The trailer for Netflix’s “Beverly Hills Cop 4.”
This is our first look image at Axel Foley, as played by Eddie Murphy. Yes, Murphy is reprising his iconic movie character from the 1980s.
The trailer makes the sequel look likeable enough, and it’s basically nostalgia upped the nth degree, but what actually worries me about this sequel is that Netflix decided to abandon the R-rating of the original and veer this fourth film into more palatable PG-13 territory.
With that said, ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ has been playing very well with test audiences. It test-screened in late April and again in June. A few folks have told me that it’s the best ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ since the original. No, really, I’m serious, the reactions have been great, so much so that I thought maybe Netflix could release it before the year was done.
The movie, currently in post-production, is expected to hit Netflix in “summer 2024”. Will Netflix end up releasing this one in theaters? They should, at the very least, think hard about it. This could mean millions in revenue for them. It could be a hit.
“Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley” is said to take a very nostalgic route, which makes sense, especially after the success of “Top Gun: Maverick” — the main actors are all back, the same exact score is used and the action is better than ever, according to a person who saw it.
After years of delays, rewrites, and moving to a different studio in 2019, Netflix picked it up and the long-awaited sequel is now something that mainstream audiences might have a major interest in seeing.
‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ is directed by Australian director Mark Molloy and stars Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Bacon, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ahston, Paul Reiser and Bronson Pinchot. Here’s the synopsis:
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills once more after receiving a phone call from an old friend warning that his estranged daughter Jane might be in danger. Quickly making new enemies as he teams up with Jane and her ex, Detective Bobby Tapia, Axel finds himself caught up in a conspiracy stretching between deadly cartels, even the Beverly Hills Police.