Dolemite Is My Name, they have plenty of trusted experience working with Murphy.
Davis and Fox said they’ve been working on the movie for about two and a half years so far. They haven’t necessarily been shooting during that entire time, but the pandemic afforded them an opportunity to have Angus Wall spend an incredible amount of time interviewing Eddie Murphy for the film. Davis explained:
“There’s already been hours and hours and hours and hours of footage shot with him talking about his early days in the business, his perception of comedy, people who influenced him, understanding what the life of a stand-up is, what makes him different from other stand-ups. It’s really cool, interesting stuff.”