Synopsis – After years of living alone, an eccentric black and white couple find real companionship and romance. Directed – Charles Burnett Starring – Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones, Margot Kidder Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ Trailer Teases the 4K Theatrical Re-Release of the Lost 1999 Comedy!! Check It Out!!
The entertainment world is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic voices. James Earl Jones, the legendary actor who brought to life two of cinema’s most memorable characters — Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King — passed away this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93. His death was confirmed by his representatives at … Continue reading Legendary Actor James Earl Jones Passes Away!!
91-year-old actor James Earl Jones has voiced the iconic villain Darth Vader for over 40 years, and now he is stepping away from the character. While Star Wars fans are accustomed to seeing digitally de-aged characters like Mark Hamill in The Book of Boba Fett now is the time for the voices of some legacy actors to be digitally recreated via A.I. In a new … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: James Earl Jones Has Retired from Voicing Darth Vader!!
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!!
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!!
Director Jon Favreau’s The Lion King has become the fourth Disney-released movie to pass $1 billion at the global box office, reaching the milestone in less than three weeks. By today (Wednesday) The Lion King has grossed $361 million domestically, with a further $639 million from international markets. It joins Captain Marvel ($1.128 billion), Avengers: Endgame ($2.793 billion) and Aladdin ($1.011 billion) as four of … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Disney Film Crosses $1 Billion at the Global BO!!
Synopsis – After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery. My Take – With Disney enjoying tremendous box office success with the live action interpretations of The Jungle Book and the recently released Aladdin, which despite mixed reviews has earned close to $1 billion worldwide, it was inevitable that someday … Continue reading The Lion King (2019) Review!!!
Another TV spot has landed for the upcoming remake of the 1994 Disney classic The Lion King which gives us a peek at a fully-grown Simba taking on his villainous uncle, Scar; watch it here: Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover (Atlanta, Solo: A Star Wars Story) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls, Lemonade visual album) as … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New TV Spot Has Simba confronting Scar!! Check It Out!!
With less than two weeks to go until the hotly-anticipated release of The Lion King, another six TV spots have arrived online for the CG-animated remake of the 1994 Disney classic; watch them here: Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover (Atlanta, Solo: A Star Wars Story) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls, Lemonade visual album) as Simba’s … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Disney Reveals Six New TV Spots!! Check It Out!!
Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to share a new TV spot for the hotly-anticipated CGI-animated adventure drama The Lion King which showcases best friends Timon & Pumbaa; watch it here: https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/1146450729261047808 Lions rule the African savanna in The Lion King, which welcomes Donald Glover (Atlanta, Solo: A Star Wars Story) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (Dreamgirls, Lemonade visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New TV Spot Showcases Timon and Pumbaa!! Check It Out!!
Just two weeks before it’s set to sail into theaters, The Lion King is offering fans a new perspective on its cast and characters. Director Jon Favreau is returning to the world of live-action to bring 1994’s The Lion King to life as part of Disney’s recent plan to do live-action remakes of many of their beloved animated films. Earlier 2019 entries included Dumbo and Aladdin with Lady & the Tramp set to … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’ Character Portraits Offer a Different Look at the Cast!! Check It Out!!
With less than a month to go until its highly-anticipated release, Disney has unveiled another five posters for JonFavreau’s upcoming remake of the 1994 animated classic The Lion King featuring Simba, Timon, Pumbaa, and Mufasa; take a look at the posters here: Directed by Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book), The Lion King features a voice cast that includes Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Wars Story) as Simba, Beyonce (Dreamgirls) … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Disney’s Anticipated Film Gets Five New Posters!! Check It Out!
With its release just a month away, Disney has revealed a new TV spot for the hotly-anticipated remake The Lion King which features the Oscar-winning track ‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’, performed by stars Beyonce (Nala) and Donald Glover (Simba); watch it here: Directed by Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book), The Lion King features a voice cast that includes Donald Glover (Solo: A Star Wars Story) as Simba, … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New TV Spot Has Donald Glover and Beyonce Singing!! Check It Out!!
Look, no one is going to say Jon Favreau‘s update on Disney’s The Lion King doesn’t look impressive. The film’s state-of-the-art visuals render the Serengeti and the animals that populate it darn near photorealistic, if not like straight up live-action. But a new TV spot finally gives us a glimpse of the lion characters talking, and honestly it looks kind of weird? I don’t know, … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New TV Spot Shows the Animals Talking!! Check It Out!!
Disney has released a series of character posters for the highly anticipated new film The Lion King. The movie is, of course, based on the iconic 1994 Disney animated film, but this time around director Jon Favreau (The Jungle Book, Iron Man) is utilizing cutting-edge technology to present a world full of photoreal characters. That means the African animals that populate the film are all … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’ Character Posters and TV Spot Offer New Looks at the Ensemble!! Check It Out!!
