Coming to America 2 (discussion)

[keone]

Coming to America sequel hires original screenwriters

According to The Tracking Board, a Coming to America sequel is in the works at Paramount Pictures, with the original film’s screenwriters Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield signed to write the script. It is being written as a vehicle for Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem (most likely King Akeem by now) of the fictional country of Zamunda to return.

The original film was directed by John Landis, and starred Murphy as a wealthy African prince who comes to Queens, New York posing as a poor man to search for a bride. The film co-starred Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, John Amos, Eriq La Salle and Louie Anderson.

Kevin Misher (Mirror Mirror, the Carrie remake) is set to produce the Coming to America sequel, whose plot is currently being kept under wraps. Murphy had previously spent years developing a Beverly Hills Cop IV for Paramount, which ultimately stalled out due to script woes, so it will be interesting to see how the new Coming to America takes shape.

After Coming to America grossed over $288 million worldwide in 1988, Blaustein and Sheffield wrote several more Eddie Murphy vehicles, including Boomerang, The Nutty Professor and Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. The pair most recently wrote the 2005 remake of The Honeymooners, while Blaustein directed the comedies The Ringer and Peep World.

Murphy has kept a low profile over the last five years, only starring in one film, the dramatic 2016 dud Mr. Church. He’s been attached to several non-starter projects including Beverly Hills Cop IV, a Twins sequel titled Triplets and a Richard Pryor biopic from Lee Daniels. His famous brother Charlie Murphy just tragically passed away at age 57.http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/837655-coming-to-america-sequel-hires-original-screenwriters

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/837655-coming-to-america-sequel-hires-original-screenwriters

https://www.youtube.com/x5lrkdvEZGg

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[God Dammit]

Sounds promising so far...​

 

[bgbtylvr]

Don't do it.

 

[yaBoi]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TruDat]

Oh GAWD, please no sequel.
King Jaffe Joffer is not amused

Coming to America is a classic comedy

 

[Coldchi]

no.......leave the classic alone

 

[Mello Mello]

 

[keone]

 

[comment101]

Somethings just need to be left alone.....

 

[SIDESHOW]

 

[mark115]

This shit is going to be lit. I hope Samuel Jackson makes an appearance.

 

[FLoss]

My son WORKS!!

Bring it Eddie. But I need Arsenio, Amos & James t0o.

 

[FLoss]

This shit is going to be lit. I hope Samuel Jackson makes an appearance.

Him too.

 

[HellBoy]

Blasphemy

 

[shaddyvillethug]

NEED that new generation of money

 

[bigjayler]

Louie Anderson will be a manager by now.

 

[CybaCipha]

I don't know how I feel about this yet. Almost 30 years later ... damn.

Some things are better left alone. Better a sequel than a remake.

 

[Mello Mello]

Somethings just need to be left alone.....

Shit ain't right bruh.

 

[tallblacknyc]

Louie Anderson will be a manager by now.

and the nig soul glow goin to be working under him being that the jheri curl company went out of bizz close to 3 decades ago

 

[gamersfuel]

Go for it. Its nothing that can be done that can fuck up the original... it would probably have a few good laughs at least

 

[RED]

I don't know how I feel about this yet. Almost 30 years later ... damn.

Some things are better left alone. Better a sequel than a remake.

EXACTLY!!! They could fuck up a sequel no problem, but a remake is a no-go leave the classics alone.

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ng-America-sequel-original-writers-board.html

 

[jack walsh13]

They gonna fuck it up.

 

[BDR]

They using the original screen writers.. it will be cool if they use the OG cast members lol

 

[lazarus]

Sounds promising so far...​

disagree. those writers obviously can't adapt to modern comedy. Their run is over. I dare say Boomerang was their peak and I'm impressed they could write that. Probably put Kevin Hart in it and make it stupid instead of subtle humor, which IMO, made the movie. I think it's going to be loud and obnoxious, over the top.

and they haven't wrote since their flop in 2005. Yikes.

 

[eagle force]

just like that CHIPS movie
this has fail written all over it

 

[yardy]

Hollywood just can't leave well enough alone

 

[keone]

and the nig soul glow goin to be working under him being that the jheri curl company went out of bizz close to 3 decades ago

 

[cashwhisperer]

They need to come from Wakanda instead of Zumunda.

 

[Bawse Nigguh]

I would like to see a continuation of the story...I always hated when the movie ended... I would just play it over again. So although you all feel that this is a poor choice I am cautiously optimistic

 

[alexw]

I would like to see a continuation of the story...I always hated when the movie ended... I would just play it over again. So although you all feel that this is a poor choice I am cautiously optimistic

I'm actually excited about it. You can't mess up a classic 30 years later. These brothers be reaching and I would love to see how the story goes

 

[eagle force]

im just curious to what a potential plot could be
an obvious story is prince(now king) akeem son could follow in his father footstep and find an american wife...this time in LA

or in this new PC world maybe he gay and wants to find a husband lol

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

im just curious to what a potential plot could be
an obvious story is prince(now king) akeem son could follow in his father footstep and find an american wife...this time in LA

or in this new PC world maybe he gay and wants to find a husband lol

These people haven’t learned from ghostbusters and oceans 11 estrogen.

 

[KRAYZIE]

Wait soooooo you mean to tell me 2 Jews wrote coming to America and boomerang !

 

[raze]

I know they're the original screenwriters and all, but it's weird to me that with Jordan Peele winning Oscars, Donald and Stephen Glover winning Emmys, Issa Rae and Kenya Barris writing and producing TV hit shows, you don't at least reach out to the new crop of black comedy writers.