Let the Eddie Murphy comeback commence.
The legendary comedian and actor has rarely appeared on screen in the last decade, but he’s karate-chopping his way back in the exclusive first trailer for Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name.
Murphy stars as real-life comedian and “Godfather of Rap” Rudy Ray Moore, who went from floundering comic to word-of-mouth sensation thanks to his outlandish 1970s blaxploitation character Dolemite. Set to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and have a limited theatrical release in the fall, the film from director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) follows Moore’s mission to make Dolemite, a movie unlike anything done before. Starring alongside Murphy are Tituss Burgess, Craig Robinson, Mike Epps, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Keegan-Michael Key, Snoop Dogg, and Wesley Snipes.