Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on for Coming To America 2, the sequel to the 1988 original. According to Deadline, the illustrious comedic actor will reprise his role as African prince “Akeem” who traveled to Queens, New York to find a potential wife.
Paramount Pictures has hired director Craig Brewer to bring the film to life. Brewer recently directed Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name.
In the sequel, Akeem discovers he has a long lost son and returns to America to meet the heir to the throne of Zamunda.
“After many years of anticipation, I’m thrilled that Coming to America 2 is officially moving forward,” Murphy said in a statement. “We’ve assembled a great team that will be led by Craig Brewer, who just did an amazing job on Dolemite, and I’m looking forward to bringing all these classic and beloved characters back to the big screen.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKbHHonXyLQ
The first Coming To America also starred Arsenio Hall as Akeem’s ever-loyal aide Semmi and he’s expected to reprise his role as well. Shari Headley, who was courted by Akeem, John Amos, who played Headley’s father and James Earl Jones, who played the king, are also on board for the sequel.
In 2017, Murphy’s daughter insinuated a Coming To America sequel was “fake news,” but evidently that wasn’t the case.
While there’s no official start date, production is expected to begin this year.
This may be a record for longest time between installments in a movie franchise.
Tranny not included but Young Buck may supply one for you,Eddie lol
Eddie is about to destroy a classic damn near 30 years after it was made…
You know this is gonna be a classic. Especially given politics of today. Definitely buying on all formats. Off topic but why hasn’t cube did another barbershop?
How y’all not have news that uzi quit rapping yet?
He’ll be back. It’s a stunt
He’s never been a rapper to begin with, great news
It’s OK for Eddie Murphy & Arsenio Hall to touch this CLASSIC Movie again it’s their CLASSIC I’m ready for the whole cast can Dave Chappelle & Chris Tucker jump on this comeback wave ?
Please don’t fuck it up. Looking forward to it
So the plot is that prince akeem has a long lost son in america…….red flag already fam. This is how I know hollywood is out of great ideas when the movies get sequels 30 years after they’re made.
Not just in Hollywood, in hip hop too. These new rap dudes put out bullshit that anyone without skills and do and think it’s creative.
I bet this time he will bang a white woman. You know the j-words in (((Hollywood))) love to promote that race mixing shit.
Whatever he makes it will ruin my childhood.
I’d prefer a fourth installment of Beverly Hills Cop. #AxelFoley
just to remaind yall that this guy is also one of the pedos of hollywood, and a tranny
This plot make no sense. Where this long lost son come from and who the baby moms ? Hop on one leg bitch or his wife baby sister the hoe or those twin bitches at the club “my name is peaches and I’m the best all dj’s want to feel my breast”. Shit make no sense. I agree with below comment Another Beverly Hills cop movie would be better than fucken up a classic
We’ll give you Eddie Murphy if we can have Charlie Murphy back
Eddie was a comedic genius. Did so much good work. He and Jim Carrey had the worst falloffs in showbiz. Hope to god he comes back hard and this movie is actually good.
How did Eddie Murphy falloff? Please explain, but before you do, please do a little homework on him.
Another long time sequel was Blade Runner 2049 which was outer boring which Harrison Ford made a comeback. Some movies should be left alone!