Beverly Hills Cop 4 may have hit a problem, as Eddie Murphy suggests it's not as close as we thought...
NewsIt might just be that, after a string of movies that veered not on the side of good, Eddie Murphy has got some quality control back into his film work.
His next big project is set to be Beverly Hills Cop 4, a film that needs to work hard to erase the near-franchise killer that was Beverly Hills Cop 3. Murphy is set to reprise the role of Axel Foley, and Brett Ratner is set to direct. A 2016 release date had been mooted.
There may yet be a spanner in the proverbial works, though.
In a chat with Rolling Stone, Eddie Murphy was asked if Beverly Hills Cop 4 was coming along. "Nah, they still trying to get that script right", he said. "I'm not doing a Beverly Hills Cop unless they have a really incredible script," he added.
It's okay, we're thinking it too.
"I've read a couple of things that look like they can make some paper. But I'm not doing a shitty movie just to make some paper. The shit got to be right", Murphy added.
Paramount is still looking to get the film in front of the cameras this spring, so we'll see how quickly those script problems can be resolved...
