Beverly Hills Cop IV Is Go In active development, at least... Source: Variety
Nessie being landed by a child with a toy fishing rod. Martians arriving and admitting that the whole Jesus thing was “pretty much a big prank by students”. Uwe Boll winning an Oscar.
As the years passed, we’ve begun to believe that all of the above were more likely than Eddie Murphy jumping back into Axel Foley’s shoes and thwarting more crooks on the streets of Beverly Hills. After years of false starts and unlikely premises, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Foley and co were gone for good, particularly after the third film, which limped into cinemas in 1994, made a fragment of the box office enjoyed by its forebears.
But what a difference Shrek success and a little positive word of mouth about Dreamgirls can make – Murphy’s gearing back up to make a new Beverly Hills Cop and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura will be producing, and clearly realises the challenges ahead. “Axel Foley is one of the great action-comedy characters, a character that Eddie loves. I'm lucky enough to help bring it back," di Bonaventura told Variety. "This genre is missing from the landscape."
Can Murphy still make it as Axel? Time for the forums to light up, we think…
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L: EVILSPEAK
Fucking jesus! What next after this and Rocky and Rambo being ressurected?
Stakeout 3?
Dirty Harry 6?
Police Academy 8?
Lethal Weapon 5?
Iron Eagle 5?
Someone tell Hollyweird the 80's ended 16 years ago ffs!
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I'm sure I heard that they were going to make another Police Academy film. Oh the horror... ... Read More
L: Timon
Nothing would make me happier seeing Murphy back as Axel F all know it would be a watered down family affair.
would be the 'foul mouthed jerk from out of town' and instead we'd have the Murphy of Norbit, Haunted Mansion and Shrek.
s very much an 80's franchise with the synch music and tunes like 'The Heat Is On' and "Neutron Dance', putting this into the 21st Century would be......wrong.
nly someone could convince Eddie to swear again. Come on Eddie. On mo... Read More
LOLZOMGWTF!!!!ELEVEN
Meh. It's the only reasonably good set of films Murphy has ever done apart from 48 Hours. Lets face it, he's shit in everything else, and the best thing he has done since BHC is the voice of a donkey.
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This will only work if they have Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Ronny Cox and Paul Reiser all return. Also they'll need that classic music theme (which they probably will have). ... Read More
It could work but I'm not overly keen on this Lorenzo chap producing, the first two (meaning decent) films where very much the product of Jerry Bruckhiemer and Don Simpson and without those two (or without Bruckheimer at least, Simpson's dead) I'm none too enthused. ... Read More
Considering how much of a steaming pile of ogre-shit the third one was, this one is bound to suck. Unless Murphy is allowed to say fuck again. ... Read More
Wow didn't think this would happen but 12 years ago was the last one but to be very honest can someone let Joe Dante get a freakin awesome idea for GREMLINS 3 please with puttes (no they don't need to be CGI Dante) I thik we deserve it after 15 years of waiting. Maybe Ghostbusters 3 as well. ... Read More
