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Fans around the world turned out to make the opening weekend of Coming 2 America on Prime Video a historically tremendous success, proving once again the star-power of Eddie Murphy. Coming 2 America is the #1 streamed movie of this weekend, with the #1 opening weekend of any other streaming movie in 2021 thus far, and #1 opening weekend of any streaming movie in the past 12 months (post-COVID theater closures), per 3rd party Screen Engine/ASI’s weekly PostVODTM ranking . Coming 2 America is directed by Craig Brewer, from Paramount Pictures in association with New Republic Pictures, and produced by Eddie Murphy Productions and Misher Films. The screenplay is written by Kenya Barris, Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield, with story by Barry W. Blaustein, David Sheffield and Justin Kanew, based on characters created by Eddie Murphy. The producers are Kevin Misher and Eddie Murphy, executive producers are Brian Oliver, Bradley Fischer, Valerii An, Kenya Barris, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, ...

Zach had the pleasure of attending the virtual press conference for Amazon Prime and Paramount Picture’s venture back into Zamunda the African Nation with Coming 2 America . It has been over 30 years since we have seen Prince Akeem Joffre ( Eddie Murphy ) the crowned Prince. Who we last saw marrying Lisa ( Shari Headley ) the love of his life who he found in Queens, New York. Now Akeem Joffre is back with Lisa, King Jaffa ( James Earl Jones ), Semmi ( Arsenio Hal l) Cleo McDowell ( John Amos ) and so many more that will truly surprise the audience. Welcoming even newcomers to the party like Wesley Snipes, Kiki Layne, Leslie Jones, Tracey Morgan, Jermaine Fowler, Teyana Taylor , and even Luenell .    At the press conference I attended Early last Month, I had the chance to learn so much about the amount of fun, heart, and truly the discussions of how much this film means to everyone who was part of creating the next generation of COMING 2 AMERICA .   Each press c...

The Zamundan Royal Family is BACK in Coming 2 America !  Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem ( Eddie Murphy ) and his trusted confidante Semmi( Arsenio Hall ) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.  Amazon Studios will exclusively release COMING 2 AMERICA globally on Prime Video March 5th, 2021   Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Leave A Comment-

Staying true to the classic story, director Jon Favreau utilizes pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring the iconic characters to the big screen in a whole new way. Featuring the voices of Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. Disney’s “The Lion King” opens in U.S. theaters on July 19, 2019. Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Leave A Comment-

Disney’s “ The Lion King , directed by Jon Favreau (“The Jungle Book”), journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. Staying true to the classic story, director Jon Favreau utilizes pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring the iconic characters to the big screen in a whole new way. Featuring the voices of Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. Disney’s “The Lion King” opens i...

Director Jon Favreau ’s all-new “ The Lion King ” journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what is rightfully his. The all-star cast includes Donald Glover as Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala, James Earl Jones as Mufasa, Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa and Billy Eichner as Timon. Utilizing pioneering filmmaking techniques to bring treasured characters to life in a whole new way, Disney’s “The Lion King” roars into theaters on July 19, 2019. Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, f...

And Jon Favreau ’s all-new big screen adventure roars to life with this all-star cast which includes stars from the film, TV, theater and music arenas. Featuring pioneering filmmaking techniques, the film welcomes back to the big screen iconic characters that audiences have long treasured—but in a whole new way. From Disney Live Action, “ The Lion King ” is slated for U.S. theaters on July 19, 2019. Lions rule the African savanna in “The Lion King,” which welcomes Donald Glover (“Atlanta,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (“Dreamgirls,” “Lemonade” visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala, and James Earl Jones (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Field of Dreams”) as Simba’s wise and loving father, Mufasa, reprising his iconic performance from Disney’s 1994 animated classic. Chiwetel Ejiofor (“Twelve Years a Slave,” Marvel Studios’ “Doctor Strange”) was called on to portray Simba’s villainous uncle Scar, and Alfre Woodard (...

