'Beverly Hills Cop 4' on Netflix: What we know so far
Beverly Hills Cop – Image: Paramount Pictures
Axel Foley, one of the most emblematic characters of Eddie Murphy’s career will make a triumphant return in the next Beverly Hills Cop 4,
who should be called Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
. The film is in pre-production and production should start at the end of August 2022. Here’s everything we know so far.
Beverly Hills Cop 4 is an upcoming Netflix Original comedy film and the fourth installment of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise . Netflix was first announced to get the film back in November 2016.
After years of delays, rewrites and moving to different studios in 2021, it has been confirmed that the long-awaited sequel would be distributed exclusively by Netflix.
Its last major delay was in 2015 when Paramount pulled the film from its supposed release in 2019.
Jerry Bruckheimer Films is the studio behind Beverly Hills Cop 4 production, directed by Australian direct Mark Molloy (known for Apple at work – The Underdogs). This is after Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah left the project in April 2022.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Melissa Reid and Eddie Murphy are the producers of the film.
Josh Appelbaum
, André Némec
and will beall
serve as writers for the film.
What is the plot of Beverly Hills Cop 4?
We now have an updated idea of what we can expect from the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film, tentatively titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
As you know, that’s close to 29 years since the release of Beverly Hills Cop 3 and you would have thought we now have a retired Axel Foley returning to the LAPD.
Here’s what we know so far:
“Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills once again after receiving a phone call from an old friend warning him that his daughter Jane may be in danger. Quickly making new enemies as he teams up with Jane and her ex, Detective Bobby Tapia, Axel finds himself caught up in a conspiracy between murderous cartels, even the Beverly Hills police.
Which are the cast of Beverly Hills Cop 4?
So far, the only confirmed actor of Beverly Hills Cop 4 is Eddie Murphy, who will reprise his iconic role as Axel Foley.
The last few years have seen a revival in Murphy’s career, he was excellent in his comeback feature Dolemite is my name. Not to mention the incredible success Coming 2 America (2022) on Amazon Prime, which was watched for 1.4 billion minutes in its opening week.
Eddie Murphy in Dolemite Is My Name (left) and Coming 2 America (right)
John Ashton and Judge Reinhold are rumored to be back for Beverly Hills Cop 4.
What is the production status of Beverly Hills Cop 4?
It took a while for the film to start production, but the film went into pre-production in February 465259.
According to Variety Insight at the start of 2022, the new movie was set to shoot in Detroit, Michigan, and Los Angeles, California. ProductionWeekly notes that some of the filming will take place in San Bernardino and Los Angeles, California.
It was confirmed earlier in 2022 that production was likely to start in 2022 since the California Film Commission granted to Netflix a huge 15 506 000 $ in tax credits for the film.
Since the pre-production announcement, Mark Molly has replaced Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as the director of the film.
New updates suggest that filming on Beverly Hills Cop: Alex F. should start from 23 august 465259.
Eddie Murphy fans will also want to keep an eye out for the upcoming Netflix You people The movie is set to debut in 2022, which will have Murphy in a lead role.
It’s also worth noting that Variety said at the time of the original announcement of the fourth film that the deal also meant that Netflix would produce an additional sequel if that entry did well.
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