Keke Palmer revealed how she managed her admiration for Eddie Murphy whereas filming The Pickup, selecting professionalism over fan-girling on set.
Keke Palmer held again her inside superfan whereas working alongside Eddie Murphy on the set of The Pickup, a brand new heist comedy now streaming on Prime Video, selecting professionalism over peppering the comedy legend with questions.
The actress, identified for her roles in Scream Queens and Nope, advised Leisure Weekly that she and co-star Pete Davidson made a aware effort to keep away from overwhelming Murphy with curiosity about his decades-long profession.
“I requested him questions and stuff, however it was kinda like being on set with the clever sage, so I didn’t need to overdo it,” Palmer mentioned. “Me and Pete talked about that on a regular basis, the place it’s like — you need to know a lot and you would actually spend day-after-day interviewing him, however you additionally need to be respectful of the truth that this isn’t an interview and that is his job and we’re at work. So I used to be actually attempting to be as skilled as potential.”
Palmer, who grew up watching Murphy’s iconic movies along with her father, mentioned his work holds deep private that means. Nevertheless it wasn’t till the press tour that she felt a deeper reference to the Beverly Hills Cop star.
“After the film, while you get to spend extra time collectively off-set, clearly, you do get aware of individuals, and I feel I began to see that Eddie actually acquired me simply as a lot as I acquired him,” she mentioned. “It’s been actually cool as a result of after we had been doing press, he mentioned that I reminded him of him. I had no concept that he was watching me, or that he was conscious of me, and that basically touched me.”
The Pickup, which pairs Murphy’s sharp comedic timing with a brand new technology of expertise, is presently obtainable for streaming on Prime Video.
