It’s been three decades in the making, but Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, the wise-cracking police officer from Detroit, Michigan.
Now the fourth installment in the franchise that began in 1984, Murphy and many of the cast and crew were on hand for the world premiere of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F at the Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts on Thursday, June 20. in Beverly Hills.
The film’s leading man, 63, struck several poses in front of the cameras alongside his wife Paige Butcher, 44.
Murphy looked sleek and cool in an all-black ensemble consisting of pants with a suede jacket over a matching tee and shiny leather shoes.
To complete his overall look, the actor and comedian wore a pair of dark sunglasses, while having his black hair cut short.
Murphy’s fiancée, who he has been dating since 2012, showcased her fabulous figure in an orange dress that hugged her feminine curves while teasing his admirers with a plunging neckline.
The Australian actress, who has starred in films such as Something’s Gotta Give (2003) and Big Momma’s House 2 (2006), also donned a pair of black peep-toe heels and had her dark brown locks swept back from her face and implemented. tight ponytail.
Proud parents to daughter Izzy, eight, and son Max, five, the couple were all smiles as they struck pose after pose on their own before joining other members of the cast.
At one point, the couple snuggled up for a family photo with three of Murphy’s 10 children: Bria Murphy, 34, Shayne Audra Murphy, 29, and Bella Murphy, 22.
Some of the franchise’s familiar faces, like Judge Reinhold, who reprises his role as police officer William ‘Billy’ Rosewood, would also take part in group photos in a black suit and dress shirt mixed together.
His character’s former partner at the Beverly Hills Police Department, John Taggart, played by John Ashton, was also on hand to celebrate the grand premiere, wearing a black suit and light blue shirt.
Some of the crew from the old films return for this fourth installment, like Bronson Pinchot, 65, as Serge, a former art gallery salesman turned arms dealer, and Paul Reiser, 68, as by Detective Jeffrey Friedman.
Kevin Bacon, 65, who was added to the cast as Captain Cade Grant, police captain of the Beverly Hills Police Department, looked his usual cool in a blue suit with black boots.
Another newcomer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 43, showed off his impeccable fashion sense in a black pinstripe three-piece suit.
Singer-songwriter and producer Durand Bernarr, 35, decided to join the party and attend the event, wearing a unique black ensemble, consisting of pants with a sheer top, a duster coat and platform boots.
In the film, Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter Jane’s life is threatened. She and Axel team up with her ex-boyfriend and old pals John Taggart and Billy Rosewood to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy, according to Wikipedia.
The Beverly Hills franchise has been dormant since the third installment hit theaters 30 years ago, in 1994.
The original Beverly Hills Cop (1984) was a smash hit in the United States, grossing over $234 million against a budget of $13 million, making it the highest-grossing film of that year.
Three years later, Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) turned into another success, earning $299.97 million while working on a larger budget of $27 million.
It would be six years before the third installment, Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), hit theaters, but it would take a considerable plunge into the lucrative sector, grossing $119.2 million on a budget of $70 million. dollars.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is set to premiere on Netflix on July 3.