The Nutty Professor reboot is in development with Scream 5 writer James Vanderbilt’s Project X. The movie, which originally starred comedian Jerry Lewis in 1963, was last remade back in 1996 with Eddie Murphy as the star.
So, it would not be surprising to hear if he ends up writing The Nutty Professor reboot on his own.
Eddie Murphy took The Nutty Professor to the next level in 1996.
With that being said, a reboot of The Nutty Professor could do well at the box office with the right cast assembled.