Beverly Hills Cop is back. Eddie Murphy will reprise his role as Detroit detective Axel Foley in a forthcoming fourth installment of Beverly Hills Cop, Variety reports.

Paramount Studios willl begin production next year with a projected release date in 2010. Rush Hour director Brett Ratner is in negotiations to head up the project.

The original Beverly Hills Cop was released in 1984 and grossed over $316 million worldwide. The first three Beverly Hills Cop films have grossed $712.9m worldwide.