Coming 2 America (2021)

The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.

Director:

Craig Brewer

Writers:

Barry W. Blaustein (story by), David Sheffield (story by)

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Akeem / Randy
Arsenio Hall	...	Semmi
Jermaine Fowler	...	Lavelle
Leslie Jones	...	Lavelle's mother
Shari Headley	...	Lisa McDowell
John Amos	...	Cleo McDowell
Tracy Morgan	...	Reem
Wesley Snipes	...	General Izzi
James Earl Jones	...	Jaffe Joffer
Louie Anderson	...	Maurice
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Imani Izzi
Rick Ross	...	Self
Nomzamo Mbatha
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Rose
KiKi Layne	...	Meeka

Storyline

The African monarch Akeem learns he has a long-lost son in the United States and must return to America to meet this unexpected heir and build a relationship with his son.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | second part | number 2 in title | royalty | monarch | 

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Taglines:

A sequel is in the heir.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie Murphy said the sequel came about after attempts to turn the first film into a play fell through, followed by a pitch meeting he had with Ryan Coogler. Murphy said that although he didn't like Coogler's idea for a sequel, it got him thinking about developing his own storyline for a sequel.

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Quotes

Akeem: Prepare the royal jet. We are going back to America!
Semmi: Oh, hell no, your Majesty!

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Will Smith/John Early/Michael Cruz Kayne (2020)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 March 2021 (USA)

Also Known As:

Coming 2 America

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eddie Murphy Productions, Misher Films, New Republic Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1