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Coming 2 America is a 2021 American romantic comedy film that serves as a sequel to the 1988 film Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy in various roles and directed by Craig Brewer, from a screenplay by Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield, the original writers, and Kenya Barris, and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin Kanew, based on characters created by Murphy. [4]
Coming to America is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio Hall (also in various roles), James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, and Shari Headley.
Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in Trading Places with fellow SNL alumnus Dan Aykroyd . [ 15 ] The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis , who also directed Murphy in Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop ...
Louie Anderson landed a part in "Coming to America," Eddie Murphy's 1988 cult classic, because of a kind gesture. And he had no idea it would revamp his film career. ... It was great getting back ...
Before Wakanda, there was Zamunda, the fictional African kingdom Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem stood to inherit in “Coming to America.” As depicted in John Landis’ hit 1988 comedy, Zamunda ...
How Eddie Murphy and "Dolemite Is My Name" director Craig Brewer reteamed for "Coming 2 America," a sequel over 30 years in the making.
Like the predecessor, Coming 2 America had musical moments to tackle universal themes using the soundtrack combined with the film score. [1] One of the first ideas, the director Craig Brewer pitched to Murphy was the "Gett Off" sequence which Brewer considered it to be his favorites; the song evolved during the dance sequence within Murphy's family.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is setting Craig Brewer to direct Coming To America 2, finally bringing to the starting gate the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to ...