Eddie Murphy’s career has found a new lease on life in the world of streaming. His last few films, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Dolemite Is My Name, You People, Candy Cane Lane, and Coming 2 America, have all been available to watch from home, with most of them through his relationship with Amazon. Now he’s back with another film going straight to Prime Video and it’s the heist comedy The Pickup alongside Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson.
The Pickup is directed by Tim Story, the filmmaker behind two Fantastic Four movies, two Ride Along films, and the Think Like a Man franchise. Murphy and Davidson play armored truck drivers who get wrapped up in a dangerous heist led by a criminal mastermind played by Palmer.
Also in the cast are Eva Longoria, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Jack Kesy, Andrew Dice Clay, Marshawn Lynch, and for us WWE fans, the Trible Chief Roman Reigns is here, too.
SYNOPSIS: In the action-comedy The Pickup, a routine cash pickup takes a wild turn when two mismatched armored truck drivers, Russell (Murphy) and Travis (Davidson), are ambushed by ruthless criminals led by a savvy mastermind, Zoe (Palmer), with plans that go way beyond the cash cargo. As chaos unfolds around them, the unlikely duo must navigate high-risk danger, clashing personalities, and one very bad day that keeps getting worse.
The Pickup hits Prime Video on August 6th.
