![]() ![]() It would seem the purpose of Coming 2 America is parodying the original film. There were one too many scenes displaying royal pageantry including royal funerary rites performed while King Jaffe Joffer is alive! The original film was spared this shaky premise of Zamunda as more screen time was spent on poverty and deprivation in 1980s New York.Ĭonversely, Coming 2 America luxuriates in the palace at Zamunda (read current Rick Ross or former Evander Holyfield’s Atlanta Mansion) relying on the spectacle of a prosperous African kingdom and its thriving monarchy to beef up excess screen time occasioned by a flimsy plot. Zamunda has remained prosperous in what appears to be a pre-colonial bubble where royals indulge in stick-fighting with their children before breakfast and princes tweeze the whiskers of malnourished lions to display courage. Zamunda or Wakanda?įictional African countries, especially those imagined from outside the continent, are often problematic - and this is Coming 2 America’s major flaw. Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reprise their multiple roles in this romantic comedy as the cast of the Barber shop and soul singer Randy Watson. Wesley Snipes is exceptionally hilarious with his signature entrance as General Izzie – military dictator of Nexdoria, Zamunda’s neighbouring country and brother to Akeem’s betrothed in the original film. This is the movie’s premise it introduces a slew of new characters - Jermaine Fowler as Lavelle Johnson (the ‘bastard’ son), Leslie Jones as his mother and Tracy Morgan as his Uncle Reem. The Zamunda tradition requires that a male heir take over the throne and it is revealed to Akeem by Baba – the royal witch doctor played by Arsenio Hall – that Akeem sired a bastard son after a drug-induced, one-night stand in New York while on his quest to find true love. The opening scene of Coming 2 America returns us to Zamunda where King Jaffe Joffer (played by James Earl Jones) is dying.Īkeem (Eddie Murphy), the heir to the throne, and his wife Lisa (heir to the McDonald’s knock-off, McDowell’s) have been blissfully married for 30 years and have three daughters. Perhaps it is a Hollywood imperative to revisit classics for lucre but Coming 2 America, a sequel released at least 30 years after the original movie, feels like a study in dismantling nostalgia.Ī counter-argument is that the world has gone through a pandemic and is in dire need of laughter-but isn’t it staggering that Coming 2 America premiered the same weekend that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s tell-it-all interview with Oprah Winfrey aired? The Bastard Son Premise Released in 1988, Coming to America was a complete masterpiece with a major cult following that continues to relish its modern fairy tale and memorable characters. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have gotten the role.It would seem the movie, directed by Craig Brewster (also director of Dolemite Is My Name), is agreeing with this outraged fan of the original, who is sitting at the edge of his sofa, staring at the Amazon Prime Video app and wondering if there is any point to this sequel. She had to really be able to - you know, to deliver. ![]() “I wasn’t musclin’ my kid into the movie. “She had to audition for Craig Brewer, who directed the movie,” Eddie told Good Morning America in Feb. ![]() She had to audition for ‘Coming 2 America.’Įven though she is Eddie’s daughter, Bella still had to fight for her role in Coming 2 America just like everyone else. I was always asking, ‘Can I be in this one?’ But we have a rule in our house where we’re not allowed to work in this industry until we’re 18,” she told Ellen DeGeneres in a March 2 interview. “I wanted to do acting since I was in third grade. Bella has had her eye on acting from a very young age. She plays Omma, one of Akeem’s daughters, in the film. She makes her feature film debut in ‘Coming 2 America.’Ĭoming 2 America is Bella’s very first film role. ![]() Eddie’s tenth child, a son, was born in 2018. Bella has five half-siblings from Eddie’s past relationship with Tamara Hood and Mel B, as well as her dad’s current relationship with Paige Butcher. Bella is one of Eddie Murphy’s 10 kids.īella is one of Eddie’s five kids with ex-wife Nicole Murphy. Bella Murphy in ‘Coming 2 America.’ (Amazon Studios) 1. HollywoodLife has 5 key things you need to know about Bella. Coming 2 America is the 19-year-old’s first major acting role. One of the stars of the film is none other than his own daughter, Bella Murphy.īella is ready to take over Hollywood just like her dad. The legendary actor, 59, returns to the iconic role of Prince (now King) Akeem in the highly-anticipated Coming to America sequel, which drops March 5 on Amazon Prime Video. Coming 2 America is a family affair for Eddie Murphy. ![]()
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