Deadline is reporting that Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan is boarding Paramount’s Coming to America 2, the sequel to the 1988 blockbuster.
Returning from the original film are Eddie Murphy, Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, John Amos, and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
Wesley Snipes, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Rick Ross, KiKi Layne, and Luenell also co-star in the Craig Brewer-directed pic.
In the sequel, Akeem (Murphy) is set to become King of Zamunda but discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle (Fowler). Honoring his father’s dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) set off to America to meet the unlikely heir.
Jones will portray the son’s mother, who had a one-night stand with Akeem. Morgan’s character is Reem, a hustler who is Jones’ brother.
Murphy is producing with Kevin Misher and Kenya Barris.
Morgan, who earned Emmy nominations for his work on 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live, stars on the TBS comedy The Last O.G., which recently wrapped its second season. The comedian is doing voicework for Scoob, Warner Bros.’ animated Scooby-Doo movie, and Green Eggs and Ham, Netflix’s all-star animated take on the Dr. Seuss classic.
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