DC Young Fly (Photo: via Instagram)
On Friday, D.C. Young Fly shared that he in fact auditioned for the role of Eddie Murphy’s son in ‘Coming 2 America.’
A commenter stated, “So @dcyoungfly should’ve been Eddie Murphy’s son in ‘Coming 2 America’ idc idc”
D.C. Young Fly responded, “I auditioned for it 2x!!! Came down to the final 3!!! Salute to who got the job tho💯!!”
D.C. Young Fly added, “#PromiseMyTimeComing gotta stay hungry working and having patience.”
D.C. Young Fly then took to Instagram and elaborated more. D.C. Young Fly stated, “#MovieGameRules you gotta work for it!! Mafu**as ain’t gon hand u s**t..and I don’t want nothin handed unless it’s genuine and Mafu**as believe in me.. I wanna take the steps the OGs took the blood, sweat, and hard work to become a #GREAT !! It’s gone be roles ima have that somebody mite can play better!! It come with the game!!”
D.C. Young Fly continued, “ Let’s not hate CONGRATULATE!! Cause homie was around legendz and did his thang 💯so this is a win for #US !!! Just know I’m workin and is not lettin up !!! #StayinPrayedUp and #HungryForTheNextOppurtunity and s/0 my n***a @navvgreene this one for the records gang violence #NoDayzOff #ImWorking”
As you know, ‘Coming 2 America’ debuted in March of 2021 on Amazon Prime. The film had the most first weekend viewers of any streaming movie in 2021 thus far.
According to IndieWire, the sequel of the 1988 Eddie Murphy classic, was reportedly sold to Amazon Studios for a total of $125 million.
