Comedian Arsenio Hall has signed on to reprise his memorable supporting role as “Semmi” in Coming To America 2, according to Deadline.
Murphy confirmed his involvement in January.
Hall is also a legendary late-night talk show host with The Arsenio Hall Show during its run between 1989 and 1994 and rebooted from 2013 to 2014. The show was a hotbed for promoting several Hip Hop artists in its guest interviews and performances during the genre’s rise into the mainstream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Czwdo3hB4
Hall will star opposite Eddie Murphy, the comedy classic’s original main character who played “Akeem, Prince of Zamunda” in the Paramount Pictures film.
The sequel will be directed by Craig Brewer and its plot revolves around Akeem returning to America to meet his long-lost son who could be the heir to his native African country’s throne.
The film’s release is slated for 2020.
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One of the absolute best movies of my lifetime definitely
This and Eddie Murphy returning to stand up is the greatest news I heard all year.
They ought to get it cracking before James Earl Jones breathes his last…just won’t be the same without Jaffe Joffaaa…plus by 2020? Try BHM 2021…
Remember Kevin Hart getting deplatformed by the Oscar’s over something he tweeted several years prior about gay people? Wait till the same snowflakes get a load of all the gay bashing Eddie Murphy did in his early stand up career.
Fans are never going to stop waiting for Eddie Murphy comeback ended with Oscar and I hate CW cancel Arsenio Hall show it was a great show with the budget he had what ever it was! Is the Barber Shop still open and is the band Sexual Chocolate still together things fans wana know ? Song of the night Kanya West ( Love Lock Down )
If this film is a huge success, the arsenio hall show will be back for another reboot.