Netflix Plans 'Beverly Hills Cop' Sequel
by EG
The launch of Disney+, with its catalog of the world's most popular movies, is undeniably a challenge to Netflix. The streaming pioneer is answering the challenge by, among other things, financing a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy's 1984 hit comedy film. Murphy hasn't had a real hit film in a couple of decades, but maybe Netflix can turn him into a counter for Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars? Read on for details.
Netflix has picked up the rights to make a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop, with Eddie Murphy set to star and Jerry Bruckheimer set to produce, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The project comes after a one-time licensing deal between Netflix and Paramount to produce the fourth edition of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
Paramount has officially given Netflix the rights to make a fourth 'Beverly Hills Cop' movie with Eddie Murphy and producer Jerry Bruckheimer
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Viacom CEO Bob Bakish on an analyst call Thursday said the licensing deal between Paramount and Netflix "will produce a new film based on an iconic IP and further expands our relationship with this important original production client."
Just did a straw poll amongst 40 second and first year film students. 2 had heard of Beverly Hills Cop. Finger on the pulse Netflix.
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As competitors like Disney and Warner Bros. withhold their movies from Netflix to feed their own streaming services, Paramount has become a ready supplier, or "arms dealer" of sorts, of content and licensing rights for the streaming giant.
Paramount previously took a planned Beverly Hills Cop 4 sequel off the beat. The studio pulled the planned reboot of the popular cop comedy from its scheduled March 25, 2016 release slot. Bruckheimer was to produce the project, which was to bring Murphy back to star as Axel Foley, the fish-out-of-water Detroit cop who goes to Beverly Hills to solve his best friend's murder.
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