Coming 2 America
A sequel is in the heir.
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Production
Genre
Budget
$60 000 000
Box office
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Eddie Murphy, Brian Oliver, Kevin Misher, Bradley J. Fischer, Michele Imperato, Andy Berman, Kenya Barris, Charisse M. Hewitt, Valerii An
Camera operator
Jody Williams
Composer
Jermaine Stegall
Artist
Jefferson Sage
Audition
Editing
Debra Neil-Fisher, Billy Fox, David S. Clark
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Whole Team (59)
Short description
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
What's left behind the scenes
- At the time of filming, James Earl Jones was 88 years old. He was in relatively good health for his age and was happy to star in the film, but only if it didn’t involve extensive travel. It is believed that all of his scenes were shot in a single day in a specially rented soundstage closer to his home, on the border of New York and Connecticut, in the absence of Eddie Murphy and the rest of the cast from Atlanta. This explains why Jones and Murphy do not have a single direct conversation in the film.
- Scenes allegedly for Zamunda were filmed near Atlanta, and the estate owned by hip-hop artist and music producer Rick Ross served as the royal palace. Ross liked the wallpaper used for filming in the dining room so much that he asked the filmmakers to leave it after filming was complete. A dining table for 60 people was specially constructed for the filming. It was also left as a gift to Ross after filming wrapped.
- Digital technology was used to recreate the images of young Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in the flashback.
- According to Eddie Murphy, work on the sequel began after all attempts to adapt the first film into a theatrical production failed, and after a meeting with Ryan Coogler. Murphy said he didn't like the script ideas Coogler proposed and began thinking about writing the sequel's script himself.
- James Earl Jones was 88 years old at the time of filming. His health was quite good for his age, and the actor was happy to appear in the movie, provided he didn't have to travel far. It is believed that all of his scenes were filmed in a single day in a specially rented studio closer to his home on the border of New York and Connecticut, in the absence of Eddie Murphy and the rest of the cast from Atlanta. This explains why Jones and Murphy never speak directly to each other in the film.
- The scenes supposedly set in Zamunda were filmed near Atlanta, and the royal palace was played by an estate owned by hip-hop artist and music producer Rick Ross. Ross liked the wallpaper put up for the dining room scenes so much that he asked the filmmakers to leave it behind after filming. A dining table for 60 people was specially constructed for the shoot; this was also left as a gift to Ross after production ended.
- Digital technology was used to recreate the younger versions of Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in the flashback.
- According to Eddie Murphy, work on the sequel began after all attempts to adapt the first film into a stage play failed, and following a meeting with Ryan Coogler. Murphy stated that he didn't like the script ideas proposed by Coogler, which led him to consider writing the screenplay for the sequel himself.
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