After scoring several big successes in the past few years, The Walt Disney Company has went all in on its animated remakes in 2019, delivering not one but three new versions of beloved classics. Tim Burton’s Dumbo failed to soar back in March with an underwhelming box office run that totalled out at just $348.1 million, while Aladdin fared better this weekend but doesn’t look … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Early Tracking Suggests a Huge $230 million Opening at the Domestic BO!!
A handful of new The Lion King images have landed online, offering a closer look at the highly anticipated new film. While Disney’s Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and even The Jungle Book were billed as “live-action remakes,” after seeing the footage from The Lion King it’s safe to say this is not a live-action movie. Instead, director Jon Favreau has pushed the technology he … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New Images Offer a Closer Look at Disney’s Remake!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – CGI and live-action re-imagining of the 1994 Disney classic. Directed – Jon Favreau Starring (voices of) – Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New Trailer Fully Reveals Disney’s Latest Adaption!! Check It Out!!
In the midst of last night’s Oscars event, Disney unveiled their latest look at Jon Favreau‘s CG-animated remake of the 1994 classic, The Lion King. There’s not much in the way of new footage or material here, but it does feature the stirring first few bars of the iconic “Circle of Life” song and another helping of super-cute Simba. We’ll have to wait a bit … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: New TV Spot Remind Us of Simba’s Return!! Check It Out!!
Paramount is feeling confident about their long-in-the-works sequel, Coming to America 2. The original 1988 comedy that saw Eddie Murphy‘s Prince Akeem head to America with his servant Semmi (Arsenio Hall) will get a second chapter next year as the studio has set an August 7, 2020 release. With that date announced, an official production start date and cast reveal shouldn’t be too awful far … Continue reading ‘Coming to America’ Sequel to Arrive In Summer 2020!!!
It looks like Coming to America 2 might actually be happening folks. A sequel to the 1988 smash hit comedy has been in the works for a few years now, and the last update we had came in 2017 with the news that Black-ish creator Kenya Barris was writing the script for Jonthan Levine (50/50) directing. Levine is no longer involved, but Deadline reports that … Continue reading ‘Coming to America 2’ Finds New Director With Eddie Murphy Confirmed to Return!!!
Synopsis – CGI and live-action re-imagining of the 1994 Disney classic. Directed – Jon Favreau Starring (voices of) – Seth Rogen, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: First Trailer Reveals Jon Favreau’s Cinematic Take on the 1994 Disney Classic!!! Check It Out!!
Disney’s new take on The Lion King, now in live-action with hybrid animation, is one step closer to taking theaters the world over by storm. The first behind-the-scenes image of some of the movie’s core cast members was recently revealed by director Jon Favreau. The image features Favreau with previously announced cast members Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner as the impeccably cast Pumbaa and Timon, respectively, … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: The Cast Assembles in New Behind-the-Scenes Photo!! Check It Out!!
Though I’ve personally never understood the draw entirely, live-action Disney remakes are clearly making bank at the box office. The Jungle Book placed fifth in the top ten highest-grossing films of 2016, sandwiched between Deadpool and The Secret Lives of Pets, whereas Beauty and the Beast was the second highest-grossing movie of last year, inevitably losing the top spot to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Live-Action Remake Will Only Use Four Songs from the Original’s Soundtrack!!!
After the wildfire success of Bill Condon‘s Beauty and The Beast (which is still sitting pretty as the highest grossing movie of 2017 so far), you can bet your bottom dollar that Disney is ready to throw around some serious cash to make the most of their animated classic catalogue with star-studded live-action adaptations. Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King is one of the most anticipated remakes on the lineup (though … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’: Disney Announces Full Live-Action Cast; New Synopsis Revealed!!! Check It Out!!
Alfre Woodard is the latest to join Jon Favreau‘s The Lion King, voicing Sarabi, Simba’s mom. Woodard joins Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones, who will be reprising his role as Mufasa. Madge Sinclair voiced Sarabi in the original 1994 Disney animated version. Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and John Oliver will also voice parts in the feature, which recently added Chiwetel Ejiofor to its roster to play the villain, Scar. Jeff Nathanson … Continue reading Alfre Woodard Joins Disney’s ‘The Lion King’!!
As Disney continues to cast up its highly anticipated live-action The Lion King, it appears the Mouse House has settled on its Scar. The Wrap reports that Oscar-nominated 12 Years a Slave actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is currently in talks to take on the villainous role in the live-action redo. Director Jon Favreau signed on to helm The Lion King shortly after the success of his cutting edge take on The … Continue reading Chiwetel Ejiofor in Talks to Voice Scar in Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Lion King’!!!
