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Set Decorator Made “Coming 2 America” Palace In Rick Ross’ Real-Life House

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“Coming 2 America” Zamunda palace was recreated courtesy of Grammy-nominated rapper Rick Ross. Rick opened the doors of his estate on the outskirts of Atlanta to the film’s production team.

Set Decorator Made "Coming 2 America" Palace From Rick Ross’ Real-Life House

“Our big problem was, where do we find a house that had the scale of the possibilities for a very lavish palace?” production designer Jefferson Sage said

Sage and his team scouted multiple locations before zeroing in on the Ross estate, which would serve as the bones of the lush royal palace.

The 45,000 square-foot mansion in Fayetteville, Ga. sits on 235 acres and was previously owned by boxer Evander Holyfield. With 12 bedrooms and a dining room that seats up to 100 people; it had the scale director Craig Brewer and Sage were looking for.

“That entrance foyer with the big two-story interior and double-winding staircase was perfect. Off of that, there were two beautiful big rooms with giant windows and 18-foot ceilings. We used five key spaces that we turned into Zamunda.” says Sage.

Set Decorator Made "Coming 2 America" Palace From Rick Ross’ Real-Life House

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Those spaces were converted for the film’s primary sets, including the King’s bedroom and the dining room. The primary bedroom in the palace was Ross’s own. The rapper says 1988’s “Coming to America” maybe his all-time favourite movie.

“They changed the wallpaper in the dining room so I asked them to keep it up there. They also created that huge dining room table for a dining scene that seats 50-60 people, and they left that for me as a gift. It’s humungous.”

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Set decorator Douglas A. Mowat deserves credit for enhancing Ross real-life rooms. To transform the primary bedroom, he went with the existing colour, warm white but brought in blues and silvers to make the room pop and give it more dimension. Mowat took the lead by adding a silver leaf to the canopy above the bed.

Set Designer Made "Coming 2 America" Palace From Rick Ross’ Real-Life House

Sage made sure to honour the original film by keeping a similar colour palette, “but we altered it a bit. We took the bones of the original set with the idea that they renovated and upgraded regularly.” he says.

Elsewhere, Sage built the ballroom and throne room of “Coming 2 America” on external soundstages. The architecture of the mansion served as the basis for the design. “We did that so it would always feel like the same building,” Sage adds.

Set Designer Made "Coming 2 America" Palace From Rick Ross’ Real-Life House

The Ross mansion had a white interior with a gold ceiling trim throughout, so when it came to those external sets. Sage accented and embellished gold-leafing throughout. “We used so much gold leafing that we bought out the country’s supply for at least two months,” he cracks.

 

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