Well, that seems like a choice out of left field.

The AP is reporting that Eddie Murphy will be hosting the Oscars. This will be his most adult-role since A Vampire in Brooklyn. Or getting caught with that hooker.

In any event, it will be fascinating to see Eddie Murphy being potentially funny again. I watch the Oscars every year and I’m sad they haven’t asked Jon Stewart back, he’s been the best host in recent memory. But I guess this is no more unexpected than James Franco and Anne Hathaway.

From the AP report:

Academy Awards producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer say the actor and comedian will host the 84th annual Oscar ceremony.

Ratner called the 50-year-old entertainer “a comedic genius; one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever.” Mischer called Murphy “a truly groundbreaking performer” whose “quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host.”

My next questions is why in the hell is Brett Ratner producing the Oscars? Will they be muted, have a terrible script, and have too many explosions and plot holes?

Who knows.

Are you going to watch?