Overview

• ‘The Pickup’ held its world premiere on July 27 at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles with Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer and director Tim Story on the red carpet.
• Director Tim Story and writers Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider encouraged the cast to use the script as a blueprint and play off each other’s improvisations for comedic effect.
• In the heist comedy, mismatched armored truck drivers Russell (Murphy) and Travis (Davidson) are ambushed by criminals led by Zoe (Palmer) in a casino-bound robbery.
• Prime Video will begin streaming the film on August 6, marking Amazon MGM’s strategic expansion of its original comedy slate following the success of Candy Cane Lane.
• Davidson described working opposite Murphy as a “bucket list” experience and the pair’s genuine off-screen camaraderie has become a focal point of the film’s promotion.