Tracy Morgan is in negotiations to play Redd Foxx in the Richard Pryor biopic that is set to be directed by Lee Daniels. The SNL alum will play the brash comedian that owned a local comedy club and gave Pryor his start by using him as his opening act. said Morgan in a statement. "It will be an honor to portray an icon.? Mike Epps is already set to play Pryor in The Weinstein Company project, with Kate Hudson playing his wife, Jennifer.