In 1988 a comedy film called Coming 2 America was released to critical acclaim. The film would star Eddie Murphy who was all ready a household name due to his stand up specials and Arsenio Hall. The film would feature a star studded cast alongside Murphy including, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Samuel L. Jackson. The film broke barriers and was one of the first time’s you got to see Murphy and Arsenio under a …
It has been a rough year for entertainment. Theaters around the country are shut down due to Covid-19. But recent news has broke that should bring some smiles to some faces. That news being that Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. This long-awaited sequel to the iconic comedy Coming to America will launch worldwide in over 240 countries and territories on Prime Video on March 5, 2021.
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Stung by a string of showbiz failures, floundering comedian Rudy Ray Moore (Academy Award nominee Eddie Murphy) has an epiphany that turns him into a word-of-mouth sensation: step onstage as someone else. Borrowing from the street mythology of 1970s Los Angeles, Moore assumes the persona of Dolemite, a pimp with a cane and an arsenal of obscene fables. However, his ambitions exceed selling bootleg records deemed too racy for mainstream radio stations to play. Moore …
