Everything You Need to Know About Coming 2 America Movie (2021)

Editor Amy Renner photo By Amy Renner Dec. 3, 2022

Who's Involved:

Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Teyana Taylor, Andy Berman, James Earl Jones, Brian Oliver, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Shari Headley, Craig Brewer, John Amos, KiKi Layne, Kevin Misher, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Barry Blaustein, Bradley Fischer, Louie Anderson, Valerii An, Paul Bates, Nomzamo Mbatha, Bella Murphy, David Sheffield, Kenya Barris, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Michele Imperato Stabile

Release Date:

Friday, March 5, 2021 Prime Video

PG-13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED ^MPA

Runtime: N/A

Language: English

Watch Now

Contents:
Plot
Cast/Crew
Trailers
Production
Releases
Photos
Q / A

Plot: What's the story about?

Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.

Comedy Sequel

3.92 / 5 stars (13 users)

Poll: Will you see Coming 2 America?

Who stars in Coming 2 America: Cast List

Kenya Barris

Eddie Murphy

Shrek 5, Shrek Forever After

KiKi Layne

The Old Guard, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Tracy Morgan

Swapped, Fist Fight

Leslie Jones

Sing, Ghostbusters

Shari Headley ... Lisa McDowell

John Amos ... Cleo McDowell

The Last Rifleman, Bad Asses on the Bayou

Wesley Snipes ... General Izzi

The Expendables 3, Brooklyn's Finest

James Earl Jones ... Jaffe Joffer

The Lion King, The Lion King

Louie Anderson ... Maurice

Cook Out!, Heft

Teyana Taylor

The RIP, One Battle After Another

Vanessa Bell Calloway

One of Them Days, Devil You Know

Who's making Coming 2 America: Crew List

A look at the Coming 2 America behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Craig Brewer last directed Song Sung Blue and Dolemite Is My Name. The film's writer Barry Blaustein last wrote Peep World and Wouldn't It Be Nice.

Director

Craig Brewer

Screenwriters

Barry Blaustein
David Sheffield

Producers

Kevin Misher
Eddie Murphy

Companies

Amazon MGM Studios

Paramount Pictures

Production Company

Misher Films

Watch Coming 2 America Trailers & Videos

Official Trailer

Production: What we know about Coming 2 America?

Key Facts

Amazon Studios has reportedly bought the film for $125 million and plans to release on PrimeVideo (Deadline, 10/13/2020).
Sequel to the 1988 film Coming to America written by Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield

Filming Timeline

2020 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
2019 - December: The film was set to Post-Production status.
2019 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
2017 - April: The film was set to Development status.

Coming 2 America Release Date: When was the film released?

Coming 2 America was a prime Video release in 2021 on Friday, March 5, 2021. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including Raya and the Last Dragon, Chaos Walking and Boogie.