Last month it was reported that Amazon had acquired the upcoming Eddie Murphy sequel Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures, and now the streamer has announced that the film will release worldwide on March 5th 2021. Here’s the official synopsis: Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and […]
Paramount sells Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America to Amazon
In a year that’s seen Paramount unload both The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the action-comedy Lovebirds to streamers, the studio has now sold the upcoming sequel Coming 2 America to Amazon in a deal worth roughly $125 million. Due to the ongoing movie theater closures across the globe which has seen countless blockbusters […]
Wesley Snipes and a Welcome Return to Character Acting
Tom Jolliffe looks at Wesley Snipes’ recent film work, and there seems to be a welcome shift to the kind of interesting character actor roles he was known for earlier in his career… Wesley Snipes saw something of a career down turn after hanging up his shades for Blade. Of course there have been well […]
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Eddie Murphy says Coming to America sequel will be PG-13
Well, here’s something that may well dampen some of the enthusiasm for Coming 2 America, as Eddie Murphy has revealed during an interview with CinemaBlend that the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic will be PG-13, as opposed to the R-rating of the original film. “I think what happened was, there was a period […]
Coming to America 2 adds Tracy Morgan and Rotimi
Deadline is reporting that Tracy Morgan (The Last OG) and R&B star Rotimi (Power) have been cast in Paramount Pictures’ Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 comedy classic Coming to America. The film is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) and sees the return of Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem), Arsenio Hall […]
Shari Headley confirmed for Coming 2 America
Shari Headley has become the latest Coming to America star confirmed to return for the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy classic, with the actress set to reprise the role of Lisa McDowell, love-interest and eventual wife to Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem of Zamunda in Coming 2 America. Headley and Murphy are joined in the […]
Coming to America 2 director discusses the sequel as John Amos confirmed to return
Having teamed with Eddie Murphy on the upcoming Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite Is My Name, director Craig Brewer now finds himself tackling Coming 2 America, the sequel to Murphy’s 1988 comedy classic – an experience he says is “both a joy and incredibly daunting.” “Every day we realize the legacy that we are playing […]
Coming 2 America adds James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, Rick Ross and Wesley Snipes
Casting continues on Coming 2 America, with Deadline reporting that James Earl Jones and Paul Bates will be reprising their roles as King Jaffe Joffer and Oha as they reunite with Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Arsenio Hall’s Semmi in the follow-up to the 1988 comedy classic. Along with Jones and Bates, it’s also been announced […]
Arsenio Hall confirmed for Semmi return in Coming 2 America
Deadline is reporting that Arsenio Hall has closed his deal to reunite with Eddie Murphy in Paramount’s comedy sequel Coming 2 America, where he’ll reprise the role of Semmi, the trusted aide and best friend to Murphy’s Prince Akeem. So far, Murphy and Hall are the only cast members from the 1988 original confirmed to […]
