BEVERLY HILLS COPS 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon

BEVERLY HILLS COPS 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon

BEVERLY HILLS COPS 4 Trailer 2 (2024) Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon
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By Drew Weisholtz
Eddie Murphy is bringing back one of his most beloved characters.

On May 22, Netflix shared the official trailer for the upcoming fourth “Beverly Hills Cop” movie, “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F."

In the clip, we see Murphy's character, Axel Foley, return to Beverly Hills for another mission after he receives a mysterious phone call from his old pal Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), who asks for his help.

"We got to do something," Foley says determined.

After that, Foley is seen wreaking havoc on the streets of Los Angeles, including damaging city property with a snowplow and driving a truck through a mansion.

The trailer comes after Netflix shared an image of the Oscar-nominated star reprising his role as Foley in the movie.

In the November 2023 pic, Murphy is seen wearing his character’s signature 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.

“He’s back. Axel Foley returns in 2024!” the streaming service captioned the snap on X.

Taylour Paige and Eddie Murphy Filming "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley
Taylour Paige and Eddie Murphy are seen filming "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley" on Oct. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles.Bauer-Griffin / GC Images
“Beverly Hills Cop” came out in 1984. That movie along with Murphy's roles in “48 Hrs.” and “Trading Places,” helped establish him as a comedy superstar. Not to mention, he also had breakthrough work on “Saturday Night Live.”

In 1987, Murphy reprised his iconic role as Axel Foley in “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.”

Eddie Murphy in "Beverly Hills Cop"
Eddie Murphy as the wise-cracking police detective in 1984's "Beverly Hills Cop."CBS via Getty Images
“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.

What is the new 'Beverly Hills Cop' movie about?
In the new film, Murphy reprises his role as the wise-cracking Detroit police detective who wreaks havoc when he visits plush Beverly Hills.

On Dec. 14, Netflix shared the official teaser trailer for the flick, which offered some insight into the movie.

The trailer opened with a character played by Kevin Bacon (new to the franchise) marveling at how Foley is still on the streets after all these years, a seeming reference to his bad boy behavior.

"Running and gunning — I'm just amazed it doesn't get to you," Bacon says.

After the franchise's theme song plays, the character Jeffrey Friedman, who fans will remember from the first two films as a fellow cop played by Paul Reiser, appears, reminding Foley to be careful.

“I’m gonna be fine. They love me in Beverly Hills,” Foley replies.

At the end of the teaser, fans get a nostalgic surprise when they see Foley sitting in the backseat of a car with Taggart (John Ashton) and Rosewood (Judge Reinhold), who played Beverly Hills police detectives in the first two movies.

“So, how many people have you pissed off so far?” Taggart asks.

“I haven’t pissed off anybody!” Foley responds.

“Fifty-fifty,” Rosewood chimes in.

“Is it that high?” Foley asks in surprise.

Which stars are cast in 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F'?
In 2022, Netflix revealed that Murphy would reunite with his original “Beverly Hills Cop” co-stars, such as Reinhold, Ashton, Reiser and Bronson Pinchot for a new installment in the franchise, alongside newcomers, Bacon, Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige, who'll play Axel’s daughter, Jane.

Murphy says a lot of time has passed since he made the original “Beverly Hills Cop,” noting the latest iteration was a "rough" one to make.

“It was a hard one,” Murphy, 62, told People in November 2023. “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.

When will 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' be released?
The movie will be available to stream on Netflix on June 3, 2024.

Eddie Murphy is back with a badge for the fourth franchise installment of his beloved series, with “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.”

The upcoming Netflix film, which teased a first look earlier this year, marks Murphy’s long-rumored reprisal the iconic character Detective Axel Foley. The ’80s-era franchise first began with Foley as a Detroit detective turned temporary L.A. police officer for an uncover mission. Now, after having worked in L.A. sporadically for decades, Foley teams up with his estranged daughter Jane (Taylour Paige) to take down yet another conspiracy.

