Arsenio Hall Pays Tribute To James Earl Jones And Shares A Secret About Coming 2 America: ‘Not Many People Know This’

Arsenio Hall Pays Tribute To James Earl Jones And Shares A Secret About Coming 2 America: ‘Not Many People Know This’

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Weeks ago, the world sadly lost celebrated actor James Earl Jones, who died at the age of 93. Tributes to Jones have subsequently been shared by his fellow actors as well as the many fans who enjoyed his work throughout his illustrious career. One of the latest stars to reflect on his memory is Arsenio Hall, as he notably worked with Jones on the Coming to America movies. The comic recently honored his co-star and shared a behind-the-scenes secret regarding the second film (which Hall is proud of) in the comedic franchise.

The 68-year-old comedian gathered his recollections of the Great White Hope star by writing an editorial for NewsOne. Arsenio Hall began the piece by praising the character of his late castmate, noting that he’d never heard anyone in Tinseltown speak ill of Mr. Jones. From there, Hall recalled working with the EGOT on 2021’s Coming 2 America, in which Jones appeared in two scenes. One features him talking to Hall’s Semmi and Baba characters as well as Eddie Murphy’s Akeem. According to Hall, that scene was shot in a very intriguing way:

Not many people know this, but we filmed Coming 2 America in Atlanta. James, though, was ill and not up to travel, so his scenes were shot in New York. That’s right. The scene where Eddie and I are speaking to him while he glares at us from his royal bed? All of it was made possible thanks to the power of film technology. When you see me as a 90-year-old shaman named Baba, I am speaking to a tennis ball.

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