The all-star lineup for director Jon Favreau’s new take on Disney’s 1994 classic animated film “ The Lion King ” includes stars from the film, TV, theater and music arenas. Featuring pioneering filmmaking techniques, the film welcomes back to the big screen iconic characters that audiences have long treasured—but in a whole new way. From Disney Live Action, “ The Lion King ” is slated for U.S. theaters on July 19, 2019. “It is a director's dream to assemble a talented team like this to bring this classic story to life,” said Favreau. Lions rule the African savanna in “The Lion King,” which welcomes Donald Glover (“Atlanta,” “Solo: A Star Wars Story”) as future king Simba, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (“Dreamgirls,” “Lemonade” visual album) as Simba’s friend-turned-love interest Nala, and James Earl Jones (“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” “Field of Dreams”) as Simba’s wise and loving father, Mufasa, reprising his iconic performance from Disney’s 1994 animated classic. Chiwetel Eji...

THR is reporting Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner are in talks to voice Pumbaa and Timon, respectively. The duo joins Donald Glover as Simba and James Earl Jones as Mufasa. Donald Glover is set to star as Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise his role from the 1994 animation as Mufasa. Jeff Nathanson (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) wrote the script for the live-action adaptation, which is being produced by Favreau and Jeffrey Silver. In the original animation, Nathan Lane voiced the loud-mouth meerkat and Ernie Sabella tackled the kindly warthog. Rogen, who has voiced animated characters in films including Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens and last year's Sausage Party, which he also co-wrote and produced, will next be seen in James Franco's The Disaster Artist. He is also set to star opposite Charlize Theron in the political comedy Flarsky. Eichner is best known as the aggressively inquisitive host of Billy on the Street, which earned hi...

Acclaimed actors James Earl Jones and Donald Glover have joined the voice cast of Disney and director Jon Favreau ’s live-action reimagining of The Lion King . Donald Glover will voice adult Simba, while James Earl Jones will reprise the role of Mufasa, which he made famous in the 1994 animated film. The Lion King follows in the footsteps of Disney’s contemporary re-envisioning of some of its most beloved classics with films like Maleficent, Cinderella, and the upcoming Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson and debuting in theaters on March 17. In addition, Disney recently collaborated with Favreau on the Oscar-nominated smash hit The Jungle Book. For The Lion King, Disney and Favreau will build on the groundbreaking technology used in The Jungle Book to bring the story of Simba to photorealistic life. The film’s release date has not been announced. Please Leave A Comment-

Gareth Edwards' sci-fi epic pulls at our Star Wars heartstrings. Review by Matt Cummings If the idea of seeing one Star Wars movie every year until time's end was your version of a wet dream, get in line. However, I wouldn't blame you if all the recent news about troubles on the set of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story might have dulled your anticipation. Not to worry: this is a terrific entry into the film franchise, solidly establishing itself above the prequels with a memorable collection of nods, tips-of-the-helmet, and incredible space sequences that should relieve everyone's concerns that characters outside the Skywalker timeline weren't worthy of our attention or hard-earned cash. As the hand of The Galactic Empire continues to sweep across the galaxy, the Rebellion learns of a new weapons project, code-named The Death Star, a space station that can destroy entire planets. They also learn that its chief builder Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelson) might be ...

Birth.Movies.Death is reporting Darth Vader will make an appearance in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. And this story itself is pretty cool - a ragtag group of heroes and scoundrels united in an effort to steal the plans of the Death Star. It's the kind of off-screen action that has sparked our imaginations for decades, and done right it could be an exciting addition to the mythology. Done wrong and it'll be a total bummer. And by the way - it has nothing to do with Bothans. That's Return of the Jedi you're thinking of. Hopefully this weekend at Comic-Con we will get some more information about the film, but in the meantime I have a tiny tidbit to share. I ran into a good source this past weekend and, over drinks, was told a nugget that should make people pretty intrigued: Darth Vader will be in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. He will not be the main antagonist but he will be working behind the scenes, pulling strings and will appear onscreen. Literally, I'm t...

Since replacing Star Wars: Clone Wars on small screens, Star Wars Rebels has ploughed its own successful furrow into the sprawling galaxy far, far away. The show is returning for a second season and a new trailer was unveiled at a panel for the show at Star Wars Celebration . Set in the years between Revenge Of The Sith and A New Hope (yes, yes, we know, it’s just Star Wars to so many of us), the show features the adventures of a rag-tag group of rebels – some young, some veterans – who work as Robin Hood types to undercut the growing Empire and help the needy in their home system. Their actions have not gone unnoticed and now the Emperor has decided to put his gloved fist down, dispatching the one and only Darth Vader (voiced, as is law, by James Earl Jones) to take them out. Can our heroes survive? Well, they’re going to have a little help in the form of Clone Trooper Captain Rex… Please Leave A Comment- source- Empire

