Tag: Coming 2 America
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The Morning Watch: ‘Coming 2 America’ Scene Breakdown, One-Hour Making of ‘Godzilla’ Featurette & More
The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, listen as Coming 2 America director Craig Brewer…
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10 Eddie Murphy Films You Can Stream Now or Buy on Blu-Ray
All products and services featured by IndieWire are independently selected by IndieWire editors. However, IndieWire may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.“Coming 2 America” proves that audience are still itching to see Eddie Murphy onscreen, no matter how long he…
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‘Coming 2 America’ Was the Most Watched Streaming Movie On Opening Weekend Since The Pandemic Began…But Does That Really Mean Anything?
Coming 2 America was a sequel that was a long time coming — it was finally released more than 30 years after the original 1988 hit comedy. So it stands to reason that the long-awaited Coming to America sequel, which brings back Eddie Murphy and other original cast members, would have legions of nostalgic fans…
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Coming 2 America is an unfunny disaster for representation | Kovie Biakolo
Eddie Murphy’s much-anticipated sequel to the 1988 comedy is archaic in its portrayal of both black Africans and Americans as well as being devoid of humourThe shortcomings of the much-anticipated comedy sequel Coming 2 America are too many to list. But they all begin and end with the unfortunate yet predictable truth that the film…
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How Amazon Primed ‘Coming 2 America’s’ Successful First Weekend
As New York City cinemas scrambled to reopen across the country, Amazon Prime worked to build buzz in the lead up to “Coming 2 America’s” March 5 release.Initially scheduled to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on Aug. 7, 2020, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 classic was pushed back to Dec. 18, 2020.…
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‘Coming 2 America’ Almost Had a Cameo by ‘The Nutty Professor’ Family the Klumps
This week brings Coming 2 America to Amazon Prime, and it’s already an overstuffed affair, with Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and almost everyone from the original returning for another round. Murphy and Hall are also playing multiple characters again, just as they did in the first movie, but there was once an idea that would…
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Arsenio Hall: ‘In the 90s I was black Twitter’
As late-night TV’s first black host, Hall introduced Mc Hammer and RuPaul to the world. Now, he’s returning to the spotlight in the sequel to Eddie Murphy hit Coming to America“So I’m watching this guy and I’m like: ‘All he has is a glass of juice … and his braaaain,’” says Arsenio Hall, who is…
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Sequel Bits: ‘Extraction,’ ‘Coming 2 America,’ ‘Jurassic Park 3,’ ‘Give ‘Em Hell, Malone 2’
In this edition of Sequel Bits: Director Sam Hargrave teases the possibility of an Extraction cinematic universe See the new Coming 2 America poster Sam Neill only figured out how to play Alan Grant in Jurassic Park III A Give ‘Em Hell, Malone sequel starring Thomas Jane is in the works. Would you want an…
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Paramount Turned Down Offers from Streamers to Buy ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Paramount Pictures has spent much of the pandemic selling off its major titles to the big streamers, including Amazon Studios and Netflix. In 2020 alone, Paramount sold films including Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar contender “The Trial of the Chicago 7” to Netflix, as well as Michael Showalter’s action comedy “The Lovebirds.” Meanwhile, Paramount sold the rights…
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Amazon Circling Chris Pratt Sci-Fi Film ‘The Tomorrow War’ in $200 Million Megadeal (Exclusive)
Amazon Studios has swept in and is poised to land “The Tomorrow War,” a science-fiction action film with Chris Pratt that Skydance developed and produced. The price for the film is rumored to be roughly $200 million, but insiders stress the sale has not been finalized and financial terms have yet to be determined.The film…