It seems that Eddie Murphy may be working on a sequel to Coming to America, with TMZ reporting that Murphy is in early development on a script for a follow-up to John Landis-directed 1988 comedy classic.
Speculation began after a tweet from Eddie Murphy’s verified Twitter account sharing an image of Murphy’s Prince Akeem and Vanessa Bell Calloway’s Princess Imani Izzi. It was quickly deleted, and Murphy’s account deactivated, with TMZ subsequently claiming that Murphy’s social media team had shared the tweet without authorisation from the star himself.
TMZ also contacted Bell Calloway, who said that she hadn’t heard about a potential sequel, but would love to return: “I’m wondering if Eddie was hacked, though, wasn’t there some big thing about Twitter being hacked? Because you know, Eddie’s a very private person as we know, he’s a very kind man, but he’s very private and I really think that maybe it could’ve gotten hacked and that’s why it’s down because it’s not true, unfortunately. I mean, that’s something I thought. I don’t know for a fact, I haven’t talked to Eddie in years but I hope it is true. I hope I’m wrong. It would be a perfect sequel.”
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Originally published March 21, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
