Tracee Ellis Rosshas signed on toEddie Murphy’s latest project, a new holiday movie,Candy Cane Lane.Variety reports thatfilming is currently underwayin Los Angeles for the film directed by Reginald Hudlin and produced by Amazon Studios. The film features Murphy and Ross though specific details about their roles and the plot are being kept quiet for now. The script, written by Kelly Younger, is inspired by his childhood holiday experiences.
Candy Cane Lanemarks a new collaboration between Eddie Murphy and Amazon Studios and is the first project in a 2021 three-picture deal, following the success of Murphy’sComing 2 Americaon Prime Video. Murphy is an actor, comedian, and producer whose career has spanned more than four decades. He first rose to fame as a cast member onSaturday Night Livein the 1980s, where he quickly gained popularity for his sketch comedy and impersonations. In the years since, he has become known for his work in film, starring in several successful comedies such asBeverly Hills Copand the firstComing to Americafilm.
Ross is an award-winning actress, producer, and CEO. Throughout eight seasons, for her hitBlack-ish,Ross won a Golden Globe, six NAACP Image Awards, and five Primetime Emmys.
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Ross’ Busy Slate Since Black-Ish
The multi-award winning star, Tracee Ellis Ross, has been busy since the wrap of Black-ish with many producing and acting projects underway. After the success of the original series, which ran for six seasons from 2014 to 2020, a number of spin-off shows were developed. Ross has reprised her role as Rainbow Johnson in three of these spin-offs:Grown-ish,Mixed-ish, andOld-ish. Ross has served as an executive producer on these three spin-off series.
In 2020, she starred in the filmThe High Noteand also provided the voice of Diane Nguyen in the animated seriesBoJack Horseman. Ross will also appear opposite Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) in an upcoming feature film directed by Cord Jefferson (The Good Place) for MGM’s Orion Pictures.
Ross has lent her producing skills to the Onyx Collective-Hulu docuseriesThe Hair Talesand the upcoming podcast seriesI Am America.Ross has hosted the American Music Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.
