Star Eddie Murphy had already revealed that the comedy sequel Coming 2 America would be targeting a PG-13 certificate as opposed to the R-rating of the classic 1988 original, and now that has been made official by the Motion Picture Association of America. With its release set for this March through Amazon Prime Video, the […]
Coming to America 2 gets August 2020 release date
Last month it was announced that Eddie Murphy is set to reprise the role of Akeem, Crown Prince of Zamunda, for a sequel to the 1988 comedy classic Coming to America, and now comes word that Paramount Pictures has set a release date for the film. The as-yet-untitled Coming to America 2 will open in […]
Coming to America 2 to reunite Eddie Murphy with director Craig Brewer
Having just recently wrapped filming on the Rudy Ray Moore biopic Dolemite Is My Name, director Craig Brewer and star Eddie Murphy are set to reunite on the long-rumoured comedy sequel Coming to America 2. According to Deadline, the sequel to the 1988 classic will see Murphy’s Akeem learning about a long lost son and returning to […]
Funko’s NYCC exclusive movie merchandise includes The Shining, Predator, Gremlins, Coming to America and more
Promotional images have arrived online for Funko’s range of New York Comic-Con exclusive movie merchandise which includes: Rock Candy figures for The Grady Twins from Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror The Shining and Margot from Wes Anderson’s comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums; Vynl. 2-packs for Max Fischer and Herman Blume from Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, Prince Akeem and Randy Watson from the […]
Latest Funko reveals feature Deadpool, X-Men, Rick and Morty, Hellboy and Coming to America
Yesterday we brought you a look at Funko’s New York Toy Fair line-up [check them out here], and now another range of merchandise has been revealed for Deadpool, X-Men, Rick and Morty, Hellboy, and Coming to America; take a look below… Deadpool and Cable are the latest pair to join Funko Vynl.! Shown as a […]
Coming to America sequel finds a director and screenwriter
Back in March of this year it was rumoured that Eddie Murphy was working on a sequel to the classic 1988 comedy Coming to America, with Paramount Pictures subsequently confirming the report and revealing that original screenwriters Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield were on board to pen the film. Well, Deadline now has an update […]
Paramount developing Coming to America 2 with original screenwriters
Nearly thirty years after the release of the original film, Paramount Pictures is finally moving forward on a sequel to the hit Eddie Murphy-led comedy, Coming to America. The 1988 film saw Murphy playing an African prince who decides he wants no part in an arranged marriage and travels to Queens in search of a […]
Eddie Murphy reportedly working on Coming to America sequel
It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic. Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell […]
