Eddie Murphy indicators three-picture and first-look movie cope with Amazon Studios

By PTI

MUMBAI: Amazon Studios has closed a three-picture and first-look movie cope with Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Eddie Murphy, it was introduced on Thursday.

Under the deal, which comes following the success of “Coming 2 America”, Murphy will star in three movies for Amazon Studios and develop authentic movie initiatives for Prime Video and Studios with the potential to star.

“Coming 2 America”, which launched in March on Prime Video, was the #1 streamed film of the weekend, with the #1 opening weekend of another streaming film in 2021 thus far, and #1 opening weekend of any streaming film prior to now 12 months (post-COVID theater closures), per third occasion Screen Engine/ASI’s weekly PostVODTM rating.

The movie additionally topped Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings amongst all streamed SVOD content material. “Eddie is a legend both in front of and behind the camera. With undeniable comedic and dramatic genius, he consistently delivers entertaining, original stories and characters to audiences around the world. We could not be more excited to help carry on the tradition and to officially welcome Eddie into the Amazon family,” stated Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios.

Murphy’s hottest movies embody “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Daddy Day Care”. He just lately portrayed the legendary underground comedian character Rudy Ray Moore in Netflix’s “Dolemite Is My Name”.

The 60-year-old actor just lately acquired an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his return to “Saturday Night Live”. He will subsequent produce and star in Netflix’s “Beverly Hills Cop 4” and star reverse Jonah Hill in a Kenya Barris-directed comedy for Netflix.