Eddie Murphy host the 2012 Oscars?

Eddie Murphy is in early talks to host the 84th Annual Academy Awards in February 2012.
According to Deadline, Oscar producer and movie director Bret Ratner is meeting with members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this Tuesday to pitch the Shrek actor as this year’s emcee.
Murphy, according to Deadline, is “showing interest.”
Two stars who probably won’t be on the shortlist for next year’s Oscars are Anne Hathaway and James Franco, whose co-hosting gig at the 2011 show were roundly panned.