Thirty years after Eddie Murphy returned to his character, Beverly Hills Cop hero Axel Foley. Today, the actor is back with his fourth film released on Netflix. And if the film uses codes from the first parts to revive the nostalgia of the audience, an important detail that contributed to the success of the franchise is missing.
It’s about his laugh. The latter was Eddie Murphy’s signature for many years. It has been imitated many times, never equaled, and was part of the personality of Axel Foley’s character. If that laugh isn’t in the fourth movie, it’s a choice.
in the given interview CBREddie Murphy reveals himselfstrength“Let’s stop this laughter:”In the eighties, I used to say, “I don’t want to be known for laughing.'” The actor recounts how imitators mocked this feature.”All they did was laugh, so I was like, “You know what, I’m going to stop it.'”
He follows: “I forced myself to stop laughing, which is not so natural. You laugh and say to yourself “I have to stop laughing like that”, I don’t laugh like that anymore.”
Without clarifying the basis of his thoughts, the American star seems to have had a hard time with these shortcuts and many imitations: “They will talk like me, like the donkey in Shrek. If you say, “Dee Murphy,” they’ll say, “Hey, mate,” with an exaggerated laugh, but that’s not me.“
If the 2024 version of Axel Foley no longer has his recognizable laugh, he hasn’t lost his sense of humor.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Available on Netflix.
Source: Allocine
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