‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ May Be Geared Towards Kids, Says Brett Ratner

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  Axel Foley is getting Daddy Daycared -- can't imagine this working very well.

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Beverly Hills Cop 4 Will Be A Kids Movie
Published 6/3/2008 at Cinema Blend News
Beverly Hills Cop 4 Will Be A Kids Movie I have a hard time even typing this up. It just seems too stupid to be true. Alright, here we go. Beverly Hills Cop 4 , fourth in a franchise of rated-R movies starring Eddie Murphy, will be a kids movie. No that is not a joke. God I wish it was. Brett Ratner, who is in negotiations to direct the film, tells MTV : “10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old ‘Beverly Hills Cop.’ So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids.” Take a second to go back and read that quote again, after you vomit. When it was ...

Beverly Hills Cop 4: Ratner Haters Are Gonna LOVE This
Published 6/3/2008 by Vic Holtreman at Screen Rant
... see him retaining ANY of the spirit of the original and making this PG... so they must be aiming for that magical and ever-popular PG-13 rating. The only positive I can think of is that Live Free or Die Hard still managed to be pretty fun even with the PG-13. Of course that doesn't really have any direct bearing on this movie... so I don't even know why I mentioned it. :-) For more details head over to MTV at the link below. Source: MTV TrackBack (0) | Comments (0) ...

'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Will Be For Kids
Published 6/4/2008 by Christopher Campbell at Cinematical
... , who is signed on to helm the return of Axel Foley (Murphy), told MTV Movies Blog the following bit of sacrilege: "10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don't really know the old 'Beverly Hills Cop.' So it's an opportunity to make it new for kids. The same way it felt for me watching 'Beverly Hills Cop' when I was a kid, that's what I want to do for kids today." ...

Child friendly Beverly Hills Cop 4?
Published 6/4/2008 at Filmstalker

Ratner wants ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ to go PG
Published 6/4/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log

BEVERLY HILLS RATNER: IT GETS WORSE?
Published 6/4/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... When asked what is biggest challenge would be, Ratner seemed to indicate that his new film would be geared towards a very PG audience. “10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old ‘Beverly Hills Cop.’ So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids,” Ratner said. “The same way it felt for me watching ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ when I was a kid, that’s what I want to do for kids today.” [MTV] ...

Ratner Aiming For A Kinder & Gentler BEVERLY HILLS COP??
Published 6/4/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

Beverly Hills Cop 4 Set To Be PG-13
Published 6/4/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
It appears that Beverly Hills Cop 4 may be PG-13. We get the scoop from our friends at MTV: “We’re trying to revitalize the franchise. He was one of my favorite movie characters of all-time, Axel Foley, by far the coolest movie character,” he said. “It’s an honor to be able to direct another ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ film.” Each of the previous three “Cop” movies were rated R, and Murphy’s machine gun mouth, which spewed expletive after expletive in those days, was as much a part of the character as anything else. Surely, his swearing wouldn’t be lost in ...

Get Outta Here: Brett Ratner’s Beverly Hills Cop 4 to be PG?
Published 6/4/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... .” The Miami-born maverick tells MTV that his Beverly Hills Kindergarten Cop 4 will be out to impress kids who can’t get into PG-13 movies. Is there another franchise that has ever consisted of three R-rated films (two of which are really good) and then had a PG sequel? ...

Hollywood Clip Joint: Green Hornet; Green Lantern; new Coens trailer; “Anchorman,” “Beverly Hills Cop” sequels
Published 6/5/2008 by Eric Melin at Scene-Stealers
... From bad ideas for adaptations to bad sequel ideas: MTV says “Beverly Hills Cop 4″ will star Eddie Murphy, be directed by Brett Ratner, and possibly be a PG movie aimed at kids. Y’ know, like “Dr. Doolittle” and “Daddy Day Care.” No Axel F-bombs? I have a feeling they took the Ratner quote the wrong way and are trying to stir up controversy. ...

Obama vs. Clinton, the Reality Show
Published 6/5/2008 by findthefunnywire at findthefunnyWIRE.com
... NONSENSE • Obama vs. Clinton: the reality show - Entertainment Weekly • Obama vs Clinton: rate the vids – Entertainment Weekly • 21 picks for your next spoof-fest – Entertainment Weekly • Ratner skews Bev Hills 4 for the kiddie set? - MTV  

Vulture Exclusive! Brett Ratner’s Script for ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ Revealed!
Published 6/5/2008 at Vulture
... . "Ten-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old Beverly Hills Cop," Ratner told MTV. "So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids.” Does this mean that the famously R-rated series will be downgraded to a PG-13 or PG rating? After all, since 1994, when Beverly Hills Cop 3 was released, Murphy has made a name for himself with family comedies like The Nutty Professor and Doctor Doolittle. What will happen to the Detroit police detective we know and love? ...

Newsbites: The sequels and remakes edition!
Published 6/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
... and almost always suffered a drop in quality as a result, the MTV Movies Blog also reports that Brett Ratner is thinking of making ...

Ratner Talks BEVERLY HILLS COP 4 Rating & Timeframe!! But How Many $$$s Are Needed To Drag Eddie Back??
Published 7/1/2008 by Merrick at Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
... BHC project would have a considerably softer tone/rating than its predecessors. When asked what is biggest challenge would be, Ratner seemed to indicate that his new film would be geared towards a very PG audience. “10-year-old kids, 12-year-old kids don’t really know the old ‘Beverly Hills Cop.’ So it’s an opportunity to make it new for kids,” Ratner said. “The same way it felt for me watching ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ when I was a kid, that’s what I want to do for kids today.” ...said THIS POST at MTV. Kellvin Chavez over at Latino Review caught up with Ratner recently & asked ...

Beverly Hills Cop may be an 18. This is good news, right?
Published 7/2/2008 by James Anthony at Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - film
... , there and everywhere last month, Axel Foley's latest outing may not be For The Kids. In fact, could we dare to dream that it may be a continuation of the swear-filled franchise we know and love? You'd think the fact that BHC4 will be helmed by Brett Ratner, a man who did gritty Lecter instalment Red Dragon and gallantly directed Madonna's nipples in her ...

Eddie Murphy Quashes Retirement Rumors, Talks 'Beverly Hills Cop IV'
Published 7/2/2008 at OH NO!!
... Will "Beverly Hills Cop IV" be a return to that form? Last month, MTV News spoke with director Brett Ratner, who may or may not have indicated that the fourth installment in the action series would be geared towards a younger audience. Could "BHCIV" be PG-13, we wondered? ...