Coming 2 America was released in Nigeria on March 5th 2021 and it has been one review to another with people tweeting and talking the movie.
About 33 years after the original Coming to America debuted in theaters, the newly released sequel is back with the same light-hearted humor.
The second installment shows newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) discovering he has a long-lost son in America.
His trusted confidant Semmi (Arsenio Hall) reluctantly accompanies him back to Queens where they find Mary (Leslie Jones) and her son, Lavelle ( Jermaine Fowler).
The two travel back to Zamunda with the king, but there’s tension almost immediately when he introduces Mary to Queen Lisa (Shari Bradley). And that’s only the beginning.
While King Akeem named Lavelle as his heir without giving it a second thought, his eldest daughter, Meeka (Kiki Layne) was hoping to make history by someday becoming the first female to rule. Meanwhile, there’s General Izzi (Wesley Snipes) who is trying to take over Zamunda.
Now that you have an idea of what Coming 2 America is about, you can check information of Nigerian cinemas near you where you can watch the comedy this weekend.
Here are 10 things Nigerians should know about Coming 2 America:
1. Coming 2 America is a 2021 American comedy film that serves as a sequel to the original 1988 film starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall.
2. The film is directed by Craig Brewer from a screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield and a story by Blaustein, Sheffield, and Justin Kanew, based on characters created by Murphy.
3.This is the second installment in the Coming to America film series and the cast include Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Earl Jones, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, Wesley Snipes, Shari Bradley, Teyana Taylor and KiKi Layne.
4. Coming 2 America was to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures, the film’s distribution rights were sold to Amazon Studio due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. Amazon released it digitally via Prime Video on March 4, 2021. It was released in Nigeria on March 5 and a lot of people were eager to watch it.
6. Coming 2 America received mixed reviews from critics, who noted it as simply a retread of the first film.
7. Fans of Nigerian pop singer, Davido, have taken to social media to express their happiness as the Fem singer made a cameo appearance in Coming 2 America.
8. Davido was filmed watching himself in the movie. In Coming 2 America, Davido is seen performing on stage for an audience in a packed room.
He was excited as he watched the scene he featured in. He shared the video on his Instagram page and wrote; ”it’s an absolute pleasure sharing a set with a few legends that held the key to my childhood laughs.”
9. When viewers see Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem, prince of the fictional African nation of Zamunda, living in his enormous palace, they will probably not realize it’s actually an Atlanta, Georgia home that belongs to rapper Rick Ross. This answers the question, is Zamunda a real place?
10. Coming 2 America is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video, finds the new monarch trading in his McDowell’s uniform for kingly garbs designed by Ruth E. Carter.
The award-winning costume designer, who was recently awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, carefully selected looks for the entire cast and slipped subtle messages into the details.
Carter used classic references, repurposed fabrics, and tapped designers such as South African designer Palesa Mokubung to create completely original looks that take the viewer into the mythical world of modern day Zamunda.
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