Tag: Coming to America
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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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Wesley Snipes Remembers Auditioning for the Original ‘Coming to America’
After more than 30 years, Coming 2 America is bringing back Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall to reprise their royal roles from the original comedy Coming to America. Joining them will be Wesley Snipes as a new character, a military man named General Izzi who will undoubtedly stir up trouble for the fictional African nation…
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Eddie Murphy Reclaims His Throne in ‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer
Amazon Studios has unveiled the first trailer for “Coming 2 America,” which sees the return of Eddie Murphy as the charming Prince Akeem.In the upcoming sequel, Prince Akeem, who is set to become the king of the fictional country of Zamunda, finds out he has a son he never knew about — a street-savvy Queens…
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‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Reprises One of His Most Iconic Roles in the Long-Awaited ‘Coming to America’ Sequel
Eddie Murphy reprises one of his most iconic roles in Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 hit Coming to America. Murphy is prince-turned-king Akeem of the African nation of Zamunda, who once again has to head to New York City. Original Coming to America cast members Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley,…
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‘Coming 2 America’ Sets March 2021 Release Date on Amazon
Amazon Studios has confirmed that it has acquired worldwide rights to keenly anticipated sequel “Coming 2 America” from Paramount Pictures, and has set a March 5, 2021 date to launch on Amazon Prime Video.Variety reported that the deal was being hammered out last month.The film is a sequel to John Landis’ 1988 comedy “Coming to…
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Tracy Morgan Joins Eddie Murphy in ‘Coming 2 America’
Tracy Morgan will join the cast of Paramount’s “Coming 2 America,” the sequel to Eddie Murphy’s 1988 cult comedy.Directed by John Landis, “Coming to America” followed Akeem (Murphy), the spoiled prince of a fictional African nation who protests against an arranged marriage set by his father, King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones). Traveling to America,…
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Jermaine Fowler to Co-Star With Eddie Murphy in ‘Coming 2 America’ (Exclusive)
Jermaine Fowler is set to play one of the leads opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount’s sequel “Coming 2 America,” sources tell Variety.“Hustle & Flow” helmer Craig Brewer is on board to direct the pic with the studio planning an August 7, 2020 release.Plot details of “Coming 2 America” are unknown, as are the details of…
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Max Landis Accused Of Sexual Assault, Physical Abuse, & More By Numerous Women In New Report
Max Landis seemingly had his career laid out in front of him at a very young age. The son of director John Landis, best known for films like “Animal House,” “The Blues Brothers,” “Coming to America,” and “An American Werewolf in London,” Max was able to turn one of his first scripts into a major…
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Kevin Hart to Produce, Likely Star in ‘Scrooged’ Remake as Paramount Mines Its ’80s Catalogue
Are you paying attention to what’s going on over at Paramount Pictures these days? It feels like it’s the 1980s all over again on that lot. We’ve got a Tom Cruise-led Top Gun sequel coming in for a landing next summer, while Eddie Murphy is prepping to shoot a Coming to America sequel. Speaking of…
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Chris Evans’ ‘Infinite’ Gets 2020 Summer Release Date
Paramount has dated Chris Evans’ past-lives drama “Infinite” for Aug. 7, 2020.The studio has also moved Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America” sequel off that date and back four months to Dec. 18, 2020. That holiday date had been occupied by James Cameron’s “Avatar 2,” but Disney announced on Tuesday that the sequel was moving back…