PICK-TURE PERFECT..

Murphy & cast keep on trucking

- By LYNN RUSK

EDDIE Murphy has been entertaining audiences with his flamboyant comedy style since the early 1980s, rising to fame as a standout cast member on Saturday Night Live (SNL) and later starring in the hit Beverly Hills Cop franchise.

The US actor and comedian went on to headline films like The Nutty Professor, voice the beloved Donkey in the Shrek series, and earn a Golden Globe for his role in the musical drama Dreamgirls.

Now 64, Murphy has teamed up with fellow SNL alumnus Pete Davidson in the heist comedy The Pickup.

Directed by Tim Story, the action-packed film follows two mismatched armoured truck drivers, Murphy's by-the-book veteran, Russell Pierce, and Davidson's reckless rookie, Travis Stolly, who are ambushed during a routine cash pickup by Zoe, a savvy mastermind played by Keke Palmer.

It also features stand-up star and actor Andrew Dice Clay as Clark as well as Ismael Cruz Cordova.

Murphy, who also serves as a producer, revealed that Davidson wasn't in the running for the role, until they saw him on SNL.