Eddie Murphy has confirmed thatComing 2 Americawill come with a PG-13 rating. The comedian is currently out doing press for the Rudy Ray Moore biopicDolemite Is My Name. The comedy biopic marks the first time in twenty years that Murphy has put out an R-rated comedy, and sadly, that isn’t in the cards for the long-awaitedComing to Americasequel. The first installment came with an R-rating, so many just assumed the sequel would be more of the same.
In a new interview,Eddie MurphydiscussedDolemite Is My Name, along with the ratings of comedies over the years. 1999’sLifewith Martin Lawrence was Murphy’s last adult comedy movie and many fans were hopingComing 2 Americawould hit theaters with the same rating as the original. Murphy had this to say on the matter.
“I think what happened was, there was a period when Hollywood was on some PG-13… that’s how you reached most audiences. And there was, maybe, a 15-year period where that’s all everybody was doing. So I got caught up in that sh*t. But no, doing this movie, we went, ‘This movie has to be rated R because of the way Rudy Ray Moore was.’ But I’m doingComing to Americanext, and that’s PG-13.”
The PG-13 rating forComing 2 Americawill more than likely be bad news for a lot of Eddie Murphy fans who were hoping for him to return to his roots. The comedian has announced intentions tohead back out into the world of stand-up, so many just assumed a newComing to Americawould arrive with an R-rating. However, this could mean we’ll be seeing a much different style of comedy if and when Murphy hits the road.
Eddie Murphy found his formula for family comedy in the late 1990s and early 2000s withThe Nutty Professorand theShrekmovies. While he may be able to pull off the same feat withComing 2 America, it’s not exactly what a lot of fans are holding out for. The sequel has a holiday release, so the gentler rating will more than likely be able to pull in some more moviegoers, which is a wise decision.
Coming 2 Americahits theaters onDecember 18th, 2020and is currently in the pre-production phase. It was always going to be interesting to see how the sequel was going to be received after over 30 years, but this new rating makes things even more interesting. For now, we’ll just have to wait and see, but one can imagine a lot of people are not going to be into the idea of a PG-13 version ofComing 2 America. Who knows, maybe the Blu-ray will come with an unrated version. The Eddie Murphy video footage comes to us from the Cinemablend YouTube channel.
