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Express Tribune
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Murphy, Davidson deliver laughs together
Actor-comedians Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up for The Pickup, a heist film that sees them sparring as a pair of incompatible armoured truck drivers, reports Reuters. Starring opposite Murphy, 64, was "a bucket list thing" for Davidson, 31, who had admired Murphy's work since he was seven. Unlike their characters, the two had much in common. "Pete comes from SNL. He's a standup comic. We're both from the East Coast," said Murphy. "I love to get into a scene with somebody else that's funny, improvise with them and start playing, I love it." On a routine round of cash pickups, Murphy's Russell and Davidson's Travis get targeted by criminals. Things get personal when Travis discovers that the thieves are led by his one-night-stand from the night before, played by Keke Palmer, and the life of Russell's hot-headed wife, played by Eva Longoria, comes under threat. The duo must pull together to save the day. The script, by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider, served as their blueprint and director Tim Story encouraged them to go off it, the two said. "We would do one as written and then Tim and everyone was like, 'Just go nuts' and we would end up just trying to one-up each other, we were just trying to make each other laugh," said Davidson. "They were improvising constantly and it was really sweet to see. It's so cool because you see two different generations," added Palmer. The generational differences also seeped into the scenes, with the fighting taking its toll on Russell's body. "Usually in these types of movies or my early movies like the 'Beverly Hills Cop' and 48 Hrs., I was the young maverick and now I'm the older guy," said Murphy. The Pickup starts streaming on Prime Video on August 6. As per Variety, Murphy's next big screen project is reprising his role as Donkey in Shrek 5. He's also signed on for a Donkey spin-off, which he'll start filming in September, according to Screenrant.
RTÉ News
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson flex comedy muscles in The Pickup
Actor-comedians Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up for The Pickup, a heist movie that sees them sparring as a pair of incompatible armoured truck drivers. Starring opposite Murphy, 64, was "a bucket list thing" for Davidson, 31, who had admired Murphy's work since he was seven. Unlike their characters, the two had much in common. "Pete comes from SNL (Saturday Night Live). He's a standup comic. We're both from the East Coast," said Murphy. "I love to get into a scene with somebody else that's funny, improvise with them, and start playing. I love it." On a routine round of cash pickups, Murphy's Russell and Davidson's Travis are targeted by criminals. Things get personal when Travis discovers that the thieves are led by his one-night-stand from the night before, played by Keke Palmer, and the life of Russell's hot-headed wife, played by Eva Longoria, comes under threat. The duo must pull together to save the day. The script, by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider, served as their blueprint, and director Tim Story encouraged them to go off it, the two said. "We would do one as written, and then Tim and everyone was, (sic) like, 'Just go nuts', and we would end up just trying to one-up each other. We were just trying to make each other laugh," said Davidson. "They were improvising constantly, and it was really sweet to see. It's so cool because you see two different generations," added Palmer. The generational differences also seeped into the scenes, with the fighting taking its toll on Russell's body. "Usually in these types of movies or my early movies like the Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hrs, I was the young maverick, and now I'm the older guy," said Murphy. Murphy has been making movies for 43 years and said new challenges were few and far between. "I've played different ethnicities and different genders. I've been inanimate. I've played spaceships. I've played every type of role you could possibly imagine," he said, but added he was working on "something fresh and new". "We're doing George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic, we're doing his life. And there's no one like George. So I'll be in uncharted waters."
Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Eddie Murphy confirms exciting new details of Shrek's Donkey spin-off
Eddie Murphy's Shrek character Donkey is getting his own film, which will be released in 2028. The 64-year-old is doing voiceover work for Shrek's sidekick in the fifth movie of the DreamWorks animated film franchise, Shrek, which is set to be released on December 18, 2026. Beverly Hills Cop actor Eddie, 64, revealed work on the Donkey spin-off film – which will see him have his 'own little story with his dragon wife' and their 'half-dragon and half-donkeys children' – will begin in September 2025. While animation has not begun on the title, he did reveal that voiceover work has begun on the untitled Shrek spin-off. 'We start in September on Donkey; we're doing a Donkey one, and that'll be three years from now, but we're about two years into Shrek 5,' he told Screen Rant. 'Still in the booth and about to start Donkey in September.' Confirming that Donkey will be a movie and not a TV show, Eddie continued: 'Donkey's going to be like how Puss in Boots had his own movie. 'Donkey's going to have his own movie, own little story with his dragon wife and his kids that are half-dragon and half-donkeys. 'They've written this funny story. We're doing that, starting that in September.' In February, Zendaya's casting in Shrek 5 was confirmed in the movie's trailer. The 28-year-old star will be voicing the titular ogre (Mike Myers) and Fiona's (Cameron Diaz) daughter Felicia. Shrek was first released in 2001 and followed the story of an ogre who falls in love with Princess Fiona before a sequel arrived in 2004. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In 2007's Shrek the Third, it was revealed that Fiona – now married to Shrek – was pregnant, and the latest major instalment, Shrek Forever After, was released in 2010. And now Eddie has hinted that Shrek 5 will, like the franchise's other movies, be packed with comedy. More Trending He told the US TV show Extra: 'I've recorded some great stuff. You know, we don't get a full script when we do the Shrek movies. We get the dialogue that we're doing for each session. And I know I've been doing some really funny stuff.' And Eddie said he will only see his co-stars, including Cameron, 52, and Mike, 62, at the Shrek 5 premiere. He said: 'At the end of the movie or when the movie comes out, we see each other at the premiere, but we don't see each other the whole movie. 'It's all just you by yourself and a microphone.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Fantastic Four beats Superman with $218,000,000 box office win MORE: 7 films celebrating women in sport after the Lionesses win Euro 2025 MORE: Film hailed 'best sci-fi of all time' now available to stream for free
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson flex comedy muscles in 'The Pickup'
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MTV Lebanon
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- MTV Lebanon
Jeffrey Katzenberg: The rise of the man who changed the animation game
Disney is the home of dreams and fairytales, it was built by the sheer determination and self-belief of one man who dared to pursue his dream, Walt Disney. It came as a shock that another magnificent man, just as talented, a man with a vision, was handed the short end of the stick at Disney. Jeffrey Katzenberg was given the boot at Disney despite having helped revive the animation empire. The man deserved a promotion and a raise, but they rewarded him with a pink slip. This goes to show that life isn't fair. However, his story doesn't end here. In fact, let's go back to the beginning. Jeffrey got his start as an assistant in Paramount. Only a year later, he got promoted to working directly under Michael Eisner who valued him for his many skills including but not limited to his instincts, speed and work ethic. Katzenberg took off like a rocket and produced hits like Grease, Beverly Hills Cop, and Saturday Night Fever. The man was on fire. As 1984 rolled around, Michael embarked on Disney as CEO and boarded Jeffrey with him just as Disney animation was sinking. Stalled projects, low profits, the timing was perfect to make some serious waves. Katzenberg to the rescue! He restructured the animation division and created a phenomenal hit: The Little Mermaid, a personal favorite of mine. And the hits just kept on coming! Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King. Katzenberg didn't just salvage Disney animation, he flipped its script on its head changing the animation game. Naturally, Katzenberg requested a share of the profits. Lo and behold, Eisner refused. The nerve on that guy. Instead of giving credit where credit is due, Disney fired Katzenberg, the home of dreams crushed Jeffrey's. The animation phenom didn't stay out of the game for long. He soon teamed up with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen and co-founded Dreamworks SKG in 1994. Disney's new worthy opponent was created and went on to release Shrek in 2001, an open satire of Disney. We can all agree that it was a smash hit, the Academy agreed as well. It gave the movie the first Oscar for Best Animated Feature, marking the industry officially shifting. Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, and How to Train Your Dragon are some of the fun movies Dreamworks gave life to. In 2016, Jeffrey made some serious bank. He sold Dreamworks Animation for 3.8 billion with his cut being 500 million dollars. The Good Guy always wins, even if he was fired by the organization that sold us on fairytales. He rewrote the playbook that Once Upon a Time belonged to Disney. Dreams really do come true!
