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Netflix fans floored by cheeky Easter egg in Eddie Murphy's latest movie - as it sneaks a dig at his previous film flop
Fans of the cult-favorite film franchise were delighted at the subtle way the new Netflix reboot made a subtle nod towards Murphy's previous movie flop.
As he is known to do, Axel kicks off his mission by embarking on a trail of destruction before he's apprehended by local the Beverly Hills PD and brought to the station, where he meets Detective Bobby Abbott, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The third installment's director, John Landis, later claimed that Murphy was trying to play Axel as a more solemn character, in theory out of the aspiration to be taken as a more serious actor. The director of the new Netflix version, Mark Molloy, even admitted to The Hollywood Reporter that he deliberately avoided watching the third film.
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