Prime Video released the first trailer for Candy Cane Lane on Thursday, and it’s filled with holiday cheer and hijinks.
Eddie Murphy leads the cast as Chris Carver, a husband and father who inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell), to boost his chances of winning his neighborhood’s Christmas decorating contest.
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Tracee Ellis Ross co-stars as Murphy’s wife Carol. Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, and Madison Thomas play their children.
“I just want it to be the best Christmas ever,” Murphy says in the trailer.
The couple’s kids have very different holiday wishes.
“End hunger, stop climate change, a new Drake album,” Mixson chimes in.
Tracee Ellis Ross agrees, the world needs more Drake music. “I love Drake!” she says.
The fictional family members are gettimg their wish early, because Drake dropped his eighth solo studio album, For All the Dogs, on Oct. 6. The LP includes the singles “8AM in Charlotte” and “Slime You Out” featuring SZA.
But with the album’s release came a bit of bad news for fans. Drake revealed on Sirius XM’s “Table For One” podcast that he’s taking a break from music for “maybe a year,” to deal with health issues.
“I’ve been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach. So I need to focus on my health and I need to get right,” he said during the Oct. 6 interview.
As for Candy Cane Lane, the holiday film is inspired by a true story and directed Reginald Hudlin.
The movie premieres globally on Prime Video Dec. 1, 2023.
Check out the teaser trailer below.
