And we knew we were going to make it at the beginning of next year. “It was, ‘I should be a triplet, that could be a very funny comedy.’ We started a script with Eddie, and after the success he had with Amazon Prime on Coming 2 America, he got himself booked up heavily. “Twins was quite successful, and some years after, this whole thing started with Arnold meeting Eddie Murphy, and the suggestion came from one of them,” Reitman told Deadline. With the script now ready, and Murphy’s dance card filling by the day, Reitman realized they’d have to probably push on without the actor.įor Murphy, the better part of the next twelve months will be spent filming “Beverly Hills Cop 4” for Netflix, reprising his iconic Axel Foley role, and a new untitled comedy with Jonah Hill.ĭeadline reports that Tracy Morgan – Murphy’s co-star in such films as “Coming 2 America” – was brought onboard to play the third sibling in the comedy sequel, and the script was rewritten to reflect the “30 Rock” actor’s style. Murphy had been long attached to star alongside returning players Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in director Ivan Reitman’s follow-up to the 1988 classic. Eddie Murphy has been forced out of the long-gestating “Twins” sequel “Triplets” due to scheduling difficulties.
