@Hoof The Ball when's the second one coming out mate? I've had to go and have a sit down as I got butterflies in my stomach
From what we know thus far :-
- Sequel centres on Prince Akeem searching for his 'long lost son'. Presumably, and this is a guess, but it'll be one of his former bathers in Zamunda (before he met Lisa) who moved to New York City back in the 80's and he finds out that he has a male heir to the throne.
- There
was rumours of the son being played potentially by Kevin Hart, however, it's just guess work at this point.
- Current working title is
Coming 2 America.
- Screenplay is penned by original 1988 writers David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, Eddie Murphy. Kenya Barris (
Black-ish and Barbershop 2) has been hired to 'punch' up the script a little.
- Director is Jonathan Levine (50/50).
- Cleo McDowell, played by actor John Amos. Fans will remember him as owning McDowells, the McDonalds rip off, who later became Prince Akeem's father-in-law after his daughter, Lisa, wed the prince of the fictional African country, Zamunda.
"John Amos is in our version," Blaustein teased. "He’s in Zamunda and he opened up a McDowells."