Bill Murray shows off his singing voice in the closing credits of the Weinstein Cos St. Vincent, when he quietly croons Shelter From the Storm. As the films director Ted Melfi told Variety, the scene was shot in a single take with Murray and a garden hose, after Harvey Weinstein agreed to pay for the rights to the Bob Dylan melody.
But the legendary comedian doesnt plan on hanging up his mic just yet. Murray revealed exclusively to Variety that he intends to star in a Christmas special for TV that will be directed by his Lost in Translation collaborator Sofia Coppola, where hell be performing classic carols.
Like most things involving Bill Murray, the details havent been ironed out yet. Its not going to be live, Murray says. Were going to do it like a little movie. It wont have a format, but its going to have music. It will have texture. It will have threads through it that are writing. There will be prose.
He added, It will have a patina style and wit to it. It will be nice.
Coppola confirmed the project to Variety. Were working on a Christmas special, she said. Not sure when it will air, but my motivation is to hear him singing my song requests.
