Wesley Snipes in Coming 2 America (Amazon Studios)After 33 years, Coming 2 America finally reunites us with pampered Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his right-hand man Semmi (Arsenio Hall), but all isn’t well in Zamunda.When the eccentric leader of neighbouring nation Nextdoria, General Izzi (Wesley Snipes), sets his sights on the newly-crowned King’s throne, Akeem and Semmi are forced to embark on a return quest to Queens to track down a long-lost son and secure the future of this fictional African nation.It’s a journey that audiences have waited more than three decades to see, but according to the movie’s sharply-dressed and slightly-unhinged villain, its arrival couldn’t have been better timed.“We all need some laughter,” Snipes tells Yahoo Movies over Zoom, explaining why this sequel is the perfect antidote for an extremely difficult year. “We need some laughter we can all share.”Watch a trailer for Coming 2 AmericaHe’s not wrong. Originally due to hit cinemas in August 2020, the ongoing pandemic forced director Craig Brewer (and studio Paramount) to shift his comedy to March 2021 and rehome it on Amazon Prime Video. Following director John Landis’s 1988 original, Brewer’s sequel places Snipes alongside comedy multi-tool Eddie Murphy after the duo first appeared together in the director’s ace 2019 Netflix hit, Dolemite Is My Name.Read more: Everything new on Amazon Prime in MarchIn Coming 2 America, the 58-year-old Blade star continues to steal scenes as a military man bent on securing justice for his sister Princess Amani (Vanessa Bell Conaway), the betrothed… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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‘Coming 2 America’ scene-stealer Wesley Snipes: ‘I live a comedic life’ (exclusive)
