Coming 2 America: How Eddie Murphy Broke His Vow To Never Make A Sequel

Arsenio Hall, Eddie Murphy's co-star in Coming 2 America, has revealed how they both broke their promise to never make a sequel to the first movie.

Set many years after the events of the first film, Coming 2 America will see Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall reprise their roles as Prince Hakeem and Semmi respectively.

Hall's Semmi is Prince Hakeem's best friend and aide who likes to give the impression that he is more than what he really is.

Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy in COMING 2 AMERICA

The actor was a guest at The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday and he revealed why he and Murphy decided to make a sequel more than 30 years after the original.

"It took thirty years because we never planned on doing it. In fact, we shook and said, 'Let's never do a sequel'. We were so happy with it. It was perfect, we're never going to mess with it."

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Hall said that the film continued to follow them through the years, leading to him showing Murphy Coming to America-themed fan parties and events on social media. This made Murphy change his mind about not doing a sequel.

Eddie Murphy and Shari Headley in COMING 2 AMERICA

Murphy showed Hall his idea of what the sequel would be and the latter loved it. 

Joining Hall and Murphy in Coming to America are Jermaine Fowler, James Earl Jones, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, Wesley Snipes, KiKi Layne, and Teyana Taylor.

The movie will be released digitally on Prime Video on March 5, 2021.