Eddie Murphy--Beverly Hills Cop 4

[teewee1432]

EXCLUSIVE: Though it recently looked like the continuation of Axel Foley and the Beverly Hills Cop saga would be relegated to television, Paramount Pictures has begun moving fast on another movie. The studio has enlisted Eddie Murphy to reprise his role as Foley, and they’ve set Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec to write that script. That duo has done very well at the studio, with recent script credits that include Mission: Impossible–Ghost Protocol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remake.

We hear the newest installment in the film franchise was fueled by the interest sparked by the Beverly Hills Cop pilot this past season. The project, written by Shawn Ryan and executive produced by Murphy and Ryan, ignited a bidding war before landing at CBS last fall where it went to a pilot starring Brandon T. Jackson as Axel’s son. Murphy reprized his role in a scene-stealing turn that had people talking. It showed that the character and Murphy’s portrayal are still pretty potent. The pilot was produced by Sony Pictures TV, with Paramount, as rights holder, coming on board after the pilot green light for what the company billed as its re-entry into television. (Paramount is restarting a TV production operation.) For whatever reason, Paramount-CBS politics or pilot testing depending who you ask, the project shockingly did not go to series. But it drew enough attention to the franchise to spawn a new movie.

I was a fan of the first three, I say bring it on, and make it rated R this time.

 

[Teelie]

I read about this a few days ago and thought it was probably what was going to happen when they passed on the series. I just hope it goes back to its roots more this go around.

 

[Rocketman]

Kevin Pollak was cast in the TV pilot, and he says that there was a huge political meltdown in the studio that caused it to not be picked up as a series. I have a feeling it involved Eddie demanding that it be a film for himself, or that the buzz was so high, the executives demanded that a TV series was too "insulting" to a film franchise of such "high" caliber. Pollak talked about it as if it got really ugly behind closed doors.

 

[Sawyer]

Kevin Pollak was cast in the TV pilot, and he says that there was a huge political meltdown in the studio that caused it to not be picked up as a series. I have a feeling it involved Eddie demanding that it be a film for himself, or that the buzz was so high, the executives demanded that a TV series was too "insulting" to a film franchise of such "high" caliber. Pollak talked about it as if it got really ugly behind closed doors.

Paramount vs. Les Moonves

At least that's what I've heard in speculation...

 

[Dr. Evil]

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[dark_b]

R rated comedies are very popular for years now. give Murphy a 10 million paycheck and make the movie for 30 millions. no John Mclane modern action set pieces where he saves the world.
i dont think he deserves 10 millions. but just give us a R rated BHC movie.

 

[teewee1432]

R rated comedies are very popular for years now. give Murphy a 10 million paycheck and make the movie for 30 millions. no John Mclane modern action set pieces where he saves the world.
i dont think he deserves 10 millions. but just give us a R rated BHC movie.

I think Eddie will demand a lot more than 10 million knowing him. I remember he didnt get out of bed for less than 17-20 million.

 

[Rocketman]

Which is hilarious, since 1.) He hasn't made a decent movie in probably 20 years*, and 2.) He no longer has the talent worth more than 10 million (and maybe never did?)

*Dreamgirls is arguably the exception, but he wasn't even the star.

I'm sorry, I just can't stand the guy. If he's going to have the ego he's had for so long, he better have the filmography and the chops to back it up. Instead, he claims he's the greatest Black actor of all-time. I distinctly remember him saying that in a Barbara Walters interview.

I'm pretty sure that honor goes to Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Forest Whitaker, Sidney Poitier, Laurence Fishburne, and hell, on talent alone, I'd put Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, and Cuba Gooding Jr. above him, easily. These are all damn fine actors. Murphy isn't sitting at this table.

5 million for Beverly Hills Cop 4 is generous.

 

[Duke]

Honestly, if this movie gets made & is a PG or PG-13, I'm not interested.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Which is hilarious, since 1.) He hasn't made a decent movie in probably 20 years*, and 2.) He no longer has the talent worth more than 10 million (and maybe never did?)

*Dreamgirls is arguably the exception, but he wasn't even the star.

I'm sorry, I just can't stand the guy. If he's going to have the ego he's had for so long, he better have the filmography and the chops to back it up. Instead, he claims he's the greatest Black actor of all-time. I distinctly remember him saying that in a Barbara Walters interview.

I'm pretty sure that honor goes to Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Will Smith, Forest Whitaker, Sidney Poitier, Laurence Fishburne, and hell, on talent alone, I'd put Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, and Cuba Gooding Jr. above him, easily. These are all damn fine actors. Murphy isn't sitting at this table.

