Eddie Murphy: No Plans To Quit The Biz
July 2nd, 2008
Eddie Murphy has slammed rumors that he is set to quit the movie business, with his rep saying that “Eddie is not retiring”, and that a fourth installment in the ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ franchise is “in development.”
Murphy says he’s keen to get back into the role as Detective Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop IV” because, in his own words, “the third ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ was horrible!”
He told MTV news, “I didn’t want to leave it like that. The first two were cool and the third one was shitty. [Let's] get the franchise fixed again, clean up this old mess and do a good movie.”
He added, “[Don't] just leave Axel with his thumb up his ass from the last movie. Whatever happened to Axel Foley? He’s sitting in Detroit with his thumb up his add since ‘Beverly Hills Cop III’. Let’s take those thumbs out and make a great movie!”
The movie star describes his ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ character as iconic, saying, “When I go overseas they still call me Axel Foley — kids call me Axel Foley. I think that character, it resonated like no other movie, like nothing that I’ve done before.”
Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
