Brett Ratner Promises 'Hard R' Beverly Hills Cop Reboot

[GreenScar]

I just don't get this guy. Want a laugh? Check it out:

Last year we sadly learned that Brett Ratner would be bringing us another Beverly Hills Cop reboot with Eddie Murphy. I've been neglecting to mention this project as much as I can just because I really don't want it to ever see the light of day. But alas, it'll probably get a greenlight soon enough, and it'll probably make a lot of money at the box office. Regarding the whole thing, MTV talked with Ratner recently and got some updates on where it's heading - including that it'll be "hard R" and that instead of Beverly Hills Cop 4, it'll just be called Beverly Hills Cop (or something like that), meaning it's a reboot more than anything.

This is starting to sound like that new Fast & Furious. "It's a reinvention," Ratner told MTV. "I'm going to reintroduce it to a contemporary audience. I'm going to take the best of the first two films and put it into the new one." I really don't think a franchise that started in 1984 needs to be re-imagined for contemporary audiences, especially a franchise that died off in 1994 will a really bad sequel anyway. I have nothing further to say about this Beverly Hills Cop reboot, except that I really hope it doesn't happen. Thankfully Ratner just signed on to do Youngblood and as long as that keeps him occupied instead, I'll be happy.

Here's a finishing quote from Ratner that should disgust anyone who appreciates good movies. "Eddie Murphy to me was what Chris Tucker is to 12 and 13 year olds today. I would never do another buddy cop movie, but to do Beverly Hills Cop is a dream for me. Eddie is a genius."

[Clark Kent]

I have a feeling this is going to turn into Rush Hour 4.

[bferr1]

"Stopped he must be. On this everything depends."

- Yoda

[STARSCREAM]

This is ridiculous. I'm so sick of re-makes and re-inventions. It's dumb, especially on these movies that aren't even that old yet. I mean cmon, were talking 80's and 90's here!!!

[jadedeath]

Thank God Brett Ratner is doing this....

If Uwe Boll ended up with the rights, we'd be looking at Eddie Murphy again for sure.

Logan

[Red Hood]

Originally Posted by jasonbird

I just don't get this guy. Want a laugh? Check it out:

Did he just insult chris tucker and eddie murphy?

[Ernest Rister]

I don't get the hate for Mr. Ratner. He's a studio director, he makes mass market studio films. He's not the first to make this choice, nor the last. He's a good craftsman, even if he's not particularly inspired and he makes obvious choices. But people trash him as if he's an especially stunted clone of Ed Wood. I don't get it.

[kdn1221]

After Beverly Hills Cop 3, the franchise should be allowed to R.I.P.

[spolcyc]

Brett Ratner =

[thedarkangel1975]

other than being the voice of Donkey in Shrek, Beverily hills Cop was Eddie Murphy's last really good live action film.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

other than being the voice of Donkey in Shrek, Beverily hills Cop was Eddie Murphy's last really good live action film.

You haven't seen Bowfinger, have you.