Coming to America.
The first look photos reveal that Akeem and Lisa (Shari Headley) are still together. The original cast including James Earl Jones, Arsenio Hall, Garcelle Beauvais and Vanessa Bell Calloway have reprised their roles for the
Headley feels “so blessed to have everyone together” again, including her onscreen dad John Amos whose Cleo McDowell was famously inspired by McDonald’s. We can confirm that the Big Mick (not to be confused with the Big Mac) makes an appearance in Zamunda.
Eddie Murphy and Shari Headley star in COMING 2 AMERICA | Photo Courtesy of Amazon Studios
For Murphy, who stars, writes and produces, he’s been excited about reuniting with the cast and “making a movie that’s as good as the first one,” he said in an email statement. “Getting everybody together, including Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, John Amos, James Earl Jones and the rest of my royal family, and making a really great movie, that’s my favorite part.”