Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

This article is about the film. For the character, see Axel Foley. For the song, see Axel F.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Promotional release poster
Directed byMark Molloy
Screenplay by
Story byWill Beall
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdu Grau
Edited byDan Lebental
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[1]

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a 2024 American action comedy film directed by Mark Molloy and written by Will Beall, Tom Gormican, and Kevin Etten from a story by Beall. Serving as the fourth installment in the Beverly Hills Cop film series and a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Eddie Murphy (who also produces) reprises his role as Axel Foley, with Judge Reinhold, John Ashton (in his final film released during his lifetime), Paul Reiser, and Bronson Pinchot reprising their roles from previous films in the franchise, while Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, and Kevin Bacon star in new roles.

Axel Foley has returned to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane and his old partner Billy Rosewood's lives are threatened. She and Axel team up with her ex-boyfriend Bobby Abbott and his old pals, John Taggart and Serge, to uncover a conspiracy.

The film entered development in the mid-1990s, under Murphy's production company. Various directors and screenwriters were attached over the years, including the filmmaking duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, but the project had faced multiple issues and has undergone development hell.[2] In April 2022, Molloy was hired to direct, with production beginning in California that August. It is also the first film in the series not to be distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F was released on the streaming service Netflix on July 3, 2024.[3][4][5]

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