Hollywood, CA – Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on for Coming To America 2, the sequel to the 1988 unique. In keeping with Deadline, the illustrious comedic actor will reprise his position as African prince “Akeem” who traveled to Queens, New York to discover a potential spouse.
Paramount Footage has employed director Craig Brewer to deliver the movie to life. Brewer just lately directed Murphy in Dolemite Is My Title.
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Within the sequel, Akeem discovers he has a protracted misplaced son and returns to America to satisfy the inheritor to the throne Zamunda.
“After a few years anticipation, I’m thrilled that Coming to America 2 is ficially shifting ahead,” Murphy mentioned in a press release. “We’ve assembled an important group that can be led by Craig Brewer, who simply did an incredible job on Dolemite, and I’m trying ahead to bringing all these basic and beloved characters again to the massive display screen.”
The primary Coming To America additionally starred Arsenio Corridor as Akeem’s ever-loyal aide Semmi and he’s anticipated to reprise his position as properly. Shari Headley, who was courted by Akeem, John Amos, who performed Headley’s father and James Earl Jones, who performed the king, are additionally on board for the sequel.
In 2017, Murphy’s daughter insinuated a Coming To America sequel was “pretend information,” however evidently that wasn’t the case.
Whereas there’s no ficial begin date, manufacturing is anticipated to start this 12 months.