Eddie Murphy: Netflix Releases Trailer For ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’
Eddie Murphy makes his return as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4. Netflix shared the first look trailer of the upcoming fourth installment of the franchise on Thursday (Dec. 14).
The official name for the film is Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F which, alongside Murphy, brings back familiar faces Judge Reinhold and John Ashton. New additions to the cast include Taylour Paige who will play Murphy’s daughter Jane Foley and his new partner Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Det. Bobby Abbott, who is also Jane’s ex-boyfriend.
This time around, Murphy is back on his beat in Beverly Hills and is taking matters into his own hands alongside the help of his partners to figure out why his daughter’s life was threatened.
“Eddie’s such an incredible artist. He can do drama, he can do comedy – he can do anything. And he’s the same Axel Foley. He’s still on the streets. He’s still doing what he does. Obviously, with age, you get wiser. But he still has the twinkle in his eye,” said Jerry Bruckheimer, who is one the producers of the film.
Murphy will produce alongside Bruckheimer and Chad Oman, who is also associated with Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The film is directed by Mark Molloy,
The first Beverly Hills Cop was released in 1984. After the popularity of its first film, it spawned two additional installments in 1987 and 1994, which cemented Murphy’s status as a film star.
Murphy went on to star in Coming to America, which had a sequel released in 2021, Daddy Day Care, Norbit, The Nutty Professor, and more. His most recent film, Candy Cane Lane, dropped on Dec. 1.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will premiere on Netflix next summer. Take a look at the trailer below:
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