The cast of the Coming To America sequel continues to stack itself with even more talent. It has just been announced that Tracy Morgan has joined the cast.
Tracy Morgan will be playing Leslie Jones’ brother in the film named Reem, who is described as a “hustler”. Jones’ character is playing the mother of Akeem’s (Eddie Murphy) son, who he never knew about that is a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle.
Coming 2 America is bringing on a lot of returning and new talent for the film. Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Paul Bates & Shari Headley are all returning from the original film while newcomers include the aforementioned Jones and Morgan, along with Wesley Snipes and Kiki Layne.
The original 1988 film saw Murphy play Prince Akeem, a spoiled prince from the fictional African nation of Zamunda, who arrives in Queens and in undercover fashion gets a job at a McDonald’s knockoff while trying to find a wife.
Production on the film is set to begin later next month with director Craig Brewer at the helm. A release date of December 18, 2020, has been set.
