The Holiday Film Season Kicks off With ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Starring Eddie Murphy Exclusive Character Posters

The Holiday Film Season Kicks off With ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Starring Eddie Murphy Exclusive Character Posters

If you’re not in the holiday spirit, check out these exclusive character posters from Prime Video’s Candy Cane Lane, starring none other than Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross.

The posters give a glimpse of the movie’s stars in addition to Murphy and Ellis Ross, there’s Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton and Madison Thomas.

As reported by Blavity, Candy Cane Lane stars Murphy back into his familiar comedy swagger as a happy go lucky dad whose grandest life dream is to make sure his house is the best-decorated home in his community. After his deal with the devil, ironically an elf played by Jillian Bell, places his family and entire neighborhood in a state of chaos.

Check out the official Prime Video description:

Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy adventure about a man on a mission to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris (Eddie Murphy) 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 (Tracee 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.

Candy Cane Lane also stars Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Lombardo Boyar, D.C. Young Fly, Danielle Pinnock, Timothy Simons, Riki Lindhome and Stephen Tobolwsky.

The backstory on the development of the film is based on screenwriter Kelly Younger’s life memories of the real Candy Cane Lane in El Segundo, CA a town near LAX in Los Angeles County. Directed by Reginald Hudlin and produced by Brian Grazer, the film reunites the filmmaker team behind Boomerang, Murphy’s hit ’90s comedy. Murphy, Karen Lunder and Charisse Hewitt-Webster, also serve as producers while Doug Merrifield will executive produce.

Candy Cane Lane premieres on Dec 1, exclusively on Prime Video.

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D.C. Young Fly To Join Eddie Murphy In “Candy Cane Lane”

D.C. Young Fly has been added to the cast of Prime Video’s holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane. He will join the previously announced cast of Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, and Danielle Pinnock. Also announced to the cast was Ken Marino and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. Reginald Hudlin will direct the film. Kelly Younger penned the script, inspired by his own experiences of the holidays during his childhood.

Story details are still under wraps and have not yet been released. The movie is filming in Los Angeles as part of the California Film & Television Tax Credit program. The film will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories across the globe. This is the first of Eddie Murphy’s three-picture and first-look film deal contracted with Amazon Studios. Eddie Murphy Productions’ Eddie Murphy and Charisse Hewitt-Webster are producing. Also producing are Brian Grazer and Karen Lunder from Imagine Entertainment.

D.C. Young Fly

D.C. Young Fly arrives to the 2022 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/FilmMagic,)

Fans know D.C. Young Fly from Wild’n Out with Nick Cannon. He is also the host of 85 South, a popular podcast. He recently played the lead role on the film How High 2. Additionally, he recently starred in the New Line reboot of House Party. He was also a returning character on 50 Cent’s hit show, BMF. Innovative Artists and Fox Rothschild represent D.C. Young Fly.

Candy Cane Lane also added Ken Marino to the cast. His most recent work includes the HBO Max series, The Other Two. He has additionally been in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Fresh Off The Boat. Marino wrote and starred in Wanderlust and Role Models. He made his directorial debut with How To Be A Latin Lover in 2017. Additionally, he will star in the revival of Party Down, airing on February 24 on Starz. Artists First and UTA represent Marino. Angela Johnson-Reyes is a stand-up comedian with six comedy specials under her belt. She has also guest-starred on Superstore, Life & Beth, and Enough Said. UTA and Levity Talent represent Johnson-Reyes.

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