In 1988, a classic black comedy, "America's Journey To America," hit the screen. The film, starring the famous black comedian Eddie Murphy, tells the story of his son King Zamenda who comes to the United States to visit and find the true destiny. After the film was released, it was a great success.
Although Journey to America delivered an amazing report card at the time, its sequel didn't finally meet the audience until last week — a gap of 33 years!
However, with the release of the sequel, the lead actor Eddie Murphy has been eager to announce that the third part will begin. Recently, in an interview with the scene, he said that the story outline of "Journey to the United States 3" has been formed in his mind, and as for when to start filming, he gave an answer that shocked everyone' jaws:
"I did have an idea, but it won't come to fruition until 16 years – yes, I won't be able to start shooting until I'm 75, not when I'm 75, but when I'm actually 75."
Fingers crossed, that's 2037, and Journey to America 3 will meet us.
Considering the story of Murphy's prince who eventually becomes king in Journey to America 2, it is likely that in the third part he handed over the throne to the next generation — after all, in the second part, he discovered his long-lost son, Lavelle Junson.
Journey to America 2 was originally scheduled to be released in theaters on August 7, 2020, but had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Eventually, the film was also bought from Paramount by Amazon Pictures for $125 million and eventually released on a streaming platform last week.
When it was released in 1988, the first "Journey to America" caused a huge sensation, with more than $128 million in global revenue. Presumably because the comedy's impact has endured, Amazon says Journey to America 2 has given them the most movie-going weekend since March 2020. It is conceivable that once "Journey to America 3" is released, its influence may still be undiminished.
The film also officially kicked off Eddie Murphy's illustrious career thereafter. He later starred in a number of classic films, among which "Fat Professor" created one of the most classic comedy images in Hollywood history, and "Dream Girl" won him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He even participated in the dubbing of Shrek.
In 2020, Eddie Murphy received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards.
However, Eddie Murphy has appeared in films less and less in recent years, and has entered a half-shadow state. When asked why, he said it was because netizens at the Golden Strawberry Awards (a well-known bad film review site) called him "the worst actor in a decade."
However, in 2019, he produced and starred in the biopic "My Name is Domatet", and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor with this film, which has to be said to be a powerful counterattack.
In any case, with 16 years to go before the release of Journey to America 3, Eddie Murphy still has a lot of time to think about the film's details. Again: Journey to America 3 (expected) will be released in 2037 and tickets can now be booked.