

Honoring his father’s dying wish to groom his son as a new crowned prince, Akeem must once again return to America. RELATED: Kevin Hart in Talks for Scrooged Remake at ParamountĬoming 2 America will follow Akeem, now set to become king, discovering he has a son he never knew about, a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle.

They will be joining previously announced Wesley Snipes, newcomer Jermaine Fowler, and Rick Ross along with returning cast members Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, and Paul Bates. In addition, Collider also reports that singer Teyana Taylor and comedian Michael Blackson have also been cast for the sequel with Emmy winner Louie Anderson ( Baskets) set to reprise his role as Maurice. Layne will be portraying the role of Akeem’s daughter, who is burdened with the feeling like she is the son her father never had. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy-nominated actress Leslie Jones ( Saturday Night Live, 2016’s Ghostbusters) and Kiki Layne ( If Beale Street Could Talk, The Old Guard) have been tapped to star opposite Eddie Murphy in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming comedy sequel to Coming to America.
