Eddie Murphy’s Candy Cane Lane set for December 1 debut on Prime Video

Eddie Murphy's holiday comedy "Candy Cane Lane" premieres on Prime Video December 1, featuring a mischievous elf, magic spells, and Christmas chaos.

Candy Cane Lane movie will stream on Prime Video. (Photo: AmazonStudios/Twitter)

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Actor-comedian Eddie Murphy‘s upcoming movie “Candy Cane Lane” will premiere on Prime Video on December 1, the streamer announced Wednesday.

Veteran filmmaker Reginald Hudlin, who previously worked with Murphy on the 1992 hit “Boomerang”, has directed the holiday comedy from a screenplay written by Kelly Younger.

The movie is about a man on a mission to win his neighbourhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest, according to the official synopsis.

Eddie Murphy in a Christmas movie? That’s the reason for the season 🎄! #CandyCaneLaneMovie premieres December 1st on @PrimeVideo. pic.twitter.com/YDMCMWAgl0

— Amazon Studios (@AmazonStudios) September 5, 2023

“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.

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“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,” read the synopsis.

“Candy Cane Lane” also features Thaddeus J Mixson, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, Genneya Walton, Madison Thomas, DC Young Fly, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes and Nancy Lenehan.

Murphy has also produced the movie alongside Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Karen Lunder and Charisse Hewitt-Webster.

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