![]() This is something the actress and comedian had spent years preparing for. This is all explained in an outrageous flashback sequence that sees Jones being dropped into scenes from the iconic first film. “That’s how it always be when I walk in the room though,” joked Murphy.Ĭonsidering Akeem is a very moral man, fans of “Coming to America” may be wondering how he came to father a child out of wedlock that he had no knowledge of for 30 years. And that’s when it really started becoming really real.” He walked in, he just walked off another scene from the original movie…. It was almost like the movie had just continued. “When Eddie walked in, dressed as a king. “I’m going to tell you, the first day of shooting to me was the one that put the bumps, the goosebumps on me,” recounted Jones, whose character ends up traveling from Queens to Zamunda with her son. Murphy, Hall, Fowler, Jones, Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan and several of their co-stars recently spoke via Zoom about “Coming 2 America,” creating their characters and returning to old roles, and the legacy of the first film. With help from his best friend and aide Semmi ( Arsenio Hall), Akeem must go back to Queens to retrieve Lavelle and bring him back to Zamunda, where most of the film is set. ![]() In a surprising development, Akeem learns from his dying father, King Jaffe ( James Earl Jones), that he has a son back in Queens that he never knew about, Lavelle Junson ( Jermaine Fowler), the result of an encounter he had with a free-spirited soul named Mary ( Leslie Jones). ![]() Now, in present day, he is happily married to the strong American woman of his choosing, Lisa ( Shari Headley), and they have three equally exceptional daughters, Meeka ( KiKi Layne), Omma (Murphy’s real-life daughter Bella Murphy) and Tinashe (Akiley Love). More than three decades after Eddie Murphy won over audiences as Akeem Joffer, the lovable prince and heir to the throne of the fictional African kingdom of Zamunda in “Coming to America,” the story of the Joffer family continues in the feel-good sequel “ Coming 2 America.” In the original film, Akeem traveled to Queens, NYC to find a bride, and in the process ended up finding himself.
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