Thu, 28 June 2007 12:00:00 ET
Eddie Murphy may star in the fourth installment of successful movie chain "Beverly Hills Cop" if the producers give green light.
Eddie Murphy could return for a fourth 'Beverly Hills Cop' movie. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura is keen to jumpstart the franchise 13 years after 'Beverly Hills Cop III' was released, with Murphy returning as wisecracking cop Axel Foley.
But Lorenzo is not prepared to bow to censors to get the picture made. He said: "I want it to be rated R. I think it's going to be a really interesting debate. But that's what I want. The studio says their research is telling them PG. I won't do it if it's PG."
The original movies - all rated R - contained excessive gun battles and liberal use of sexual swear words. Recent action sequel '
Live Free or Die Hard' was criticised earlier this month when it was edited to a PG-13 rating.
The original 'Beverly Hills Cop' was released in 1984 and catapulted Murphy to international stardom. The first three films brought in more than $700 million in worldwide box office.
Earlier this week, Murphy was confirmed as the father of Spice Girl Melanie Brown's three-month-old baby Angel Iris. The actor, who already has five other children, underwent a court-ordered DNA test to determine paternity.
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