Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are looking back on the filming of “Coming to America”.
Before the release of the famous comedy sequel “Coming 2 America”, the duo appeared on the show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and revealed that Paramount had a demand when it came to the cast of the film.
Hall, 65, revealed that the studio had them cast a White actor to play the character of Maurice – played by Louie Anderson.
“I love Louie, but I think we were forced to put him in this,” recalled the actor. “We were forced to put [in] a white person. “
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Likewise, Murphy recalled that Paramount was opposed to the 1988 film having an all-black cast.
“They said, ‘There has to be a white person in the film,'” he said. “So, who was the funniest white guy there was? Louie, we knew him, he was cool, so that’s how Louie got into the movie.”
Hall revealed that he received “a list of three white guys” to choose from for the cast and was asked who he preferred to work for.
Anderson, 67, is expected to repeat his role in “Coming 2 America”.
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Paramount representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
The original film featured a predominantly black cast with actors like Garcelle Beauvais, James Earl Jones, John Amos and more, as well as Murphy and Hall.
The sequel will follow suit and add a handful of prominent black actors.
Wesley Snipes, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan and Teyana Taylor joined the cast.
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“2” was produced by Paramount Pictures and was scheduled for a theatrical release on August 7, 2020, until the studio sold the image in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The film will now premiere for streaming on Amazon Prime Video on Friday.