Disney appears to have a problem-free philosophy when it comes to casting their upcoming The Lion King remake, which is to say they’re absolutely nailing it. The latest pieces of brilliance is the addition of Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner (Parks & Rec), who The Wrap reports are both in final negotiations to get their Hakuna Matata on as the iconic duo Timon and Pumbaa. Eichner is in … Continue reading ‘The Lion King’ Remake Eyeing Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon and Pumbaa!!!
With Beauty and the Beast having firmly crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Disney is ready to date another live-action remake of one of its 90s animated classics. We learned a few months ago that the studio was moving full-speed ahead on a live-action The Lion King, and now director Jon Favreau has announced on Twitter that the film will hit theaters … Continue reading Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Lion King’ Gets 2019 Release Date!!!
Simba and Nala may be downright drunk in love when Disney’s live-action The Lion King rolls around. Indeed, the Mouse House is fast-tracking this adaptation of the animated classic, and as casting is underway they’ve set their sights as high as possible for the role of Nala. Per Variety, none other than Beyonce is the studio’s top choice to take on the female lead voice … Continue reading Beyonce Is Top Choice to Play Nala in Disney’s ‘The Lion King’!!!
Last year was Disney’s year. Well, alright, maybe every year is freaking Disney’s year. They have their hands in most of the most profitable franchises currently out there and despite their obvious corporate leanings, they have produced a few great movies recently. The most notable one would have to be David Lowery‘s magnificent live-action remake of Pete’s Dragon, which featured some of the best use … Continue reading Donald Glover & James Earl Jones Set as Leads in Jon Favreau’s Live-Action ‘The Lion King’!!!
Synopsis – The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. My Take – I know quite some people of this generation who don’t care or agree about the huge cultural & commercial significance of the Star Wars franchise on our society. In part I do blame the underwhelming response to the prequels, … Continue reading Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Review!!!
The pre-weekend tracking in for Disney’s second Lucasfilm release, the Star Wars: A New Hope prequel Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the numbers are high. This time last year, the studio shattered box office records with the return of the iconic sci-fi fantasy franchise when The Force Awakens slam dunked the all-time biggest opening box office weekend of with $248 million domestic. But Rogue One is … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Opening Weekend Box Office Tracking for $120-150 Million!!!
Pardon me, but I’m going to have to tell you what you probably already guessed. Lucasfilm’s Star Wars prequel Rogue One will not have a sequel. Because it already has one. It’s called Star Wars. Because Rogue One is a Star Wars prequel. Sorry, I got stuck in a logic loop for a second there. But to be fair, it’s reasonable to assume that Disney … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ To Not Have a Sequel!!
Synopsis – The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans to the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow. Directed – Gareth Edwards Starring – Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Assembles a Diverse Team of Rebels!! Check It Out!!
With the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story impending, a lot of questions are about to be answered for Lucasfilm. Will casual moviegoers show up for a Star Wars movie that’s not part of the traditional chronology? Will Star Wars fans spark to a film without Jedi? These are all unknowns that have plagued Lucasfilm since the decision to move forward with what at first were called “anthology” films … Continue reading Lucasfilm Mulling a ‘Star Wars’ Future without “Episodes”; Josh Trank’s Boba Fett Spinoff Had a Teaser!!
The early box office tracking for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is in, and it is very good news for Lucasfilm. Before we get too deep, however, it’s important to note that tracking is A. Incredibly imprecise, B. Just a starting point, and C. Incredibly imprecise. In recent years box office tracking has become less reliable as films like Deadpool opened to $50 million higher than expected, but … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Box Office Tracking for Stellar $130 Million (or Higher) Opening Weekend!!
We’ve met Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso and her rebel squadron, the villain Orson Krennic (Ben Mendolsohn), and the return of Darth Vader. Now it’s time to meet some of the characters, planets, and ships spotted in the background in the trailers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As part of EW’s latest issue, a batch of 15 new photos have been released. Among them are Senators Jebel … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ Images Reveal New Faces, Planets, and Ships. Check It Out!!
Disney has released a new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story TV spot. For those unfamiliar with Rogue One, the story takes place before the events of A New Hope and centers on a group of rebels who are sent to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. They are led by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) whose father (Mads Mikkelsen) was forced by the Empire to build the destructive space … Continue reading ‘Rogue One’ TV Spot Fights to Save the Rebellion, Save the Dream!!! Check It Out!!
Following yesterday’s international trailer for Rogue One, two more international trailers have dropped for the film. For those unfamiliar with Rogue One, the story takes place before the events of A New Hope and centers on a group of rebels who are sent to retrieve the plans for the Death Star. They are led by Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) whose father (Mads Mikkelsen) was forced by the Empire to … Continue reading Two More ‘Rogue One’ International Trailers Reveal New Footage from the ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff!! Check It Out!!
