

In January 2013, Ryan stated, "It's going to be a CBS procedural. The hour-long crime drama was produced by critically acclaimed writer Shawn Ryan ( The Shield, The Chicago Code). Jackson starring as Axel Foley's son, Aaron. Television ĬBS ordered a pilot with Brandon T. In September 2022, it was confirmed Judge Reinhold would reprise his role as Det.

In the same month, Paul Reiser and John Ashton were confirmed to reprise their roles as Det. The same month, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Taylour Paige were cast.

In August 2022, Jerry Bruckheimer revealed the fourth installment is set to begin filming late August-early september. In the same article, Will Beall was announced to have written the screenplay.

In April 2022, it was announced that Mark Molloy would replace Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah as director of the film. In February 2022, the film entered pre-production and received a California state tax credit of $16,059,000 total. By May 2020, after delays in the filmmaking business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Arbi and Fallah confirmed they are still attached and that a new screenwriter was working on a new script. In November 2019, Paramount announced that they had licensed the property to be distributed by Netflix, with options for an additional sequel thereafter. In October 2019, Murphy announced that principal photography would commence, once Coming 2 America had finished production. In September 2018, the filmmakers expressed their interest in having Tom Hardy or Channing Tatum cast in supporting roles. In June 2016, it was announced that Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were hired to replace Ratner as co-directors. The film, intended to be shot in and around Detroit and was estimated to provide jobs for 352 workers, was originally scheduled for a March 25, 2016, release, but was later pulled due to script concerns. The state of Michigan approved $13.5 million in film incentives, based on an estimated $56.6 million of filmmaker spending in the state. By May 2014, Josh Appelbaum and André Nemec were hired to write the screenplay. Ratner was once again hired to serve as director, with Murphy reprising the role of Axel. In December 2013 after filming a pilot episode, and when CBS passed on a series order, Paramount revived Beverly Hills Cop IV. Murphy signed on as producer for the series, citing issues with the script as the reason that the film was not being made. īy October 2011, the fourth film was shelved in favor of a television series centered around Axel's son, Aaron ( Brandon T. After the script was completed, it was decided that the story needed another rewrite. By July 2008, Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hired as screenwriters to rewrite the existing script. After various versions of the script had undergone rewrites, Brett Ratner signed on to direct. This changed when Lorenzo di Bonaventura stepped in as producer. The project was announced once again to be in development in 2006, with Bruckheimer once again serving as producer. Taggart has retired and a new detective, Jon Flint ( Hector Elizondo), serves as Rosewood's new partner.Ī fourth installment was initially announced for release in the mid-'90s, under the helm of Murphy's production company, though this never came to fruition. Upon arriving in Beverly Hills, Axel looks up Rosewood, who has attained the title of DDOJSIOC (Deputy Director of Joint Special Inter Operational Command). During an assignment, his boss, Inspector Todd ( Gil Hill) is killed, and certain evidence points towards an amusement park called "Wonderworld". Īxel returns to Beverly Hills once again. The films have grossed a total of $712 million at the worldwide box office.įollowing a failed attempt at a television series based on the films, a fourth film is currently in development with Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer set to return. The series as a whole have been distributed by Paramount Pictures. Harold Faltermeyer produced the now famous " Axel F" theme song heard throughout the series. Murphy, Reinhold, and Gil Hill, who plays Axel's boss, Inspector Todd, are the only actors who appear in all three films. Ashton and Cox do not appear in Beverly Hills Cop III. There, he meets Detective Billy Rosewood ( Judge Reinhold), Sergeant John Taggart ( John Ashton), and Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil ( Ronny Cox). The films star Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who travels to Beverly Hills, California to investigate a crime, even though it is out of his jurisdiction. Beverly Hills Cop is a movie franchise of American action comedy films and an unaired television pilot based on characters created by Daniel Petrie, Jr.
