Eddie Murphy’s next movie finds him in the role of a lifetime: himself.
The Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” (streaming Nov. 12) chronicles the comedian’s nearly 50-year career from his start on “Saturday Night Live” to hit movies like “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Shrek.” Many of his famous friends are interviewed, and the film takes the audience into Murphy's home for candid conversations.
“Eddie's somebody that he feels he's known who he is from the beginning,” director Angus Wall tells USA TODAY for the exclusive first look at the documentary. “He's been on a path of destiny since he was a kid. He is an artist where he can express himself through many different ways, not just through comedy or acting, but through music and all these different things.
“He's just got an incredibly flexible mind and spirit. His openness was really refreshing and kind of surprising.”
Wall started working on the movie in 2019, when he was given “unprecedented access” behind the scenes of Murphy’s hosting gig on “SNL.” “We filmed in (Lorne Michaels’) office, which nobody's ever done and nobody may ever do again,” the filmmaker says.
