Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Craig Brewer
Screenplay by	Barry W. Blaustein; David Sheffield; Kenya Barris;
Story by	Barry W. Blaustein; David Sheffield; Justin Kanew;
Based on	Characters; by Eddie Murphy
Produced by	Kevin Misher; Eddie Murphy;
Starring	Eddie Murphy; Arsenio Hall; Jermaine Fowler; Leslie Jones; Tracy Morgan; KiKi Layne; Shari Headley; Teyana Taylor; Wesley Snipes; James Earl Jones; Nomzamo Mbatha;
Cinematography	Joe Williams
Edited by	David S. Clark; Billy Fox;
Music by	Jermaine Stegall
Production; companies	Paramount Pictures; New Republic Pictures; Eddie Murphy Productions; Misher Films;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Release date	March 5, 2021 (United States);
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million

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 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] It co-stars an ensemble cast of Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Wesley Snipes, and James Earl Jones.^[5] Coming 2 America was the final film appearance of Louie Anderson before his death in 2022, reprising his role as Maurice from the first film.^[6]

Originally to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures, the film's distribution rights were sold to Amazon Studios because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon released it digitally via Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021.^[7] Coming 2 America received mixed reviews from critics. Like its predecessor, the film earned a nomination at the 94th Academy Awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.^[8]

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^ Brueggemann, Tom (March 8, 2021). "Amazon Scores with 'Coming 2 America,' Driving Prime Video App Downloads". IndieWire. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 13, 2020). "Amazon Just Nabbed Eddie Murphy's 'Coming 2 America' For Reported $125 Million". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
^ "Coming 2 America". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (August 20, 2019). "'Power' Star Rotimi Boards 'Coming 2 America'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
^ Chapman, Wilson (January 21, 2022). "Louie Anderson, Emmy-Winning Comedian, Dies at 68". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Oganesyan, Natalie (March 4, 2021). "'Coming 2 America' Drops One Day Early". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
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