Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley — see the first pic from new 'Beverly Hills Cop' movie

Eddie Murphy is bringing back one of his most beloved characters.

On Nov. 21, Netflix shared an image of the Oscar-nominated star reprising his role as Axel Foley in the upcoming fourth “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.”

“He’s back. Axel Foley returns in 2024!” the streaming service captioned a photo on X of Murphy wearing his character’s Detroit Lions jacket while his hands are in the air, as police officers surround him and a crowd looks on. It appears as if Murphy is in an overturned vehicle, while a Ralph Lauren store is in the distance behind him.

There is no date for when the movie will be released. Netflix revealed in 2022 that Murphy would reteam with original “Beverly Hills Cop” stars Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot for a new installment in the series. Kevin Bacon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige will also star.

Murphy says a lot of time has passed since he made the original “Beverly Hills Cop,” a fact he felt while shooting this new effort.

“It was a hard one,” Murphy, 62, recently told People. “I did Axel Foley when I was in my 20s. I am not in my 20s anymore.”

“It was an action movie. So it was a rough one. But we got through it,” he added.

“Beverly Hills Cop” came out in 1984 and, along with his roles in “48 Hrs.” and “Trading Places,” helped establish Murphy as a comedy superstar, following his breakthrough work on “Saturday Night Live.”

Murphy again played Axel Foley in 1987’s “Beverly Hills Cop II” and 1994’s “Beverly Hills Cop III.” A fourth film was discussed for years.

“They’ve been trying to get ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ together for 10 years, but the script has to be right,” he told TODAY’s Al Roker in 2021 while discussing the release of another long-awaited sequel of his, “Coming 2 America.”

“I told you guys, I’m not doing any more money grabs. I’m not doing any more movies that’s like, ‘He clearly just did this movie for a check.’ I’m not doing any of those.”

Murphy has also said the fourth film came together once a key figure from the first one signed on.

“Jerry Bruckheimer, the original producer, when he got involved and he started developing the script, and he knew what ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ is supposed to be — when he got back involved, that’s when it all started to come together,” he told Collider in January.

“He put all the pieces in place that were required for us to make a great movie. I’m excited for people to see it,” he added.

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