Eddie Murphy Wears His Character's Signature Jacket on Set of 'Beverly Hills Cop' Sequel

Eddie Murphy.Photo: Splash News and Pictures

Eddie Murphyis back to hisBeverly Hills Coproots.

The actor was spotted on the set of his upcomingNetflixsequelBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Foleyon Tuesday in Los Angeles alongside his stunt double.

Netflixannounced MondaythatBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Foleywill starJoseph Gordon-LevittandTaylour Paigealongside Murphy, who will return to reprise his starring role as Axel Foley from the first three films.

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From L to R: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eddie Murphy, Taylour Paige.Sonia Recchia/Getty; Michael Kovac/Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage

The iconic comedy franchise, which launched in 1984, moved from Paramount toNetflixin the winter of 2019. The secondBeverly Hills Copmovie premiered in 1987, and the third in 1994.

Back in January 2021, Murphy shared an update on the upcoming movie, tellingDigital Spyand other outlets at the time, “Right now, they are writing a script. They are getting a script together.”

“We don’t have a start date, but we have directors and we have producers — and we have writers working on it,” Murphy said. “Axel Foley is ready to go. All we need is a script.”

This movie is not the first time Murphy has revisited a character decades after audiences first met them onscreen. In 2021, he starred in a sequel to the hit 1988 filmComing to America.The new movie,Coming 2 America,saw Murphy reprise his role of Prince Akeem alongsideArsenio Hallas his best friend Semmi.

source: people.com