David Farnor | On 14, Dec 2023

“I’m gonna be fine. They love me in Beverly Hills.” That’s the sound of Eddie Murphy returning to Beverly Hills Cop, and a new trailer gives us a first look at Beverly Hills Cop 4.

The action comedy franchise, which stars Eddie Murphy as fast-talking detective Axel Foley, began way back in 1985, grossing $316 million at the box office. While two sequels were spawned, a fourth outing for the detective has taken much longer to come to life, with the movie in development for years at Paramount.

Now, the sequel has a name, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, and a release date of summer 2024.

From producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Eddie Murphy, Chad Oman and Director Mark Molloy, the film will see Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

Here’s the trailer:

 

Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot return for Beverly Hills Cop sequel

22nd September 2022

Netflix is getting the Beverly Hills Cop boys back together again for its upcoming sequel.

The action comedy franchise, which stars Eddie Murphy as fast-talking detective Axel Foley, began way back in 1985, grossing $316 million at the box office. While two sequels were spawned, a fourth outing for the detective has taken much longer to come to life, with the movie in development for years at Paramount. In 2019, a one-time licensing deal was struck between the studio and the streamer to develop, produce and release the sequel.

Titled Axel Foley, the logline for the film is being kept under wraps. What we do know is that it will be directed by Mark Molloy from a script by Will Beall (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Aquaman, Gangster Squad), and that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige (Zola, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) are among the cast. They will join Eddie Murphy in the title role – and now, Netflix has confirmed that Murphy will reunite with a string of familiar faces.

Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot have all joined the cast, reuniting with after first starring together in the original Beverly Hills Cop.

Production on Axel Foley is currently underway.

 

Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop sequel

31st August 2022

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Looper) has joined the cast of Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop sequel.

The action comedy franchise, which stars Eddie Murphy as fast-talking detective Axel Foley, began way back in 1985, grossing $316 million at the box office. While two sequels were spawned, a fourth outing for the detective has taken much longer to come to life, with the movie in development for years at Paramount. In 2019, a one-time licensing deal was struck between the studio and the streamer to develop, produce and release the sequel.

Titled Axel Foley, the logline for the film is being kept under wraps. What we do know is that it will be directed by Mark Molloy from a script by Will Beall (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Aquaman, Gangster Squad).

Producers include Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman for Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Eddie Murphy, with Charisse Hewitt-Webster on board as exec-producer, alongside Ray Angelic and co-producer Melissa Reid for Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

We also know that Gordon-Levitt has taken a role in front of the camera, alongside Taylour Paige (Zola, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) and, of course, Eddie Murphy.

The film is now in production.

 

Beverly Hills Cop 4 heads to Netflix

15th November 2019

Beverly Hills Cop 4 is heading to Netflix.

The action comedy franchise, which stars Eddie Murphy as fast-talking detective Axel Foley, began way back in 1985, grossing $316 million at the box office. While two sequels were spawned, a fourth outing for the detective has taken much longer to come to life, with the movie in development for years at Paramount.

Now, Deadline reports that Paramount are teaming up with Netflix to make it happen, with a one-time licence deal for the picture.

The agreement marks a growing trend among traditional studios to work with Netflix, the scourge of exhibitors. Paramount and Netflix, in particular, are no strangers: the streamed acquired Cloverfield: God Particle, before surprise-releasing it last year after the Super Bowl. It also nabbed the international rights for Alex Garland’s Annihilation, which it released in the UK 17 days after its US cinema release. Netflix also worked with New Line on a similar basis to release a long-gestating Shaft reboot. Indeed, with sequels such as Doctor Sleep and The Terminator: Dark Fate struggling to meet the box office benchmarks of their predecessors, Netflix presents a way to ensure the studio doesn’t lose out in the long-run and gives Netflix a high-profile star with a noted star to woo subscribers.

The streamer will work with Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to develop a script and fund the project, before releasing it on the VOD platform.

The deal arrives just as Netflix and Eddie Murphy are riding the wave of Dolemite Is My Name’s success. The comedy biopic sees Murphy play Rudy Ray Moore, with our review praising the film for “practically resurrecting the career of Eddie Murphy… who has very much regained his mojo”.

Netflix’s deal with Paramount also includes the option for a sequel.

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