Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall Reflect on the Importance of 'Coming to America' : It 'Became Part of the Culture'

WithComing 2 Americafinally streaming on Amazon Prime Video, its starsEddie MurphyandArsenio Hallare looking back on why the 1988 original became such a classic.In a video, exclusive to PEOPLE, the pair, along with some of the franchise’s stars, reflect on the comedy’s enduring legacy.“Coming to Americais a classic American film,” says Murphy in the video. “Not like any of my other pictures, nothing became part of the culture like this movie. For Black folks, we don’t have many movies like this.

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall Reunite for the 'Coming to America' Sequel: 'It's Official!'

Prince Akeem is coming (back) to America! Eddie Murphyand Arsenio Hall reunited during a costume fitting forComing 2 America, the sequel to their hit 1988 film. Legendary costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who won the Oscar earlier this year for her work onBlack Panther,shared a photoof Murphy, 58, and Hall, 63, on her Instagram account on Monday. Both actors posed with Carter’s Oscar as she wrote in the caption, “🗣🗣GOOD MORNING MY NEIGHBORS!

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall Say They Were 'Forced to Put a White Person' in 'Coming to America'

Photo: EverettEddie Murphyand Arsenio Hall say they were “forced” to cast a popular white actor inComing to Americafor the 1988 movie to get made.On Tuesday, the stars of the hit comedyappeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!ahead of the release of the sequel where they discussed how white comedian Louie Anderson ended up in the original movie.“I love Louie, but I think we were forced to put Louie in it,” Hall, 65, said. “We were forced to put [in] a white person.

Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher Welcome Son Max Charles

Eddie Murphy is a dad — again! The actor and his fianceé Paige Butcherwelcomed their second childtogether — Murphy’s 10th child overall — on Friday, Nov. 30, his rep confirms to PEOPLE. Son Max Charles Murphy was born weighing 6 lbs., 11 oz., and measured 19 inches long. “Both mother and son are doing well,” Murphy’s rep says. Murphy, 57, and Butcher, 39, are already parents to daughter Izzy Oona, 2.

Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross Squash a Christmas Curse inCandy Cane LaneFull Trailer

Eddie Murphyhas his work cut out for him thisChristmas. The 62-year-old actor stars alongsideTracee Ellis Ross,Jillian Belland more inthe first full trailerforCandy Cane Lane, an upcoming holiday comedy from Prime Video that marks a debut into the genre for Murphy and sees his protagonist, Chris, in quite the yuletide pickle after making a Christmas wish that brings some unwanted consequences. He makes a deal with a “mischievous elf” named Pepper (Bell, 39) to better his chances at winning the competition when she casts a “magic spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life and wreaks havoc on the whole town.