Coming To America 2

  • EntertainmentVariety

    Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming to America’ Sequel Set for 2020 Release

    Paramount Pictures has set an Aug. 7, 2020, release date for its untitled sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America.” The studio hired "Hustle & Flow" helmer Craig Brewer to direct the project with Murphy expected to return as the star. The project has been in the works for several years with Jonathan […]

  • EntertainmentDeadline

    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…