Eddie Murphy Makes a Comeback, Tim Burton's Festival Opener, Ian McKellen's Stage Exit

Eddie Murphy returns as Axel Foley in 'Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,' releasing on Netflix. Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' will open the Venice Film Festival, marking a star-studded return post-actors' strike. Ian McKellen, 85, will not continue his role as John Falstaff after a stage fall during a performance in London.

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Eddie Murphy's 'every man' hero returns in 'Beverly Hills Cop' sequel

After more than a decade of superheroes saving the world on the movie screen, Eddie Murphy is bringing back the character he describes as "every man." Murphy returns as Axel Foley in "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F," a new installment in the action comedy franchise that debuted 40 years ago in 1984. The movie lands on Netflix on Wednesday.

Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' to open Venice film festival

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice", directed by Tim Burton, will open this year's Venice Film Festival, bringing with it a slew of Hollywood stars who were largely absent from the Lido red carpet in 2023 because of an actors' strike. The long-awaited sequel to Burton's original 1988 comedy horror classic will be screened out of competition on Aug. 28, giving the 81st edition of the festival a high-profile, glitzy start.

Britain's Ian McKellen will not return to role after stage fall

British actor Ian McKellen, 85, will not return to the role of John Falstaff in a tour after he fell off a London stage mid-performance last month, the play's producers said on Monday.

McKellen was starring in "Player Kings", a production of William Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Parts One and Two", in the capital's West End theatre district, on June 17 when he lost his footing and fell off the front of the stage during a fight scene.

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