In another sign that things are starting to get back to normal, or at least settle into a new normal, the Oscar nominations are here! The 94th Academy Awards will hopefully look a bit different than last year’s ceremony. But one thing is for sure, the nominees will get us talking for the next few weeks as we theorize about who will win the big … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2022′ Revealed!!! Check Out the Full List!!
After the immense success of Coming 2 America, Amazon is making sure they get Eddie Murphy for a while longer. The streamer announced a three-picture and first-look film deal with the star to formalize a relationship that is sure to bring a lot more viewers to the platform. According to Amazon, the 2021 comedy sequel was the #1 streamed movie of the weekend of the … Continue reading Amazon and Eddie Murphy Sign First-Look and Three-Picture Deal!!
Just as AT&T is offloading WarnerMedia, a new conglomerate is taking shape. Rumors have swirled for a while now that Amazon was looking to buy MGM, and this morning those rumors were made official with the announcement that Amazon will indeed acquire MGM for $8.45 billion. That means Amazon will now be in control of the James Bond franchise, which could have major repercussions for … Continue reading Amazon Officially Buying MGM for $8.45 Billion!!
Synopsis – The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son. My Take – Released back in 1988, the John Landis directed romantic comedy, Coming to America, was a massive hit, earning about $288 million worldwide on its comparatively smaller $36 million budget. … Continue reading Coming 2 America (2021) Review!!
Amazon has released a super snazzy new trailer for Coming 2 America, the highly anticipated sequel to 1988’s Coming to America. The comedy sequel stars Eddie Murphy as King Akeem, the ruler of Zamunda, and Arsenio Hall as Semmi, his best friend and advisor. Murphy and Hall lead an all-star cast in the comedy sequel directed by Craig Brewer, written by Barry W. Blaustein & David Sheffield and Kenya Barris, and based on characters created by … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets a New Super Bowl Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet the unlikely heir to the throne of Zamunda. A sequel to the 1988 comedy ‘Coming to America’. Directed – Craig Brewer Starring – Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets a Full Trailer!! Check It Out!!
A new poster for Coming 2 America, the sequel to 1988’s Coming to America, has arrived courtesy of Amazon Studios. This new poster not only features the movie’s star, Eddie Murphy, but reminds us of all the major cast and characters joining the sequel. With Coming 2 America set to hit Amazon Prime Video in March, we’ve been getting plenty of eye-popping looks at the highly anticipated comedy sequel. … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet the unlikely heir to the throne of Zamunda. A sequel to the 1988 comedy ‘Coming to America’. Directed – Craig Brewer Starring – Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets a First Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Amazon Studios has released the official poster for Coming 2 America, the upcoming sequel to 1988’s Coming to America. Both Coming 2 America and the 2020 sequel star Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Garcelle Beauvais, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Shari Headley, Louis Anderson, and Vanessa Bell Calloway. Coming 2 America is directed by Craig Brewer, who directed Murphy in Coming to America and, most recently, the acclaimed Netflix movie Dolemite Is My Name. The official poster for Coming 2 America arrives just a few … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets a First Poster!! Check It Out!!
New images from Coming 2 America introduce the new characters joining Eddie Murphy’s sequel. The original Coming to America hit theaters back in 1988 during the height of Murphy’s star power and quickly became one of his most beloved comedies. It saw him play Akeem, the prince of a fictional African country called Zamunda, on a trip to America to find a wife. Despite its critical, cultural, … Continue reading ‘Coming to America 2’: New Images Introduce the New Cast!! Check It Out!!
Amazon has released the first-look images for its Eddie Murphy comedy sequel, Coming 2 America. The photos were posted to the Prime Video Twitter account and feature Murphy back as the royal son Akeem of Zamunda, along with Arsenio Hall as Akeem’s trusted friend and confidante Semmi. Others pictured are James Earl Jones as Akeem’s father King Jaffe Joffer and Shari Headley as Akeem’s wife Lisa … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Gets First Images!! Check It Out!!
Good morning, my neighbors! Fans of Coming to America have waited 32 years for a sequel but the wait will be over soon, as Amazon has finally confirmed a deal for the Eddie Murphy comedy Coming 2 America, which will debut on Prime Video on March 5. Craig Brewer (Dolemite Is My Name) directed the sequel, which follows newly-crowned King Akeem (Murphy) and his trusted confidante … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’: Eddie Murphy led Sequel to Arrive on Amazon in March 2021!!
In what was likely inevitable given the ongoing pandemic, Eddie Murphy‘s Coming to America sequel is skipping theaters and being sold to Amazon in a deal reportedly worth $125 million, according to Variety. Should the deal close, Coming 2 America would premiere Dec. 18 on Amazon Prime Video, and it would represent an impressive 1-2 punch for the streaming giant on the heels of its … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’: Eddie Murphy Sequel Heads to Amazon Prime Video in December!!
2ND UPDATE: Sylvester Stallone’s MGM thriller Samaritan is heading to Dec. 11, 2020. I hear that the actual reason for the move was that the Stallone film needs more time to be completed. That’s one week after the first weekend in December which following Black Friday weekend is a no man’s zone for wide entries. Samaritan becomes the only wide entry as of right now on … Continue reading ‘Samaritan’: Sylvester Stallone MGM Thriller Gets December 2020 Release Date!!
For my money, John Woo‘s classic 1997 action-thriller Face/Off is one of the most entertaining movies ever made, so it comes as no surprise that Paramount is developing a remake that will feature a new cast rather than original stars John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. Oren Uziel has been tapped to write the script, and Fast and Furious franchise producer Neal Moritz will produce the reboot, while original … Continue reading ‘Face/Off’ Remake in the Works at Paramount from ‘Fast and Furious’ Producer!!
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 (Semmi), James Earl Jones (King Jaffe Joffer), Paul Bates (Oha) … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Adds Tracy Morgan and Rotimi!!!
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 that Grammy-nominated rapper Rick Ross (Uncle Drew) has signed on … Continue reading ‘Coming 2 America’ Adds James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, Rick Ross and Wesley Snipes!!
