Eddie Murphy and Dreamgirls director Bill Condon are reuniting to bring the story of Parliament-Funkaedelic to the big screen.

Deadline reports that Condon will direct Eddie Murphy in a currently untitled biopic of Parliament-Funkadelic architect George Clinton. Clinton founded the iconic funk collective in the 1960s. The group of musicians, complete with far-out aesthetics that evoke Sun-Ra and an emphasis on Black creative freedom, became an Afrofuturist touchstone in 1970s pop culture.

The idea for the film came from longtime George Clinton fan Catherine Davis, who brought the idea for a biopic to Murphy.

The film is based on Clinton’s memoir, Brothas Be, You Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You? and shows the highs and lows of Clinton’s career as he founded the funk band.

Virgil Williams is set as the film’s screenwriter, revising the script from Max Werner’s original version. Murphy will produce through Eddie Murphy Productions. Davis Entertainment’s John Davis will produce alongside Catherine Davis and Greg Yolen. Clinton will executive produce with Archie Ivy, Jeff Jampol, and Eddie Murphy Productions’ Charisse Hewitt-Webster.

Murphy can be seen next in the Beverly Hills Cop sequel, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The film is now streaming on Netflix. He is also starring in the upcoming Amazon MGM heist comedy The Pickup opposite Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson.

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