The announcement by Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) that it signed Eddie Murphy to a three-picture deal with its Amazon Studios subsidiary gives the Emmy-winning funnyman a new turn in the spotlight.
But in view of Murphy’s erratic track record over the past two decades — with highs including his Oscar-nominated role in “Dreamgirls” and lows involving a multitude of box office flops — is Amazon getting its money’s worth with Murphy?
