Candy Cane Lane first look: Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross star in Christmas movie which promises ‘car chases, kung-fu fighting, holiday feels’
Eddie Murphy will soon bring holiday cheer to the small screen.
The funnyman, 62, who recently watched his son Miles tie the knot, is fit to be roped in as a man trying to save his family and Christmas in new comedy Candy Cane Lane.
Prime Video released the first look of the film on Tuesday.
The studio shared a poster in which the Oscar nominee holds a string of holiday lights and wears a black turtleneck with a graphic of Santa riding a unicorn.
“Don’t mess with holiday magic,” the publicity department wrote alongside the photo on social media.
First Look: Prime Video released a first look for Eddie Murphy’s upcoming holiday film Candy Cane Lane on Tuesday
‘Candy Cane Lane premieres on Prime Video on December 1.’
This is the Donkey’s Christmas Shrektacular star’s first live-action holiday movie in his more than 40-year career.
The film reunited Eddie with Boomerang director Reginald Hudlin.
The director described Eddie’s character, Chris Carver Peopleas a man who loves Christmas so much, he even gave all his children Christmas-themed names.’
The children are named Holly, Joy and Nick.
When Chris is unexpectedly fired just before the holiday season, he “throws himself into winning his neighborhood’s Candy Cane Lane home decorating contest, which has a huge cash prize,” the director explained.
However, after finding some incredible 12 days of Christmas decorations Chris feels sure will put him ahead of the competition, he discovers they are cursed by ‘a wayward elf called Pepper’, played by my Jillian Bell.
“Now instead of winning it all, he can lose it all!” explained the filmmaker.
Christmas: Eddie plays Chris Carver, a man who loves Christmas
Posted: When his character, Chris, is unexpectedly fired from his job, he “throws himself into winning his neighborhood’s Candy Cane Lane home decorating contest, which has a huge cash prize,” director Reginald Hudlin told People.
Comedy team-up: Eddie, 62, has teamed up with Tracee Ellis Ross, 50, for the comedy, which is his first live-action holiday film
The cursed ornaments are played by Nick Offerman, Chris Redd and Robin Thede.
“Nick Offerman plays a proper English gentleman from another era, while Robin Thede plays a Kardashian-esque power shopper and Chris Redd is a working-class everyman,” the director explained.
“They don’t get along all that well, but they are allies in their desperate need to escape Pepper’s clutches.”
He described Pepper as someone who ‘takes the “cabbage in stocking” punishment to absurd lengths.’
Plans: Plans to win the neighborhood decorating contest are thrown into disarray thanks to some decorations cursed by a wayward elf named Pepper, played by Jillian Bell
Feels: The director revealed: ‘I can confidently say you’ve never seen a holiday movie like this! We’ve got jump scares, car chases and kung fu fights, plus all the holiday feels’
“She’s out to penalize anyone she thinks deserves it, and that includes almost everyone.”
Tracee Ellis Ross (50) stars as Chris’s wife, Carol, who keeps the family’s finances together and is looking for a promotion at the distribution center where she works as an executive.
“When Christmas and her family are threatened by supernatural forces, her Mama Bear instincts kick in full force,” Reginald argued.
‘I can confidently say you’ve never seen a holiday movie like this! We’ve got scares, car chases and kung fu fights, plus all the holiday vibes,’ he revealed.