Along the way, Foley lands a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and police captain (Kevin Bacon), but his old confidantes, including Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton), are still in the mix. Also returning? Franchise co-stars Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot.

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“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is directed by Mark Molloy from a script by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten. The film is based on characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr. and a story by Beall. Jerry Bruckheimer produces “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” along with lead star Murphy and Chad Oman. Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Ray Angelic, and Lorenzo Di Bonaventura serve as executive producers, with Melissa Reid as a co-producer for Jerry Bruckheimer Films. This fourth film was announced in 2022.

Before “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” got off the ground, there was another sequel installment idea brewing. During an episode of the “50 MPH” podcast, which offers a comprehensive oral history of “Speed,” former Paramount vice president of production Don Granger revealed that stalled negotiations for “Speed” led him to pitch the screenplay as a “Beverly Hills Cop III” script as a “last-ditch effort” to get the screenplay made.

“I got about 15 minutes of traction before it was dismissed, because that was back when the mandate was to find a ‘Beverly Hill Cop III.’ So I was like, ‘Let’s put Axel Foley on the bus.’ It was a Hail Mary, man,” Granger said. “I might maintain it was a better movie, it would have been a better movie than ultimately what we got for ‘Beverly Hills Cop III,’ but that was my final Hail Mary.”

“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” star Gordon-Levitt told Empire that this feature actually goes off-script quite a bit, thanks to Murphy improvising on set.

“On that first day, waiting for the rig to reposition, we started talking about the song ‘Let the Good Times Roll’. The original version, the Harry Nilsson cover, and then other songs with that phrase in, by Sam Cooke and Jimi Hendrix,” Gordon-Levitt recalled of working with Murphy. “Eddie’s kind of a nerd about those things, as am I. … I also get my licks in. I wouldn’t be living up to this crazy opportunity if I wasn’t going to have a few myself. We got to do some really fun stuff.”

“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” starts streaming July 3 on Netflix. Check out the film’s first trailer below.

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Beverly Hills Cop 4, titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, is a highly anticipated sequel that will bring back Eddie Murphy as the iconic law enforcer.
Beverly Hills Cop 4 will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024.
The plot of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F revolves around Foley returning to LA to investigate a corrupt police force and a murder, possibly with the addition of an adult daughter to the story.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will finally bring Eddie Murphy’s titular ultra-cool law enforcer back for Beverly Hills Cop 4, and after years in development progress on the movie is moving at full steam. The Beverly Hills Cop franchise helped write the formula for buddy-cop action comedies, with Eddie Murphy playing the lead from the very beginning in 1984. Beverly Hills Cop has spawned two sequels so far, with the most recent arriving in 1994. Now, over three decades later, the fourth movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is on the way.

Once again starring Eddie Murphy with Mark Malloy in the director's chair, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is due to arrive on Netflix, as the streamer is teaming up with Paramount to ensure Beverly Hills Cop 4 reaches patient franchise fans. With a cast that includes returning cast members like John Ashton and Paul Reiser alongside newcomers like Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon Levitt, there are plenty of reasons Axel Foley’s first movie in over three decades is so highly anticipated.

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A Full Trailer Is Revealed
Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks smugly to Eddie Murphy in the police station in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
As the release date for the highly-anticipated legacy sequel comes closer, the latest news sees Netflix release a full trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Unsurprisingly, the trailer highlights just a small sample of some of the hilarious action that Murphy is bringing back in his return to the Axel Foley role, and it also sets up the story. As the trailer reveals, Axel will team up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Detective Bobby Abbott to rescue Axel's former partner. The trailer ends with a reminder of the July 2024 release date.

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The Action Comedy Franchise Returns In July
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley driving a car in Beverly Hills Cop Axel F
The most recent Beverly Hills Cop movie has been in development for quite some time, and now Netflix has officially placed the anticipated legacy sequel on the calendar. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will premiere on Netflix on July 3rd, 2024, hoping to compete with many of the blockbuster movies that will be released theatrically around the same time.