5 million for Beverly Hills Cop 4 is generous.

Too bad Eddie won't swallow his pride and start doing Tyler Perry films. He can do a few of those and easily revive his career.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Too bad Eddie won't swallow his pride and start doing Tyler Perry films. He can do a few of those and easily revive his career.

Although people would say he's sunk to doing Tyler Perry movies.

 

[marcvader]

Eddie needs to get back to adult comedy.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Although people would say he's sunk to doing Tyler Perry movies.

Yes, but unlike Tyler Perry films, Eddie's comedies don't make $20 million on $5 million budgets like Perry's films. Eddie's films make like $10 million on a $30 million budget.

 

[Teelie]

Outside of his voice work in Shrek and his appearence in Dreamgirls I don't think Murphy has had a good movie since sometime in the late 90's. That's a long dry spell to flop in.

Okay, an exception would Tower Heist which did not do major money but was financially successful (barely), though he was not the star either.

Looking at his career, the last successful movie he starred in was Bowfinger or The Nutty Professor II which was 1999 and 2000 respectively.

 

[Warhammer]

Norbit f***ed Murphy over royally. I believe that if it wasn't for the release of that film, Murphy would have won that Oscar for Dreamgirls and been on his way to the career rebound. It was shaping up for him when he won that Golden Globe.

 

[Teelie]

I've heard that claim many, many times. I've never seen Norbit but it's notorious enough I can believe it harmed his Oscar chances.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

All sorts of little things affect Oscar voters even when they shouldn't. Do I believe Norbit hurt him with Oscar voters? Yes I do.

BH4 is desperate last ditch effort to claim former glories.

 

[teewee1432]

Its ironic that at the same time that Norbit cost him an oscar that it was also his last solo hit movie.

 

[Octoberist]

The very thought of another Beverly Hills Cop 4 takes me back to this iconic quote from Henry Jones, Sr.:

 

[Octoberist]

Hey Paramont...Beverly Hills Cop is cool and all, but wanting another sequel, something you've been struggling to get made for the past 2 decades and with an actor whose career is dwindling.....ehh....maybe you should just...

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[Sawyer]

The main factor that had me interested in the idea of a TV series was Shawn Ryan writing it. And since CBS pissed that away.... eh.

 

[Gabe99]

Jerry Bruckheimer And Paramount Ink First-Look Deal

HOLLYWOOD, CA (December 6, 2013) – Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer have reached a three-year, first-look agreement for theatrical films that will begin in April 2014. The deal was announced jointly today by Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Brad Grey and Jerry Bruckheimer, on behalf of Bruckheimer Films.

Bruckheimer’s first picture with the studio under the new deal is targeted to be a new Beverly Hills Cop, which is being written for Eddie Murphy by Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec, who together wrote Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He will also produce Top Gun 2 for the studio, which is being developed with Skydance Productions and will star Tom Cruise.

“Jerry Bruckheimer is one of the most creative and prolific producers in motion picture history,” said Brad Grey. “His signature style has attracted huge global audiences and we are thrilled to have him back in the Paramount family.”

“It is great to be back at Paramount. I look forward to working with Brad Grey and his entire team,” said Bruckheimer.

Bruckheimer’s filmography contains some of the most beloved and popular films of the last four decades including Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, and Flashdance (with Paramount), as well as the highly successful Bad Boys, National Treasure and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises. His films have been honored with 41 Academy Award nominations (six wins), 23 Golden Globe nominations (four wins) and have earned worldwide.

 

[Figs]

It would be cool to see Eddie Murphy make a bit of a comeback, even though it's pretty much his fault his career went down the toilet.

If this movie gets made they need to bring back Judge Reinhold and John Ashton in some form or another. Unless they killed of Ashton's character off screen in Beverly Hills Cop 3. I never saw that one because I heard it was pretty bad.

 

[Teelie]

I saw Beverly Hills Cop 3 years ago but I couldn't tell you anything about it.

 

[Van Petrol]

It would be cool to see Eddie Murphy make a bit of a comeback, even though it's pretty much his fault his career went down the toilet.

If this movie gets made they need to bring back Judge Reinhold and John Ashton in some form or another. Unless they killed of Ashton's character off screen in Beverly Hills Cop 3. I never saw that one because I heard it was pretty bad.

It was said that Taggart (Ashton) had retired, so a potential return, in one way or another, is possible. Apparently Ashton has said he would be willing to return for a potential fourth movie.