CBS passes on Beverly Hills Cop remake; show to be shopped elsewhere

After engaging in a competitive bidding war for the show last fall, CBS has rejected the Beverly Hills Cop remake starring Brandon T. Jackson and Eddie Murphy.

I’ve learned that CBS has passed on the Beverly Hills Cop reboot fromShawn Ryan and Eddie Murphy. It is likely that the project, which had multiple suitors before landing at CBS in a bidding war last fall, will be shopped elsewhere. Beverly Hills Cop originally was produced by Sony TV. After it had already been picked up to pilot at CBS, Paramount – which is looking to enter the TV business — exercised an option to buy into the show, creating an odd pairing between former corporate siblings Paramount and CBS and making odd bedfellows of Les Moonves and Brad Grey. I hear the pilot, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, will likely be shopped to other networks. It stars Brandon T. Jackson as Axel Foley’s son and Murphy reprising his signature role as Axel.

Source: Deadline

This really is quite shocking. Hopefully somewhere picks it up - a major network at that. Brandon T. Jackson is a promising newcomer.