If you have seen The prince of Zamunda, you will remember Louie Anderson, that actor who gave the pale note in the film as a burger joint employee McDowell’s. Now that the sequel The King of Zamundais about to reach Amazon, Eddie Murphy Y Arsenio Hall They have recalled that it was their producers who forced them to incorporate a white interpreter to their cast.
During a talk on the show Jimmy Kimmel (via IndieWire), Murphy and Hall stated that pressure from Paramount He went so far as to give them a list of three white actors to choose from.
“I love Louie, but I think they made us put him [en la película]”Hall commented.” They forced us to put in a white actor.
With more grace, Murphy added that his first reaction to the demand was a “What?” But then, he explained, he posed a simple question: “Who’s the funniest white guy out there? We knew Louie was cool, so that’s why he’s in the movie.”
At the time, both Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall were fans of Anderson’s work as a stage comedian, so their addition to the cast was not too traumatic. Still, Paramount executives didn’t spin too fine, because The prince of Zamunda It ended up being a worldwide success thanks to its numerous moments of Afro (American) humor.
Anderson’s character in the film, however, proved to be endearing enough for the duo to have him again in The king of Zamunda. The March 5th, When the film hits Amazon, we’ll find out how his promising burger-making career has evolved.
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