'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Pulled from Release Date

It seems that March 25th, 2016 release for Beverly Hills Cop 4 was too good to be true.

Paramount has pulled the film from next year's scheduled release date but the film still remains in active development with Eddie Murphy attached as well as director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Carribbean).

The studio had announced a year ago that the film would hit theaters in 2016 but it seems slow progress has been made on the project since then to go along with 'executive changes' for the company over the past year as well.

It certainly doesn't help that Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is to open that same day next year, so it sounds like the studio made a smart move in avoiding going head-to-head with that monster.

There is also apparently script issues, which Murphy himself admitted early this year to Rolling Stone magazine, citing the fact he wouldn't do the film unless it was worth the effort:

“They[‘re] still trying to get that script right.  I’m not doing a ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ unless they have a really incredible script.  I’ve read a couple things that look like they can make some paper, but I’m not doing a shitty movie just to make some paper.  The shit got to be right.”

Last we heard, the script was being written by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) which was said to bring Axel Foley back to Detroit during the 'coldest winter on record'.  It's unknown if this plot will still be used but we can only hope they come up with a worthy story to bring back the character after 1994's poorly received Beverly Hills Cop 3.

Source: The Wrap, Rolling Stone