Most of the old cast returns for the second installment, including Murphy, Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari Headley, Vanessa Bell Calloway, John Amos, and Paul Bates. The film also stars South African’s Nomzamo Mbatha, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Teyana Taylor and Bella Murphy. The screenplay was written by Kenya Barris of Blackish fame, along with OG screenwriters Barry W. Blaustein and David Sheffield. Hustle and Flow‘s Craig Brewer directed.