The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy is available to stream on Paramount+, with 1984's Beverly Hills Cop also available on Netflix.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Cast
New & Returning Faces

The cast of Beverly Hills Cop 4 features a mix of new faces and returning names from the existing trilogy of Beverly Hills Cop movies. Grammy winner and Academy Award-nominated comedy and action legend Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Coming to America) is of course, back again as Axel Foley. Alongside Murphy, Judge Reinhold will reprise his role as Lt. Billy Rosewood with Paul Reiser back as Detective Jeffrey Friedman. Original comic relief character Serge is once again played by Bronson Pinchot.

Joining the returning franchise cast members for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F are Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective Bobby Abbott, Taylour Paige as Jane, and Patricia Belcher as Judge Angelic. Gordon-Levitt's Bobby Abbott will ostensibly be Axel's new partner in Axel F and he is described as a by-the-book cop.

The known cast of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F includes:

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Eddie Murphy

Axel Foley

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Detective Bobby Abbott

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Kevin Bacon

Captain Grant

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Judge Reinhold

Lt. Billy Rosewood

Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood flashes his badge and aims his gun at an off-screen perpetrator in Beverly Hills Cop
John Ashton

Sgt. John Taggart

Judge Reinhold as Billy, John Ashton as Taggart, and Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Paul Reiser

Det. Jeffrey Friedman

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Taylour Paige

Jane

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Patricia Belcher

Judge Angelic

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Bronson Pinchot

Serge

Bronson Pinchot as Serge and Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop.
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Axel Foley's Latest Adventure
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley in a set photo of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
Axel is on the case trying to recover his former partner and friend Lt. Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) who has gone missing

As with Axel's previous high-octane adventures, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will see the loose-canon Detroit police officer return to Los Angeles. Once in the City of Angels, Axel is on the case trying to recover his former partner and friend Lt. Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) who has gone missing. Along the way he stumbles across police corrpution and its up to Axel to use his unconventional methods to save the day once again.

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The First Look At Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Eddie Murphy brandishing a gun in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Giving fans their first glimpse of the new film, Netflix released an official teaser for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in December 2023, and it proves that Murphy hasn't missed a beat when playing the titular cop. The minute and a half trailer reintroduces Axel and shows him traveling from the familiar confines of his native Detroit, to the sunny and wild world of Beverly Hills. Though it doesn't give too much plot away, the teaser does show the exciting action that will make Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F the biggest installment yet.

Months after Netflix's first teaser, a full trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F was released and it gives fans everything they need to know about the upcoming action extravaganza. Lured by to LA once again, seasoned Detroit cop Axel Foley is on the case after his friend Lt. Billy Rosewood has gone missing. In between scenes of wanton destruction and general action mayhem, Foley exposes police corruption alongside his new partner, Detective Bobby Abbott.

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is the fourth film in the popular comedy franchise starring Eddie Murphy. Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the Netflix film alongside returning cast members Judge Reinhold and John Ashton and Bronson Pinchot as Serge. Kevin Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt also star in the sequel as new characters.

Director
Mark Molloy
Release Date
July 3, 2024
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Paramount Pictures , Jerry Bruckheimer Films , Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributor(s)
Netflix
Writers
Will Beall
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Eddie Murphy , Kevin Bacon , John Ashton
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Director:
Mark Molloy
Cast:
Eddie Murphy, Kevin Bacon, John Ashton
Writers:
Will Beall
Rating:
R
Genres:
Action, Comedy
Studio(s):
Paramount Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributor(s):
Netflix
prequel(s):
Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Beverly Hills Cop 3
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Beverly Hills Cop
Release Date:
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Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley in the fourth installment of the popular Beverly Hills Cop franchise on Netflix.
The new movie, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, follows Foley as he investigates the mysterious death of a long-time friend.
Netflix revealed footage from the upcoming movie as part of their 2024 slate trailer, which includes Foley in a helicopter.
Netflix shares new footage of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F in its 2024 look-ahead trailer. After first playing the rule-breaking cop back in 1984, Murphy is now set to reprise his role as Axel Foley in an upcoming fourth installment. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F hails from director Mark Molloy, with a story that follows Foley as he returns to Beverly Hills to investigate the mysterious death of a long-time friend.

