Fans who followed comedy superstarEddie Murphyon Twitter were treated to quite the surprise on Wednesday night, when the actor’s verified Twitter account posted the cryptic tweet “Coming to Americasequel?” along with a photo ofVanessa Bell Calloway’s character, Princess Imani. Not only was the tweet later deleted, but the actor’s entire Twitter account was deactivated, sparking speculation that the actor may have been hacked. A new report reveals thatEddie Murphydidn’t authorize that tweet, but he is actually working on the script forComing to America 2.
TMZreports that there are actually plans in place to make this sequel, and that there were plans to post something similar to that tweet, but it wasn’t supposed to happen yet. The actor himself doesn’t actually tweet, since he has a social media team to do that for him, and the deletedComing to America 2tweet wasn’t authorized by him, which lead to his account being deactivated. While it remains unclear who sent that tweet, TMZ’s sources claim that the actor is in the early stages of writing thiscomedy sequel. The site also caught up withVanessa Bell Calloway, who revealed she would love to come back for a sequel.
“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 aperfect sequel.”
WhileEddie Murphyis naturally best known as an actor, he also has a number ofwriting creditsunder his belt. He served as a writer during his time on NBC’sSaturday Night Live, and he received story credits on bothBeverly Hills Cop IIand the originalComing to America. He also wroteHarlem Nightsand received story credits onBoomerang,Vampire in BrooklynandNorbit. He also created the TV seriesThe PJsandThe Royal Family. It’s unclear ifEddie Murphyis writing the script by himself, or if he has taken on a writing partner for this secret project.
The originalComing to Americacentered onEddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of the fictional African country of Zumunda. Akeem’s father (James Earl Jones) has arranged for his son to marry Princess Imani (Vanessa Bell Calloway), who is completely subservient to her Prince. Akeem decides to take a trip to America, telling his father he wants to “sow his royal oats,” but he is really searching for the woman he wants to marry. The supporting cast includesArsenio Hall,John Amos,Madge Sinclair,Shari Headley,Paul Bates,Eriq La SalleandFrankie Faison. The original movie was a huge hit, earning $128.1 million domestically, the third highest movie to be released in 1988, behindWho Framed Roger Rabbit?($156.4 million) andRain Man($172.8 million). Hopefully we’ll have some more official updates onComing to America 2.
