Eddie Murphy Shares His Reasons for Joining the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ Sequel

Eddie Murphy recently discussed his upcoming movie, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, in an interview with Screen Rant.

Murphy explained, “The reason the movie didn’t come together for years is that all the scripts I read lacked evolution.” He went on to describe his iconic character from the Beverly Hills Cop series, saying, “It was just, ‘Axel’s coming back now, and he’s on a new mission.’ It was like, ‘Okay, now this has happened.’ It was just the generic things. ‘This happens, and that happens, then this happens, and that happens.’ And nothing worked.”

He elaborated on what eventually piqued his interest, mentioning the show’s new storyline. “Once they added the element where Axel was married, and he’s not with his wife anymore, and they have a child, and he’s estranged from his child, and he’s still in this job while all his contemporaries are leaving… All he’s got is his job, and he’s got this horrible relationship,” Murphy said.

Concluding the topic, Murphy stated, “The reason Axel’s back in Beverly Hills on the surface is cops and robbers, but behind the scenes, it’s really to reconcile with his daughter and all that stuff. Once we added that element, then we had a movie.”