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‘Coming 2 America’ Director Is “Actually Happy” It’s PG-13 And Not R-Rated

March 9, 2021 12:12 pm

Over the weekend, Amazon Prime Video released “Coming 2 America,” the much-anticipated sequel to the classic Eddie Murphy comedy, “Coming to America.” While the sequel has a ton of callbacks and cameos from th...

‘Coming 2 America’ Loses The Original’s Edge In A Toothless, Overly-Nostalgic Drag [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

March 4, 2021 3:00 pm

Features, News, Reviews

First off, let’s be clear. While “woke” is often weaponized by the bad faith right as a pejorative—something that will “cancel” you— the entire concept of inclusivity and expanding compassion and understanding...

Craig Brewer Talks ‘Coming 2 America,’ Turning Down A Tyrese Cameo & His Idea For An Eddie Murphy Film Universe [The Playlist Podcast]

Charles Barfield

February 26, 2021 11:49 am

Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts

Without a doubt, “Coming 2 America” is one of the most anticipated comedy sequels of all time. For many, the 1989 original is up there as one of the best comedies ever produced, with so many quotable lines and...

‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer: Zamunda Takes Center Stage In The Comedy Sequel From Eddie Murphy

Charles Barfield

February 3, 2021 10:25 am

News, Trailers

Well before the general public went crazy for the fictional African nation of Wakanda, there was another fictional African nation that was most popular—Zamunda. But in the original “Coming to America,” there w...

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‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy & Zamunda’s First Family Is Back In 2021

Edward Davis

December 22, 2020 10:00 am

News, Trailers

It's been a royal pain to wait for it, but the first family of Zamunda is back and so it the long-awaited trailer for "Coming 2 America," the belated sequel to the 1980s comedy classic, "Coming To America," st...

‘Coming 2 America’ First Look: Eddie Murphy Returns To Queens In Pictures From Amazon’s Highly-Anticipated Sequel

Charles Barfield

December 17, 2020 11:31 am

News

Prince Akeem is now King Akeem. However, the more things change, the more they stay the same in the upcoming comedy sequel, “Coming 2 America.” Because as seen in the first-look pictures, the sequel looks an a...

Eddie Murphy Does Right By Rudy Ray Moore in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ [TIFF Review]

Jason Bailey

September 8, 2019 9:03 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Rudy Ray Moore (as I hope you all know) was a legendary figure in the worlds of regional comedy and cult movie-dom, a filthy stand-up comic who turned his “Dolemite” character into an unlikely blaxpoitation act...

‘Dolemite Is My Name’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Brings The Blaxploitation Legend To Life In New TIFF-Bound Netflix Comedy

Charles Barfield

August 12, 2019 11:27 am

News, Trailers

Blaxploitation is a problematic genre, in a variety of ways. Not only is the subgenre from the ‘70s full of stereotypes, foul language, and over-the-top violence, but to many who aren’t familiar with the works ...

TIFF 2019 First Looks: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman & Antonio Banderas Lead ‘The Laundromat,’ Eddie Murphy Is ‘Dolemite’ & More

Charles Barfield

July 23, 2019 1:19 pm

Festivals, News

This morning’s lineup announcement for the Toronto International Film Festival featured a ton of high-profile films that will be screened at the fall event. So many that we couldn’t really give them all the spo...

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Sexual Chocolate! Eddie Murphy Will Star In ‘Coming To America 2,’ Craig Brewer To Direct

Charles Barfield

January 11, 2019 3:07 pm

News

The Royal Penis will be cleaned...again. That’s right, audiences will be going back to Zamunda (and probably Queens) in a sequel to the classic ‘80s comedy “Coming to America.” Hopefully, this means that Ran...

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