Amazon’s early peeks at long-in-the-tooth sequel Coming 2 America found Eddie Murphy’s Akeem revisiting the original’s barbershop alongside Semmi (Arsenio Hall). According to its first full-length trailer, however, it appears Craig Brewer’s comedy is set primarily in Zamunda, the fictional African nation where Akeem now serves as king.
It’s there that Akeem brings his long-lost son (Jermaine Fowler), the ostensible heir to Zamunda, and his streetwise family, played by Leslie Jones and Tracy Morgan. As cultures collide, a flamboyant, gun-toting general (Wesley Snipes) sets his sights on taking over the kingdom. What’s obvious, though, is that story is secondary to chemistry in this one; the ensemble is the reason to see this one.
KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, John Amos, and pop star Teyana Taylor round out the cast, and James Earl Jones even returns to reprise his original role. Coming 2 America debuts on Amazon Prime on March 5.
