Beverly Hills Cop 4: Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley Is Back in First Look at Netflix Sequel — See Photo

Axel Foley is back on active duty in a newly released photo from Beverly Hills Cop 4.

Netflix on Tuesday offered a first look at Eddie Murphy, 62, reprising his iconic role nearly 30 years after the release of Beverly Hills Cop III.

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As previously reported, Murphy will be joined by fellow returnees Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, which is set for release in 2024. Per Empire Magazine, franchise newcomers include Kevin Bacon as an LAPD special-unit officer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Foley’s new partner, and Taylour Paige (Hit the Floor) as Foley’s criminal defense attorney daughter.

The original Beverly Hills Cop followed Murphy’s rule-bending Detroit police detective as he ventured to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of a longtime friend. It went to gross $234 million at the U.S. box office, making it the highest-grossing domestic release of 1984, and received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985.

That was followed by two sequels: 1987’s Beverly Hills Cop II and 1994’s Beverly Hills Cop III.

CBS previously attempted to being the Beverly Hills Cop franchise back by way of a 2013 pilot that starred Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) as Axel Foley’s son, Aaron. The pilot reportedly tested well but ultimately died on the vine because Murphy refused to make recurring appearances on the show.

Eleven years later, he’ll reprise Axel in Netflix’s highly anticipated lega-sequel.

Take a look at Murphy in action above, then hit the comments and let us know if you’re looking forward to Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.

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