Nomzamo Mbatha joins cast of ‘Coming 2 America’
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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’.

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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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Jer 29: 11-13 From KWAMASHU to the WORLD. My GOD is BIG, LIMITLESS and He is MIGHTY and my angels in heaven are the hardest working team. For the past couple of weeks I’ve just been having an OUT OF BODY experience just looking at Zamo’s life like, haibo sisi ... UWENA LO? *claps once* . Nomzamo is #Coming2America 😄I found out on my grandmother’s birthday and I’ve been numb ever since. Anxiety has been eating at me 😂😂 it’s worse now that the news is out! 😩😂 I’m just honored to be a part of this INCREDIBLE AND HUGE classic of a film. It’s going to be a fantastic couple of months in Atlanta telling this story and being surrounded by the most INCREDIBLE collective of actors and living legends... UNREAL. Just... WOW ! GOD WILL HUMBLE YOU. BELIEVE HIM. . Thank you to my team Krystal, Pumza, Nick, the team at Pantheon and my attorney Barry for being AMAZING, to Paramount, Leah, Craig and the entire Executive Producers Team for believing in my Light and abilities and giving it such a role to let it shine. . Now. BACK TO ZAMUNDA ❤️☀️

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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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