Overview
- The Oct. 22 trailer presents extended, at-home interviews as Murphy reflects on his life, craft and public persona.
- Two-time Academy Award winner Angus Wall directs, with producers John Davis, John Fox, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Terry Leonard and Kent Kubena attached.
- A wide roster of peers appears in the film, including Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tracy Morgan.
- Murphy says in the trailer, “I started so young,” crediting his early rise to audiences seeing a young Black performer “take charge,” and he jokes that MTV’s Ridiculousness is his favorite show.
- Wall notes Murphy has never “played himself” on screen before, describing the documentary as a pursuit of what guided him through decades of fame.