Leslie Jones, Kiki Layne Boarding 'Coming to America' Sequel Alongside Eddie Murphy | THR News - video Dailymotion

'Saturday Night Live' favorite Leslie Jones and 'If Beale Street Could Talk' star Kiki Layne are boarding Paramount's sequel to 'Coming to America.'

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00:00Leslie Jones and Kiki Layne are headed for America.

00:03That's right, the Saturday Night Live funny gal and a Beale Street could talk star are

00:07joining Eddie Murphy in Paramount's sequel to Coming to America. Jones is in negotiations

00:12while Layne is already set to join Murphy in the project, a follow-up to the 1988 comedy

00:17titled Coming to America, the two being the number two. The original film followed Murphy

00:22playing Prince Akeem, a spoiled prince from a fictional African nation who shows up in

00:26Queens, New York and goes undercover by getting a job at a McDonald's knockoff while trying

00:30to find a wife. The sequel is set to follow Akeem, now set to become king, discovering he

00:35actually has a son he never knew about, a street-savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring

00:40his father's dying wish to groom his son as a new crown prince, Akeem must once again

00:44return to America. Wesley Snipes is also on board for the project while Arsenio Hall is

00:49returning as Akeem's right-hand man. James Earl Jones is also making his return as Akeem's

00:54father. Layne will play Akeem's daughter, who's set to be burdened with feeling like

00:58she's the son her father never had. Meanwhile, Jones' role is being kept under wraps.

01:02The sequel is set for a December 18, 2020 release date. For more casting updates, head

01:07over to THR.com and until next time for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.