How Amazon Primed Coming 2 America s Successful First Weekend
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As New York City cinemas scrambled to reopen across the country, Amazon Prime worked to build buzz in the lead up to “Coming 2 America’s” March 5 release.
Initially scheduled to be theatrically released by Paramount Pictures on Aug. 7, 2020, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1988 classic was pushed back to Dec. 18, 2020. The film was then sold to Amazon who released it on their streaming service on March 4, a day earlier than planned.
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The film sees Eddie Murphy reprise his role as Prince Akeem. As he ascends to the royal throne of Zamunda, he learns he has a son, Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler), living in Queens. Director Craig Brewer reunites much of the original cast and brings in new faces including Kiki Layne as Princess Meeka and Leslie Jones as Mary, Lavelle’s mother.
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How Coming 2 America Landed a Megan Thee Stallion Song and Cameos by En Vogue, Salt-N-Pepa and Gladys Knight
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Like the 1988 comedy, “Coming to America,” its sequel 33 years later also features its share of memorable musical moments.
Director Craig Brewer, who worked with Eddie Murphy on “Dolemite Is My Name,” knew how passionate people were about the original and “didn’t want to mess anything up,” he tells
Variety. The director wanted to tackle such universal themes as parenthood and tradition using the film’s soundtrack combined with Jermaine Stegall’s score.
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2020HHA/Getty Images via Getty Images Texas rappers Bobby Sessions and Megan Thee Stallion linked up on "I'm a King," the lead single from the Coming 2 America soundtrack, which is out now. "It's a dope opportunity to be a part of something so iconic," said Sessions during an interview on Instagram live with journalist Makho Ndlovu Thursday. "Obviously the first one was a classic within the culture so being a part of the sequel is a tremendous honor and we feel fortunate to be a part of it." The 24-year-old recalled getting a call from his team about Megan wanting to be featured on "I'm a King," after hearing it herself. "It was perfect. She completed the kingdom," he continued. "You can't have a kingdom with just a king, so she made the 'I'm a queen' [lyric]. Now we got both perspectives. We got the queen and the king and I think that took the song up to another level." He