Coming 2 America (2021)

Name: Coming 2 America
Director: Craig Brewer
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2021-03-04
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones

Comedy

Director: Craig Brewer

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones

Runtime108 min

Rating12

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Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.

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Fans of classic buddy comedies and Eddie Murphy will delight in Coming 2 America, the hilarious 2021 sequel directed by Craig Brewer that reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall as the beloved Prince Akeem and his trusted friend Semmi as they return to America to find Akeem's long-lost son.

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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 in various roles 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. It co-stars Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, Teyana Taylor, Nomzamo Mbatha, Wesley Snipes, and James Earl Jones. It tells the story of King Akeem Joffer who returns to Queens, New York to find the son he did not know he fathered back in his last visit to New York while having to contend with the threat of the neighboring kingdom of Nexdoria. The film was the final appearance for both Louie Anderson and Jones before their deaths in 2022 and 2024 respectively.