Eddie Murphy To Make Beverly Hills Cop 4?

Eddie Murphy is set to return as Axel Foley in a new Beverly Hills Cop movie, according to latest reports.

The comic actor will pair up with director Brett Ratner to bring audiences a fourth instalment of the popular 1980s series.

It is hoped the film will be shot next year in time for a 2010 release, reports industry publication Variety.

If the project does go ahead, Murphy will be following in the footsteps of Harrison Ford who recently reprised his role in Indiana Jones.

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