Eddie Murphy’s Coming 2 America is coming to Amazon Studios. That’s the destination for the Atlanta-filmed movie, according to Deadline.
The highly anticipated sequel to Coming to America had been in the works more than 20 years before Murphy finally agreed to a script. Filming took place largely around downtown Atlanta and partially at Tyler Perry Studios on the southwest side of town.
When Is Coming 2 America Coming Out?
Coming 2 America will begin streaming on December 18, 2020. While the film was supposed to premiere in theaters (it had a release date and everything), COVID-19’s effect on the box office necessitated a change of plans.
To get Coming 2 America to its Prime streaming service, Amazon Studios and Paramount agreed on a $125 million deal, Deadline reports.
Aside from castings in Atlanta and more, working on Coming 2 America, Murphy had a busy 2019, wrapping production around Dolemite, which debuted on Netflix.
Murphy and Arsenio Hall have long been the driving forces behind a second installment of the franchise, which is a fish-out-of-water story about an African prince who finds his princess in America.
Coming 2 America’s plot is reportedly one that involves Prince Akeem’s son, who also chooses to looks to explore his fate in American instead of his native land Zamunda.
What Stars Have Roles In Coming 2 America?
Want to know who’s been cast in Coming 2 America ? These are some of the stars who have roles:
- Eddie Murphy
- Arsenio Hall
- Garcelle Beauvais
- Shari Headley
- James Earl Jones
- Kiki Layne
- Leslie Jones
- Nomzano Mbatha
- Teyana Taylor
- Michael Blackson
- Jermaine Fowler
- Louie Anderson
- Paul Bates
- Vanessa Bell Calloway