Variety is reporting that Vanessa Bell Calloway will reportedly reprise her role as Imani Izzi in the Coming To America sequel, while veteran comedian Luenell will also join the cast. In the original, Imani Izzi was Prince Akeem’s wife-to-be after a marriage arranged by his father.
Returning from the original film are Eddie Murphy, Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Paul Bates, and John Amos.
Wesley Snipes, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Rick Ross, and KiKi Layne also co-star in the Craig Brewer-directed pic.
Slated to hit theaters December 18 of next year, the plot follows former Prince Akeem who is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his father’s dying wish to groom this son as the crowned prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America.
Murphy is producing with Kevin Misher and Kenya Barris.
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