Nomzamo Mbatha joins cast of ‘Coming 2 America’
Updated | By Sinethemba Madolo
South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha has joined the cast of the upcoming ‘Coming 2 America’.
Mbatha will star alongside original cast members Eddie Murphy (Prince Akeem), James Earl Jones (King Jaffe Joffer) Shari Headley (Lisa) and Arsenio Hall (Semmi).
New cast members include Jermaine Fowler, Wesley Snipes, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones, KiKi Layne, Rick Ross, Teyana Taylor and Garcelle Beauvais.
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The original movie saw spoiled Prince Akeem, from the fictional African nation of Zamunda, arriving in New York, and working at a McDonald's knockoff while trying to find a wife.
The sequel sees Akeem, now set to become king, meeting up with his long-lost son.
READ: Twitter roasts Nomzamo Mbatha for Arthur Mafokate picture
Honouring his father's dying wish to groom his son as a newly crowned prince, Akeem must once again return to America.
Character details for Mbatha are unknown at the moment.
Mbatha joins fellow actress Thuso Mbedu by breaking into Hollywood.
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