“You must heed my words before I’m gone, my son,” a dying King Jaffe Joffer, with
James Earl Jones reprising the role, says in the opening scenes of the trailer and appears to be on his deathbed. “Now, you will be king!”
“But the throne must pass to a male heir,” continues King Jaffe, the ruler of Zamunda. “Akeem, it appears you have a son. He must be found.”
More than 30 years after the original release of
Coming to America, it’s back to America for Akeem along with his trusted friend Semmi, once again played by
Arsenio Hall.