Jermaine Fowler to joins Eddie Murphy's 'Coming to America' sequel

Actor-comedian Jermaine Fowler has boarded the cast of Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America" sequel. The much-awaited project, which hails from Paramount Studios, has a release date of August 7, 2019.

Craig Brewer is directing the follow-up to the 1988 comedy which will see Murphy reprise his role of Prince Akeem. Fowler is best known for starring as Franco Wicks on "Superior Donuts" for CBS. However, the details of his character from the film are not yet known. "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris wrote the most recent draft of the sequel.

The plot would see Akeem learning about a long-lost son and returning to America to meet his unlikely heir to the throne of Zamunda. Murphy is producing alongside Kevin Misher, while Barris is executive producing. Brewer and Murphy are also working on the Netflix film "Dolemite Is My Name".