‘Coming 2 America’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Is Back As King Akeem
Eddie Murphyreturns to one of his most memorable roles withComing 2 America, the long-awaited sequel to his 1988 hit. The sequel finds Murphy’s King Akeem once again setting out on a journey to America, and brings back familiar faces from the first film likeArsenio Hall,James Earl Jones,John Amos,Louie Anderson, and more.Craig Brewer, who directed Murphy in the excellentDolemite Is My Name, helms the sequel. A newComing 2 Americatrailer has arrived ahead of the film’s March release – watch it below.
Coming 2 America Trailer
It’s been a long time sinceComing to Americahit theaters, and returning to a film – even a beloved film – so many years later is often a recipe for disaster. But people are no doubt going to be excited to check outComing 2 America, since it has Eddie Murphy reprising one of his most popular roles. And while Murphy’s film output for the last few years has been a bit rocky, the recentDolemite Is My Nameproved he’s still just as funny now as he was in his glory days.
Here’s the official synopsis forComing 2 America: “Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi(Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began.”
An earlier synopsis goes even further into what we can expect from the sequel:
Set after the events of the first film, former Prince Akeem Joffer (Eddie Murphy) is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle (Jermaine Fowler). Honoring his royal father’s (James Earl Jones) dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) set off to America once again
The full cast includes Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall,Jermaine Fowler,Leslie Jones,Tracy Morgan,KiKi Layne,Shari Headley, withWesley Snipesand James Earl Jones. Also starring John Amos,Teyana Taylor,Vanessa Bell Calloway,Paul Bates,Nomzamo Mbatha, andBella Murphy, with Craig Brewer directing a script fromKenya BarrisandBarry W. Blaustein&David Sheffield.
I sincerely hopeComing 2 Americaturns out to be worth the wait. When Murphy is on, he’sreallyon, and the results can be hilarious. That said, I’m slightly apprehensive about the film being rated PG-13. I’m not saying a comedy needs to be R-rated to be successful, but I think we can all agree that Murphy is at his funniest when he’s not constrained. Then again, Murphy’s PG-13-ratedNutty Professorwas a huge hit, so what the hell do I know? At the very least, Murphy is clearly committed to this film, as he’s been talking about making it for several years now.