Now, ahead of the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F release date of July 3, Netflix shares a look at its 2024 slate of original movies and TV shows, and the trailer includes new footage from the movie. Check out the trailer below, with the new footage featured at around 2:23:

The new footage sees Murphy's Axel in a helicopter screaming alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt's new character before it cuts to the pair going over Axel's file at a police precinct, teasing the type of tone audiences can expect from the long-awaited sequel.

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Can It Live Up To The Original Beverly Hills Cop Movies?
Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley holds his gun in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.
The original Beverly Hills Cop movies all walked a unique tonal line between action and comedy, with the R-rated flicks featuring bloody shootouts and violence, in addition to Murphy's signature brand of quick-talking humor. The upcoming movie appears to be following this same trend, though the trailers, which have all been suitable for all-ages have yet to feature any graphic violence or profanity.

The original three Beverly Hills Cop movies are all available to stream on Paramount Plus.

In addition to Murphy, the Beverly Hills Axel F cast includes returning original stars Judge Reinhold and John Ashton as Billy Rosewood and John Taggart, respectively, as well as Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Friedman. Gordon-Levitt plays a new character named Detective Bobby Abbott in the film, with other newcomers including Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant, Bronson Pinchot as Serge, Taylour Paige as Jane, James Preston Rogers as Kurtz, and Patricia Belcher as Judge Angelic.

Molloy's previous directorial efforts don't provide a strong indication of how his personal style might manifest itself in the new Beverly Hills Cop sequel, as this marks the filmmaker's first big-budget feature film. The movie, which had a long and arduous development process, was originally set to be helmed by Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, but the directing duo left the project in 2022. It remains to be seen whether Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will recapture the original films' glory, but the early footage is certainly promising.

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Prepare to have the ’80s synth tones of the “Beverly Hills Cop” theme song stuck in your head again.

Netflix has released the trailer for “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,” the fourth film in the popular “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise starring Eddie Murphy. The film is slated for release on the streamer in summer 2024.

Directed by Mark Molloy, “Axel F” hits screens about 30 years after “Beverly Hills Cop III” was released in 1994. Murphy returns as the titular character, a Detroit cop solving crimes in Beverly Hills. Judge Reinhold and John Ashton also return as local cops Lt. Billy Rosewood and Sgt. John Taggart.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Bacon are both newcomers to the “Beverly Hills Cop” universe. Taylour Paige joins the cast as Foley’s estranged daughter, while Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot and Mark Pelligrino also star.

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Murphy spoke to People about what it was like returning to the franchise decades later.

“It’s a really physical movie and I had to do some physical stuff,” he said. “I like to be on the couch, I don’t like to be jumping over and shooting and running. And I had to do some jumping and shooting and running. And as a result … at the end of the movie, I had a knee brace and my back is messed up. But the movie is gonna be special.”

Gordon-Levitt shared earlier this year, “Going to work on ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ isn’t like work. You think my life is a dream. I’m riding in a helicopter next to Eddie Murphy, and we’re making each other laugh.”

Veteran producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who was behind the original “Beverly Hills Cop,” returned for “Axel F.” Production started after years of development setbacks and script rewrites. Murphy also produces in addition to Chad Oma, co-producer Melissa Reid and associate producer John K. Campbell. Executive producers include Ray Angelic and Charisse M. Hewitt. The script was penned by Will Beall, Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, from characters created by Danilo Bach and Daniel Petrie, Jr.

Watch the trailer below.

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