Apparently the studio loved Black and were excited to hear that the first Beverly Hills Cop was a seminal film for the duo, and decided to inject some youthful exuberance into the moribund project, which has been flailing in development hell for years under previously-attached director Brett Ratner.
Are you more or less excited to see a fourth Beverly Hills Cop movie now that Brett Ratner is no longer directing?
As for star Eddie Murphy, the last time he spoke about Beverly Hills Cop 4 was is January when it sounded like he was unhappy with the creative team behind the sequel.
“I’m not doing a ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ unless they have a really incredible script.