Eddie Murphy is going to think pink. The comedy legend has revealed that he will take on the role of Inspector Clouseau in a new “Pink Panther” movie. Murphy, who stars in the upcoming action comedy “The Pickup,” with Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer, said playing the iconic character is on the docket of his upcoming projects.

Eddie Murphy, for his part, looked quite dapper in all black, with his black suit jacket over a high-necked black sweater. Then there was Pete Davidson in a tracksuit.

Eddie Murphy sits down with TODAY’s Al Roker to talk about his new buddy action-comedy, “The Pickup,” reveals he'll be playing Inspector Clouseau in the new "Pink Panther" movie, and and the legacy of “fearlessness and staying power” that he would like to leave.

The last actor to play the bumbling Inspector Clouseau on the big screen was Steve Martin; first in 2006's "The Pink Panther" and later in 2009's "The Pink Panther 2." But it was the late Peter Sellers who originated the role in 1963's "The Pink Panther" and went on to play the character in the five sequels that followed.

"Well, he has to be French, but he could also be Haitian," Murphy said of his take on Inspector Jacques Clouseau.

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence may be family now via their married children, but the Shrek 5 star doesn’t think they’ll pass on the funny gene to their grandkids. “[People are] like, 'Oh, yeah! Those gene pools are gonna — how funny is that kid gonna be?

Eddie Murphy confirms the Donkey spinoff is in the works, ahead of Shrek 5's release. Murphy's The Pickup is gearing up for Prime Video release.