Recent years have seen some of the great franchises of the 1980s undergo timely updates. In the last 12 months alone, we've had Rambo IV, Indy IV and Die Hard IV, so it was only a matter of time before iconic action comedy Beverly Hills Cop got the same treatment.
According to Variety, Paramount -- currently raking in the nostalgia dollar off the back of Indy -- has set the project up, with Eddie Murphy reprising his role as smart-ass detective Axel Foley.
Meanwhile, perennial fan-boy hate figure Brett Ratner (who directed the none-too-dissimilar Rush Hour films) is "in negotiations" to direct the film. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the insanely popular originals along with the late Don Simpson, will not be involved.
Transformers producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura will instead oversee the project, and is currently searching for a writer to pen the screenplay.
Filming will begin in 2009, so expect to hear that iconic theme tune in summer 2010.
ign.com,29/5/2008,written by Orlando Parfitt
Friday, May 30, 2008
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