An Eddie Murphy-Martin Lawrence romcom is the comfort watch America needs right now

Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy in the 1999 film Life. A quarter-century later, their kids are engaged – to each other. Photograph: Getty Images

His dad was the Nutty Professor. Her dad was Big Momma. And now they could be teaming up for their biggest blockbuster yet – a proper showbiz wedding.

Over the weekend Eric Murphy, the oldest of Eddie’s 10 children, announced his engagement to Jasmin Lawrence, the first of Martin Lawrence’s three kids; a slickly produced Instagram video features Eric dropping to one knee and popping the question in a candlelit room full of roses. “God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny,” read the caption. “We couldn’t be more excited for this chapter.”