Eddie Murphy is eager to jump back into the action, following last year’s long-awaited release of Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Deadline reports Murphy will star in Blue Falcon, an action-comedy from London Has Fallen writer Chad St. John.
Sony Pictures acquired the script by St. John that centers on a retired superspy who goes to his estranged son’s destination wedding, and ends up squaring off with his archenemy.
Blue Falcon is still in need of a director so it’s still in the early stages of development. Along with London Has Fallen, St. John was the writer of action flick Peppermint, and the Keanu Reeves sci-fi film Replicas. Next for him is the Alan Ritchson/Shailene Woodley actioner Motor City.
Murphy has a lot on his plate. He’s got a reunion with Dreamgirls director Bill Condon for a biopic of Parliament Funkadelic’s George Clinton. He’ll also return as the voice of Donkey in Shrek 5. A big part of Murphy’s comeback has been reprising his most popular roles with the occasional family comedy. Blue Falcon doesn’t seem to fit in either camp at this point. Don’t be surprised if the film ends up at Netflix or Amazon, streamers Murphy has a good working relationship with.
