Eddie Murphy, the comedian who loves to milk a sequel, has just found a new way to raise money for child support. The actor has approached Paramount about reliving his glory days in another Beverly Hills Cop installment. Oh to be young and in 1984 again…

Surprisingly, the studio - believing Indiana Jones’ success will apply to other franchises - has agreed to greenlight the project for a 2010 release. (That target date will have given the audiences a whole 16 years to forget about Beverly Hills Cop III.) Call me pessimistic, but I don’t think this outing will come close to the original’s $316 million worldwide take.

While seeing Murphy again as Detroit detective Axel Foley might seem like a stretch, the news should hardly come as a surprise. Given Eddie’s track record (Shrek Goes Fourth, Dr. Dolittle 2, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Another 48 Hours), this announcement was only a matter of time. Even less surprising? Director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) is in talks to helm the project.

All I can say is that without Judge Reinhold (Billy Rosewood) and John Ashton (John Taggart), this film will never fly. Isn’t that why the third one tanked?