Beverly Hills Cop is an interesting film series. Originally developed for Sylvester Stalone as a tough and gritty action film, when Stalone backed out Eddie Murphy backed in. The result? Much of the comedy in the original is improvised by Murphy, giving the series a decidedly different “feel” to it. The series is also unique in that many consider the second film, which features much more of Murphy’s strong suit in humor, to be the best in the series.
However, Beverly Hills Cop 3 was a sad note to go out on and now there is word of a part four coming. Murphy is, of course, back, but this time behind the camera will be Rush Hour’s Brett Ratner. The film is currently slated for a 2010 release date, but it should be interesting to see how Ratner tries to update the franchise. Cop is one of those decidedly 1980s film series, at least in tone. How well one can translate that for today’s audiences will be interesting to see.
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