Beverly Hills Cop 4 will be titled Beverly Hills Cop: Axl Foley.

Netflix gives green light to Beverly Hills Cop: Axl Foley and brings back American comedian Eddie Murphy.

Eddie Murphy (“Dreamgirls”, “Mr. Church”, “Dolemite Is My Name”), Taylor Page (“Gamblers”, “Sharp Stick”, “Toxic Avenger”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“Trial of Chicago 7″Pinocchio, Super Pumped: Battle for Uber) will star in a new Netflix movie called Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, formerly called Beverly Hills Cop 4. Under the direction of Mark Molloy, production on this incredible sequel began earlier this week.

EXCLUSIVE: The long-awaited sequel to the classic comedy franchise is ready as Deadline sources tell Taylor Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to join series star Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axl Foley https://t.co/ p55qwnUH2l

— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 29, 2022

Eddie Murphy returned as Axl Foley and will produce the film alongside Jerry Bruckheimer and Chad Oman of Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The script was written by Will Bill. Charisse Hewitt-Webster and Ray Angelic will executive produce Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley, with Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ Melissa Reid co-producing.

Netflix owns rights to movies about Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop moved from Paramount to Netflix in winter 2019 and follows the adventures of Axel Foley, a Detroit cop who first appeared in the hit 1984 film that followed him to Beverly Hills to solve the murder of a friend. The film became one of the biggest hits of the year and cemented Eddie Murphy’s movie star status. It was followed by two sequels, in 1987 and 1994.