The pair reportedly held an “audition” for Eddie Murphy to return to his iconic role as Axel Foley, and they are currently eyeing either Kingsman: The Golden Circle star Channing Tatum, or Inception star Tom Hardy to step in as the film’s central villain.
Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah recently made an appearance on Dutch talk show “The World Turns” and revealed that the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film might find new life under their direction.
Though the project remains in the very early stages of development, these rumors suggest that it will find Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley as a seasoned Beverly Hills police officer who returns to Detroit for a case — and subsequently butts heads with a tough as nails Detroit cop as his new partner.