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Kevin Bacon Says Working with Eddie Murphy Was a 'Bucket List Thing': 'One of Our Greatest Movie Stars'


Kevin Bacon tells PEOPLE that acting alongside Eddie Murphy in 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F' was a 'bucket list thing' for him. 'He is one of our greatest movie stars ever,' Bacon says of Murphy, who reprises his role as detective Axel Foley in the Netflix action-comedy.

He is one of our greatest movie stars ever," Bacon says of Murphy, 63, who reprises his role in the Beverly Hills Cop series for the first time in 30 years with the new sequel. Kevin Bacon in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "I'd noticed that he will pick up on some little thing that the other person is doing or saying or whatever, and kind of put it back to them.

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