Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, as well as director Craig Brewer, have reunited in Atlanta after Dolemite to film the sequel to the 1980s film, Coming To America. Additionally, Atlanta-born and raised Tip ‘TI’ Harris performs in the supporting cast. TI is an interdisciplinary Atlanta artist, famous for both his music and his appearances in films like American Gangster and Ant Man. Last, but certainly not least, Ruth E. Carter designed the costumes in Dolemite. Carter has received an Academy Award for her outstanding costume design in Black Panther, which was also filmed in Georgia.

Watch the trailer here: Dolemite Is My Name

Synopsis

Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. However, his ambitions exceed selling bootleg records deemed too racy for mainstream radio stations to play. Moore convinces a social justice-minded dramatist (Keegan-Michael Key) to write his alter ego a film, incorporating kung fu, car chases, and Lady Reed (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), an ex-backup singer who becomes his unexpected comedic foil. Despite clashing with his pretentious director, D’Urville Martin (Wesley Snipes), and countless production hurdles at their studio in the dilapidated Dunbar Hotel, Moore’s Dolemite becomes a runaway box office smash and a defining movie of the Blaxploitation era.

Comics and rappers have praised Moore as a pioneering influence over the past few decades, and Dolemite Is My Name is a hilarious celebration of a singular talent who made his own legend. From director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Empire); Emmy and Golden Globe-winning writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (Ed Wood, The People vs. O.J. Simpson); and the producing team of Oscar and Golden Globe nominee John Davis (Ferdinand, Joy), Golden Globe nominee John Fox (Joy) and Murphy; the film features an all-star supporting cast — including Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Snoop Dogg, Ron Cephas Jones, Barry Shabaka Henley, Tip ‘TI’ Harris, Luenell, Tasha Smith — plus costumes designed by Academy Award winner Ruth E. Carter (Black Panther).

Directed by: Craig Brewer

Produced by: John Davis, John Fox, Eddie Murphy

Screenplay by: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss

Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-Mcphee, Snoop Dogg, Ron Cephas

Jones, Barry Shabaka Henley, Tip ‘TI’ Harris, Luenell, Tasha Smith, and Wesley

Snipes

Edited by: Billy Fox

Costume Designer: Ruth E. Carter

Production Designer: Clay Griffith

Visit: www.netflix.com/dolemiteismyname