It was one of the last titles that had not shifted, but the sequel to the comedy with Eddie Murphy did not make it to the finish line. Variety reports this today.
Production giant Paramount has signed a deal with Amazon to purchase the film for $ 125 million and make it available on their streaming service. It’s not the first time that Paramount has taken this step. So also appears at the end of this week The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix, after there has been a limited release in cinemas that are still open. This has not been the case in the US and the film can therefore be seen for the public via Netflix for the first time.
Amazon Studios also previously bought the rights to the sequel to Borat. The new adventures of crazy reporter will be shown at the end of this month.
Coming 2 America 2020 follows Prince Akeem’s journey back to America when he finds out he has a son named Lavelle. Eddie Murphy as well as Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones will reprise their roles from the first film. Murphy has not yet given his blessing for the sale of the film and is acting as one of the lead producers. In addition, the final touches to an advertising deal with, among other things, McDonald’s for promotion around the film.
The expected premiere on Amazon Prime is December 18.
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