‘Candy Cane Lane’ Starring Eddie Murphy & Tracee Ellis Ross Get Prime Video Premiere Date
The Eddie Murphy-Tracee Ellis Ross holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane has a Prime Video premiere date. Also starring Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, the pic begins streaming globally on December 1.
Murphy plays Chris, a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. Chris inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town. At the risk of ruining the holidays for his family, Chris, his wife Carol (Ellis Ross) and their three children must race against the clock to break Pepper’s spell, battle deviously magical characters and save Christmas for everyone.
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The film reunites director Reginald Hudlin, Murphy and producer Brian Grazer for the first time since their 1992 hit Boomerang. The film is written by Kelly Younger, who was inspired by his own childhood holiday experiences on Candy Cane Lane in El Segundo, CA.
“I can’t wait for the world to see Candy Cane Lane” said Hudlin. “I’ve wanted to make a Christmas movie my whole life, but I wanted to do something fresh and surprising. Eddie Murphy and this hilarious cast really bring the funny, it’s super Christmas-y, and it will hit you right in the feels.”
Doug Merrifield acts as executive producer on the film, and other producers include Grazer, Murphy, Karen Lunder and Charisse Hewitt-Webster.
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