For Eddie Murphy, returning to his iconic Beverly Hills Cop the role four decades after the original 1984 film wasn’t as physically easy.
The 63-year-old actor has spoken about reprising his character, Detroit detective Axel Foley, in the upcoming film. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fduring an appearance on the Today show Tuesday.
“It was like he was an old man,” Murphy joked to Al Roker. “I did it Beverly Hills Cop when I was 21, and I’m 63 now.
He continued: “Now I prefer not to do stunts. We were filming something and the director said, “I want you to get out of here and go down these steps.” After turning, he said: “Can you intervene more urgently?” Faster?’ And I said to myself: “No! »
In the fourth installment, which debuts on Netflix July 3, Murphy returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter’s life is threatened, and teams up with his new partner, Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his old friends John Taggart (John Ashton) and Billy. Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) to uncover a conspiracy.
“I was like, ‘I’m not doing anything action. Don’t call me unless you’re offering me the same kind of shit you’d offer Morgan Freeman,'” The Hazel Professor the actor joked.
Murphy got his start with Axel Foley in 1984. Beverly Hills Cop, which saw him go rogue and travel to California to solve the murder of his childhood friend Mikey Tandino (James Russo). He returned for sequels in 1987 and 1994.
“Beverly Hills Cop It was my first film in which I played the lead role. If I travel abroad, they call me Axel Foley,” he said. “Axel is an ordinary man. It’s not a superhero or a supercop, it’s everyone who rises to the occasion. I think that’s why people love him. And more than anything, he’s funny.
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