Coming To America 2

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um...wat?
Yahoo wrote:Craig Brewer To Direct Eddie Murphy In ‘Coming To America 2’

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is setting Craig Brewer to direct Coming To America 2, finally bringing to the starting gate the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster comedy. Eddie Murphy is poised to reprise his role as Akeem, the pampered African prince who became bored of potential marriage partners in the kingdom too in awe of him, and who traveled to Queens to go undercover and find a woman with a strong will that he could respect.

Brewer just directed Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name, and the star was eager to work with him again. The female empowerment theme of the original seems timely in today’s climate.

Kenya Barris is rewriting a script by original Coming to America writers Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield. Murphy is producing with Kevin Misher and Barris is exec producer.

In the sequel, Akeem learns about a long lost son, and must return to America to meet his unlikely heir to the throne of Zamunda. The intention is to bring back the original cast which includes Arsenio Hall, who played the prince’s aide Semmi; Shari Headley, who was courted by the prince when he went undercover as a fast food worker; John Amos, who played her father; and James Earl Jones, who played the king.

There is no start date, but the hope is that production begins in 2019.

“After many years of anticipation, I’m thrilled that Coming to America 2 is officially moving forward,” Murphy said in a statement. “We’ve assembled a great team that will be led by Craig Brewer, who just did an amazing job on Dolemite, and I’m looking forward to bringing all these classic and beloved characters back to the big screen.”

Said Kenya Barris: “Craig’s ability to create a distinct cinematic world with each of his films is not only impressive, but also what made him exactly the voice and vision we needed to bring this story to life. From Hustle and Flow to his work with Eddie on Dolemite Is My Name, he never fails to blow me away. He is a true auteur and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him on board.”

My Name Is Dolemite is wrapped, with script by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, and Murphy playing the self-made blaxploitation film star alongside Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Rock, Craig Robinson and T.I. The picture will be released by Netflix.
also had no clue he did a dolemite film! fucking awesome on both counts. i just don't know if you can recapture the lightning in a bottle the first film was.

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Speaking of Paramount trying to do anything to get money flowing... Though Murphy can't have come cheap. I agree, when they try to revisit these things decades later it rarely works out. For every Twin Peaks The Return there's couple dozen Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. This does make me want to re-visit the original though, which I haven't seen since the theater.
Just cut them up like regular chickens

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O-dot wrote:PG-13?!
If you cut the initial topless women scene, the original probably would be PG-13 as well. It's 2021 and I'm not a teenager anymore, I can see boobs any time I want now. I'm not really upset about a lack of nudity and a PG-13 rating.
Just cut them up like regular chickens