Phooey,
he
sets
out
to
combat
criminals.
David
A
Goodman
has
been
hired
to
write
the
screenplay
for
the
animation
movie.
However,
Scatman
Crothers
had
provided
voice
for
the
dog's
role
in
the
TV
series
Hong
Kong
Phooey.
Now,
Eddie
Murphy
will
play
the
character
in
its
big
screen
adaptation,
which
will
be
directed
by
Alex
Zamm.
Broderick
Johnson,
Andrew
Kosove,
Jay
Stern
and
Brett
Ratner
will
produce
this
Alcon
Entertainment"s
film.