Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F teaser trailer is a triumphant return for Eddie Murphy

Paul Reiser also returns as Jeffrey Friedman, who’s checking in on Axel from Detroit, while in California he’ll have to contend with Captain Cade Grant, played by Kevin Bacon. Gordon-Leavitt, meanwhile, seems to be an enthusiastic new partner for Murphy, posting on Twitter/X ahead of the teaser, “I’ve played a Gotham cop, a NOLA cop, now a Beverly Hills Cop opposite this GOAT.”

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F lands on Netflix almost exactly 40 years after the premiere of the original film, but Murphy “still has the twinkle in his eye” that brings Axel to life, as producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells the streamer’s site Tudum. Plus, Beverly Hills still has enough shine to make Axel’s return feel fresh, even if he’s experienced it a few times now, director Mark Molloy assures. “As we were scouting going from Detroit to Beverly Hills, the cultural contrast that made Axel a fish out of water in the eighties still is so vivid. They might just be the two most opposite places in America,” he says.

And then of course there’s the fact that Eddie Murphy is a living comedic legend. “Some of the funniest moments in Axel F are when Eddie’s improvising,” Molloy shares. “For me, a big part of my job was to create the right environment, cast the right people around Eddie to allow him to do what he does best.”