The critically-acclaimed epic adventure Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion will air on ABC on Sunday, October 26 (7:00 p.m. ET/PT). Executive Producer Dave Filoni states, "We wanted to do something special for the ABC broadcast. We've added a scene which gives audiences insight into the Inquisitor and includes a cameo by Darth Vader voiced by the distinguished actor James Earl Jones ." The television movie Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion delivered 6.5-million viewers in its premieres on Disney Channel and Disney XD around the world including the U.S. and 16 markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa and Canada. The Star Wars Rebels weekly series on Disney XD (Mondays 9:00 p.m. ET/PT), has been renewed for a second season. Set between the events of Star Wars Episodes III and IV , the Star Wars Rebels story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening its grip of power on the galaxy. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet an...

Win Tickets To An Advance For Screening For GIMME SHELTER at 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 21 at Century Downtown Plaza 7. GIMME SHELTER is a 2013 independent drama film, based on a true story, about a pregnant teenager who runs away from her abusive mother, and traces her real father. Agnes "Apple" Bailey ( Vanessa Hudgens ) has grown up with an abusive addict for a mother, June (Rosario Dawson). She decides to run and find her father, Tom Fitzpatrick ( Brendan Fraser ), discovers he's now a Wall Street broker with a family. She stays with them for a little while, but is soon forced to leave when she realizes she's pregnant and Tom doesn't agree with her choice to keep the baby. After getting in a car accident and ending up in hospital, she's taken under the wing of chaplain Father McCarthy ( James Earl Jones ). He offers to let Apple live at a shelter for pregnant young women run by a spiritual woman named Kathy ( Ann Dowd ). Apple gradually begins to bo...

Here is the first trailer for GIMME SHELTER , starring Vanessa Hudgens . Roadside Attractions will be releasing the film on January 24, 2014. Based on the inspiring true events, GIMME SHELTER centers on the courageous story of Agnes “Apple” Bailey ( Vanessa Hudgens ) and her incredible path to motherhood as a pregnant, homeless teenager. Forced to flee her abusive mother ( Rosario Dawson ), and turned away by her Wall Street father (Brendan Fraser), Apple finds herself on a desperate and isolated journey of survival. In the depths of despair, she meets a compassionate stranger ( James Earl Jones ), who ultimately leads her to salvation and unprecedented support in a suburban shelter for homeless teenagers. With gained confidence, and the warmth of her new home, Apple breaks from her inhibiting past, embracing the future with clarity and hope. Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical franchise) leads an all-star cast including James Earl Jones, Rosario Dawson, Ann Dowd and Brenda...

Roadside Attractions will release GIMME SHELTER in theaters January 24, 2014. Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ann Dowd and Dascha Polanco . Based on a true story that centers on 16-year-old Agnes "Apple" Bailey ( Vanessa Hudgen s), Gimme Shelter uncovers the struggle for survival and the hope of redemption through the harsh realities of life on the streets. As a pregnant teenager, Apple's journey plummets her into a perilous struggle until finding salvation in a suburban shelter for homeless teens. With provisions of unprecedented comfort, a collective sisterhood connection and female empowerment, the shelter elevates Apple to break the shackles of her past and inspires her to embrace the future with clarity, maturity and hope not only for herself but her unborn child. Film Website: www.GimmeShelterTheMovie.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GimmeShelter Twitter: @GimmeShelter Tumblr: www.GimmeShelterMovie.Tumb...

Star Trek Voyager's Robert Picardo and producer/director/writer Dr. Harry Kloor will host the U.S. premiere of Quantum Quest , the 3-D computer animated Large Format adventure film, at the gala preview party of " Science With A Twist: An Evening Aboard The Enterprise " on Saturday night, January 22nd at the Louisville Science Center museum. And will be released in Large Format and conventional theaters in spring, 2011. The movie stars Chris Pine, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Amanda Peet, Mark Hamill, Robert Picardo and more . Quantum Quest interweaves animated sequences with stunning, actual space imagery captured from seven ongoing NASA and NASA/ESA space missions. In addition to Picardo, the film boasts an A-list voice cast including two Captain Kirks (veteran William Shatner and Chris Pine ), two Jedi Knights ( Mark Hamill and Samuel L. Jackson ) and two Darth Vaders ( James Earl Jones and Hayden Chris...