Eddie
Murphy
Christmas
Film
Candy
Cane
Lane:
Eddie
Murphy,
Reggie
Hudlin,
and
Brian
Grazer
are
all
set
to
reunite
after
30
years
for
a
fun,
new
Amazon
original
action
adventure
spin
to
the
Christmas
movie
genre,
Candy
Cane
Lane.
Candy
Cane
Lane,
set
in
El
Segundo,
California,
near
Los
Angeles
Airport,
is
a
genuine
spot
that
attracts
crowds
every
year,
enticing
them
to
admire
the
stunning
Christmas
exhibits.
Eddie
Murphy
plays
the
role
of
Chris,
a
man
on
a
mission
to
win
his
neighbourhood's
annual
Christmas
home
decoration
contest,
but
inadvertently
makes
a
deal
with
a
mischievous
elf
that
brings
the
12
Days
of
Christmas
to
life.
Eddie
Murphy
on
his
Christmas
film
Candy
Cane
Lane
For
Murphy
and
his
character
Chris,
there
is
nothing
more
important
than
being
with
family
during
the
holidays.
"When
you
get
older
it's
harder
and
harder
to
feel
that
Christmas
spirit,
but
it
makes
it
much
easier
when
you
have
the
little
ones
around," said
Murphy.
"Christmas
is
the
best
time
to
reconnect
with
family,
friends
and
the
people
who
matter
most
to
celebrate
the
good
times."
He
hopes
this
movie
keeps
the
Christmas
spirit
alive.
Murphy's
character,
Chris
Carver,
is
a
family
man
who
loves
Christmas
so
much
that
he's
given
all
his
kids
Christmas-themed
names.
"He
goes
all
out
every
year
and
then
he
loses
his
job.
The
bottom
gets
pulled
out
from
him
underneath
him
right
at
Christmas
time,"
says
Murphy.
"He
really
is
going
all
out
in
his
movie
because
he
is
on
the
verge
of
losing
everything."
Having
the
comedy
G.O.A.T
on
deck,
admits
director
Reginald
Hudlin,
was
the
key
to
making
Candy
Cane
Lane
the
best
it
could
be.
"This
is
my
second
time
making
a
movie
with
Eddie
Murphy,
and
there's
a
lot
of
great
things
that
come
along
with
that.
Number
one
is,
of
course,
that
you
work
with
Eddie
Murphy,
one
of
the
most
talented
people
in
our
business.
The
second
is
that
everybody
wants
to
work
with
Eddie
Murphy,
so
you
can
get
the
best
crew
people
and
the
best
actors
to
surround
him
with.
So
that
allowed
me
the
opportunity
to
make
the
movie
I
dreamed
of."
Directed
by
Reginald
Hudlin
and
written
by
Kelly
Younger,
Candy
Cane
Lane
premieres
globally
on
December
1,
exclusively
on
Prime
Video
in
India
and
240+
countries
and
territories
worldwide.
Produced
by
Brian
Grazer,
the
Christmas
comedy
stars
comedian
Eddie
Murphy,
Karen
Lunder,
and
Charisse
Hewitt-Webster
in
pivotal
roles.