Multiple outlets report that the worldwide rights to Coming 2 America have been acquired by Amazon Studios.

“Coming to America was a cultural phenomenon that is one of the most loved and celebrated comedies of all time,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “Thanks to Eddie Murphy’s comedic genius along with the brilliant filmmakers, writers and fabulous cast, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this new adventure. We know audiences around the world will fall in love with this hilarious, joyful movie that will surely become a timeless favorite.”

The sequel, set in the royal country of Zamunda, sees the newly-crowned King Akeem (Murphy) and his best friend, Semmi (Arsenio Hall) return to New York after learning that the king has a son he never knew about.

Other original cast members will also return, including King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones), Queen Lisa (Shari Headley), Cleo McDowell (John Amos), Maurice (Louie Anderson). 

Coming 2 America will officially launch on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021. 

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News that Murphy will be award the Lifetime Achievement Award at the forthcoming 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards was announced by the Critics Choice Association on Monday. 

The actor has starred in extraordinary roles over the years. Most recently he portrayed Rudy Ray Moore in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name. That role earned Murphy Best Actor Critics’ Choice Awards and the 77th Golden Globes nods. He also recently made his return to the comedy skit show Saturday Night Live as host. His return to the show as host after a 35 year hiatus earned SNL its highest ratings in two years.

His other feature credits include the timeless comedy classics Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, and Coming to America. According to Entertainment Tonight Murphy’s films have over $6 billion at the box office. 

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According to live-plus-same-day “fast official” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, the latest episode of SNL, which saw the return of Murphy as host, earned the show’s biggest ratings in two and a half years. The show delivered a 2.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.921 million viewers overall in Live+Same Day.

Joining Murphy who returned to the live comedy show after more than two decades, was Lizzo as the musical guest. It also featured appearances by Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Larry David, Maya Rudolph, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, and Rachel Dratch. 

The last installment to hold the title of highest-scoring and the most-viewed episode of SNL was a May 2017 episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy with musical guest HAIM. That episode averaged a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49 and attracted 10.382 million viewers overall.

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During a Friday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Coming to America 2 star discussed the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy saying he “couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.”

“A lot of people have this expectation, like people would say to me when they found out I was doing it, ‘Don’t f— that movie up.’ So we’ve gone above and beyond what anybody would think. I’m really, really happy with it.”

Per Entertainment Weekly, Murphy is of course playing Prince Akeem again, but he will be reviving all of the other characters that he played in the original. Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Wesley Snipes round out the cast.

Coming to America 2 opens in theaters on December 18, 2020.

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Multiple outlets report that the worldwide rights to Coming 2 America have been acquired by Amazon Studios.

“Coming to America was a cultural phenomenon that is one of the most loved and celebrated comedies of all time,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said in a statement. “Thanks to Eddie Murphy’s comedic genius along with the brilliant filmmakers, writers and fabulous cast, we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate this new adventure. We know audiences around the world will fall in love with this hilarious, joyful movie that will surely become a timeless favorite.”

The sequel, set in the royal country of Zamunda, sees the newly-crowned King Akeem (Murphy) and his best friend, Semmi (Arsenio Hall) return to New York after learning that the king has a son he never knew about.

Other original cast members will also return, including King Jaffe Joffer (James Earl Jones), Queen Lisa (Shari Headley), Cleo McDowell (John Amos), Maurice (Louie Anderson). 

Coming 2 America will officially launch on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021. 

The post “Coming 2 America” Sets March 2021 Release appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

News that Murphy will be award the Lifetime Achievement Award at the forthcoming 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards was announced by the Critics Choice Association on Monday. 

The actor has starred in extraordinary roles over the years. Most recently he portrayed Rudy Ray Moore in Netflix’s Dolemite Is My Name. That role earned Murphy Best Actor Critics’ Choice Awards and the 77th Golden Globes nods. He also recently made his return to the comedy skit show Saturday Night Live as host. His return to the show as host after a 35 year hiatus earned SNL its highest ratings in two years.

His other feature credits include the timeless comedy classics Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, and Coming to America. According to Entertainment Tonight Murphy’s films have over $6 billion at the box office. 

The post Eddie Murphy to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at Critics’ Choice Awards appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

According to live-plus-same-day “fast official” ratings from Nielsen Media Research, the latest episode of SNL, which saw the return of Murphy as host, earned the show’s biggest ratings in two and a half years. The show delivered a 2.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.921 million viewers overall in Live+Same Day.

Joining Murphy who returned to the live comedy show after more than two decades, was Lizzo as the musical guest. It also featured appearances by Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Larry David, Maya Rudolph, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, and Rachel Dratch. 

The last installment to hold the title of highest-scoring and the most-viewed episode of SNL was a May 2017 episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy with musical guest HAIM. That episode averaged a 2.7 rating in adults 18-49 and attracted 10.382 million viewers overall.

The post Eddie Murphy Gives SNL Its Best Ratings in Two Years appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

During a Friday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Coming to America 2 star discussed the upcoming sequel to the 1988 comedy saying he “couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.”

“A lot of people have this expectation, like people would say to me when they found out I was doing it, ‘Don’t f— that movie up.’ So we’ve gone above and beyond what anybody would think. I’m really, really happy with it.”

Per Entertainment Weekly, Murphy is of course playing Prince Akeem again, but he will be reviving all of the other characters that he played in the original. Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, and Wesley Snipes round out the cast.

Coming to America 2 opens in theaters on December 18, 2020.

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