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Louie Anderson, who lost his battle with cancer at 68, played Maurice, the aspiring assistant manager of McDowell’s who enthusiastically worked his way up the ladder by learning the finer points of fast food.“Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys,” Maurice told Prince Akeem and Semmi (played by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall). “But now . .

Eddie Murphy said that if the opportunity ever presented itself to reprise his role as Donkey from Shrek, he would 'absolutely do it.'The 61-year-old comedian has recently been recreating some of his most iconic roles. He is bringing back Axle Foley from Beverly Hills Cop and recently returned as Prince Akeem in Coming 2 America. The comedic icon sat down with Etalk earlier this week and said, 'I'd absolutely be open if they ever came with another Shrek; I'd do it in two seconds.

Over three decades ago, Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall starred in the iconic comedy Coming to America, delivering plenty of lines, scenes and styles remembered and quoted often today. In the sequel Coming 2 America, Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Hall’s Semmi as well as many more beloved characters are enjoying life in the kingdom of Zamunda.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAs New York City cinemas scrambled to reopen across the country, Amazon Prime worked to build buzz in the lead up to “Coming 2 America’s” March 5 release.Initially scheduled to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on Aug. 7, 2020, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 classic was pushed back to Dec.

Warning: This story contains spoilers from “Coming 2 America.”Of all the must-see musical moments in the long-awaited sequel “Coming 2 America,” which arrives Friday on Amazon Prime Video, perhaps the most memorable one belongs to the man himself: Eddie Murphy.Or make that Randy Watson.That’s right: The Jheri-curled crooner — one of several characters that Murphy played in addition to Prince Akeem in 1988’s “Coming to America” — is back for his encore 33 years after warbling “The Greatest Love of All.”And this time — once again accompanied by his backup band, Sexual Chocolate — he’s singing “We Are Family” with a lyrical twist: “We are family/I got Sexual Chocolate with me.”“That was absolutely Eddie Murphy’s idea from start to finish,”

Wakanda, there was Zamunda.

Coming 2 America, on Amazon Prime Video, that’s a very good thing. Reuniting Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, the sequel to the 1988 comedy classic packs a hilarious punch with the same ridiculousness, laughs, and characters as the original. It’s been more than three decades since Murphy, in his role as Prince Akeem and Hall as his faithful sidekick Semmi, ventured to Queens, New York in search of the prince’s own queen.

Pulling off a worthwhile comedy sequel is a monumentally difficult task: after all, for every “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” there’s a “Hangover Part II.” On March 5, the world will be reunited with Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem, the hero of “Coming To America,” one of the most beloved and most-quoted comedies of the 1980s. In order to be considered a success, Amazon’s “Coming 2 America,” directed by Craig Brewer (“Dolemite Is My Name”), has to achieve the impossible: the film must, somehow, satisfy the original’s legion of fans; at the same time, Brewer’s latest has to stand on its own two feet, as its own movie, over three decades after the John Landis-directed first chapter.

A collection that would make even Prince (erm, King) Akeem proud! UOMA Beauty is launching an exclusive Coming 2 America makeup collection to celebrate African beauty — and just looking at it is enough to make you feel like royalty. 

costumes for Black Panther’s Wakandan superheroes back in 2017, she ended up taking a brief detour via another fictional African nation after cast members Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Daniel Kaluuya asked her to help them out for their Coming to America-themed fancy dress party. The actors had hoped that she and her team might lend them some cast-offs from the Marvel movie’s wardrobe department.

“Coming to America 2” has been special for Eddie Murphy for a lot of reasons.

Eddie Murphy is opening up about how Ryan Coogler pitched him an idea for another Coming 2 America sequel.

Coming to America, starring Michael B. Jordan.The actor, set to reprise his role as Prince Akeem, told the New York Times there was no initial plan to make a sequel before the Black Panther director shared his idea.“Before he directed Black Panther, I meet with him and he says, ‘I want to do a Coming to America sequel,'” Murphy told the publication.“He had an idea for Michael B.

Coming 2 America is coming!

King Richard will finally debut later this year, along with the return of Prince Akeem and his right-hand man Semmi in the highly anticipated Coming 2 America. This Valentine’s Day you’ll also want to cozy up to one of the most-talked-about film productions of 2020, Malcolm and Marie.

He starred in the iconic 80s comedy Coming to America, which was released in 1988.And 32 years later, Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 America.The film circles around the former Prince and to be King Akeem discovering he has a son he didn't know existed living in America, as seen in the just released trailer on Tuesday. He's back!Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 AmericaHis father, played by James Earl Jones, is heard saying in the opening of the trailer: 'You must heed my words before I am gone son.

Eddie Murphy is back in one of his most iconic roles. Yes, Prince Akeem (well, now King Akeem) is again going to tickle our funny bones. A sequel to Coming to America had long been spoken about, but it finally happened. Moreover, we now have a Trailer for Coming 2 America which we can pour over. Of course, the film notably got acquired by Amazon Studios and will drop on Amazon Prime Video in March, so we have a bit of a wait (one that excludes it from any Oscar consideration this year). Still, it’s something exciting, and you can see the Trailer at the end of this post…

He starred in the iconic 80s comedy Coming to America, which was released in 1988.And 32 years later, Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 America.The film circles around the former Prince and to be King Akeem discovering he has a son he didn't know existed living in America, as seen in the just released trailer on Tuesday. He's back!Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 AmericaHis father, played by James Earl Jones, is heard saying in the opening of the trailer: 'You must heed my words before I am gone son.

He starred in the iconic 80s comedy Coming to America, which was released in 1988.And 32 years later, Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 America.The film circles around the former Prince and to be King Akeem discovering he has a son he didn't know existed living in America, as seen in the just released trailer on Tuesday. He's back!Eddie Murphy is back as Prince Akeem Joffer of Zamunda in the sequel, Coming 2 AmericaHis father, played by James Earl Jones, is heard saying in the opening of the trailer: 'You must heed my words before I am gone son.

Eddie Murphy classic has inspired a follow-up in — get this — , which sees the comedian reprise his role as Prince Akeem for another journey to New York city. On Tuesday, Amazon unveiled the sequel's teaser trailer.

Coming 2 America. ESSENCE spoke exclusively with Layne about her character in the highly-anticipated film and how her role as the former marine Nile Freeman in the Netflix film The Old Guard prepared her for the physical demands of this new role (a little sparring, anyone?)“I felt so much better about [the combat scenes in the film] after doing all the training for The Old Guard,” she said.