Amazon Studios is in the process of acquiring Coming 2 America from Paramount Pictures. The sequel to the Eddie Murphy comedy classic was originally slated to hit theaters on Christmas Day 2020.
Coming 2 America will see Murphy’s Prince Akeem returning to the United States after discovering he has a son he never knew about living in Queens. Murphy will be joined by returning stars Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones alongside new cast members Jermaine Fowler and Leslie Jones.
The deal between Paramount Pictures and Amazon Studios is reportedly worth roughly $125 million. In addition to selling Coming 2 America, Paramount is expected to transfer consumer marketing tie-ins with McDonald’s and whiskey brand Crown Royal to the streamer once the final details are settled.
Per Variety, Coming 2 America is now expected to premiere on Amazon on December 18, 2020. However, the deal must first be approved by Murphy, who also serves as a producer on the sequel. Paramount had reportedly considered multiple options for the sequel in recent weeks due to the latest wave of theater closings, including selling the rights to CBS All Access, the streaming service owned by Paramount’s parent company Viacom. Other streaming services looked at the film before Amazon and Paramount began negotiations.
Amazon Studios chief Jennifer Salke is said to consider the deal a top priority for the production company, having recently acquired Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat sequel in time to release the comedy ahead of the 2020 United States Presidential election. The studio also acquired Paramount’s feature film adaption of Tom Clancy’s novel Without Remorse, a decision the latter company made in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The health crisis and ensuing theater closings also prompted Paramount to sell Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 and the action-comedy Lovebirds to Netflix earlier this year.
With the release of Coming 2 America, the list of films and television shows receiving sequels or reboots decades after the originals debuted continues to grow. This past summer, Will Smith and director Morgan Cooper moved forward with a reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air based on the latter’s fan-film, which reimagined the sitcom as a serious drama.
Coming 2 America is expected to premiere on Amazon Prime on December 18th, 2020.
Source: Variety
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