Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, Eddie Murphy, and more attended the World Premiere Of Amazon MGM Studios’ “The Pickup” in Los Angeles.
A routine cash pickup turns into a deadly pursuit for two mismatched armored truck drivers (Murphy and Davidson) who are ambushed by ruthless criminals.
Keke Palmer is one of the ruthless criminals who uses her feminine wiles to bed one of the armored truck drivers (Davidson) the night before the attempted heist.
Palmer says Murphy, 64, and Davidson, 31, improvised most of their scenes.
“They were improvising constantly, and it was really sweet to see. It’s so cool because you see two different generations,” said Palmer.
“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.
Davidson says working with Murphy was “a bucket list thing.” He wanted to work with the actor-comedian since he was seven.
“Pete comes from SNL (Saturday Night Live). He’s a standup comic. We’re both from the East Coast,” said Murphy, who launched his comedy career on SNL.
“I love to get into a scene with somebody else that’s funny, improvise with them, and start playing. I love it,” Murphy added.
“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,” Murphy said of his 43-year career.
Murphy’s upcoming projects include The Pink Panther and a George Clinton biopic.
“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,” Murphy said.
Watch the trailer below.
