We do not learn about you, however there was simply one thing about seeing Eddie Murphy again on laugh-out-loud humorous type in final yr’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F that felt proper. Positive, Murphy’s put in stable work within the likes of You Individuals and Sweet Cane Lane in recent times, however his return to the position of Axel Foley was a glowing reminder that the legendary funnyman nonetheless has it in him to guide and carry an enormous comedy star automobile. And Sony clearly received the memo, as Murphy has been tapped to guide Blue Falcon, an authentic comedy joint hailing from London Has Fallen author Chad St. John.
Per Deadline‘s reporting, Murphy is poised to tackle the position of a retired superspy in St. John’s movie, with the rub being that his character will come nose to nose with an outdated rival whereas making an attempt to construct bridges at his estranged son’s vacation spot wedding ceremony. As ideas go, it is a stable place to begin for Murphy to flex each his motion and comedian chops, and the elevator pitch actually leaves loads of room for some familial drama and a few good ol’ ‘display screen icon exhibiting they’ve nonetheless received it whereas low-key ruminating on their place and priorities in a altering world at an ever-advancing age’. Described tentatively as a ‘two-hander’, it stays to be seen at this level who the second hand within the equation reverse Murphy shall be, however they’re going to actually have quite a bit to reside as much as.
For St. John, whose long-gestating Motor Metropolis script has simply wrapped filming as an Alan Ritchson led characteristic, Blue Falcon provides an opportunity for a change of tempo from the extra po-faced thrillers which were his bread and butter to this point. And for Murphy, whose horizon is at the moment dotted with Shrek 5, a starring position as Inspector Clouseau in Jeff Fowler’s upcoming Pink Panther animated reboot, and Keke Palmer and Pete Davidson co-starrer The Pickup, this venture is simply the newest in an more and more eye-catching line-up of future movies. Though, we should say, at this stage we’re questioning how Canine Marvel Dynomutt and the blue supersuit will issue into the equation. Hmm…
