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

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Who's Involved:

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

Release Date:

Friday, March 5, 2021 Prime Video

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Runtime: N/A

Language: English

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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.

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Who stars in Coming 2 America: Cast List

Kenya Barris

Eddie Murphy

The Pickup, Shrek 5

KiKi Layne

The Old Guard 2, The Old Guard

Tracy Morgan

The Star, Top Five

Leslie Jones

Masterminds, A Sloth Story

Shari Headley ... Lisa McDowell

John Amos ... Cleo McDowell

The Last Rifleman, Bad Asses on the Bayou

Wesley Snipes ... General Izzi

Havana Heat, Chi-Raq

James Earl Jones ... Jaffe Joffer

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 25th Anniversary, The Lion King

Louie Anderson ... Maurice

Heft, Cook Out!

Teyana Taylor

Straw, One Battle After Another

Vanessa Bell Calloway

One of Them Days, Cheaper by the Dozen

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 Dolemite Is My Name and Footloose. 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 Chaos Walking, Raya and the Last Dragon and Boogie.