Dolemite Is My Name is a 2019 American biographical comedy film starring Eddie Murphy.
Cast[]
- Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore
- Wesley Snipes as D'Urville Martin
- Mike Epps as Jimmy Lynch
- Craig Robinson as Ben Taylor
- Tituss Burgess as Theodore Toney
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed
- Keegan-Michael Key as Jerry Jones
- Aleksandar Filimonovic as Joseph Bihari
- Tip "T.I." Harris
- Chris Rock as Daddy Fatts
- Ron Cephas Jones
- Luenell
- Gerald Downey as Bob Brooks
- Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nick
- Tommie Earl Jenkins
- Snoop Dogg
Production[]
On June 7, 2018, it was announced that Craig Brewer would direct Dolemite Is My Name from a script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski with Netflix producing and distributing. Eddie Murphy was set to star as Moore. Later that month, the rest of the principal cast was announced. In July 2018, Chris Rock and Ron Cephas Jones joined the cast. Principal photography began on June 12, 2018.
Release[]
Dolemite Is My Name will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019.