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Murphy, creator and star of the 1988 film -
which proved more popular with audiences than critics when it
came out - returns to the fictional nation of Zamunda, this time
as Akeem prepares to become king.
A father to three daughters in a country where only a male heir
can sit on the throne, Akeem finds out he has a son in America
and returns to Queens, the New York borough he first visited
decades ago, to meet him.
"This movie is like the first movie. It's (an) all black cast
and it's ... not about race, and it's not about civil unrest or
social injustice or there's no preaching," Murphy told Reuters
in an interview.
"(It) is just total escapism ... it's a movie about family and
love and tradition and doing the right thing."
In the first film, the pampered prince foregoes his luxuries to
find a woman who will love him for himself.
Most of the original cast reprise their roles in the sequel,
which is released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, including
James Earl Jones as King Jaffe Joffer and Shari Headley as
Akeem's wife Lisa. New faces include Murphy's daughter Bella
Murphy.
"Being on the movie set with my daughter was a big deal for me,"
Murphy said.
The 59-year-old and Hall revisit the barber shop scene, a fan
favourite from the original movie, where the actors portray
multiple ageing characters.
"There is a part three that happens in 16 years," Murphy said,
jokingly leaving the door open for a future film. "I don't think
the barbers will be in this one though."
(Reporting by Alicia Powell; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Mike Collett-White)
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