HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Eddie Murphy dead rumors hit the Web on Thursday, but the 48-year-old star is alive and well.
It is the second time this year that the "48 Hours" star has been the victim of dead reports. In January, a Web site claimed Murphy was killed on the set of a film adaptation of the video game "Left 4 Dead."
Murphy has several projects upcoming, including his return as detective Axel Foley in a fourth installment of the "Beverly Hills Cop" franchise, which turned him into a box office superstar in 1984.
The original "Beverly Hills Cop" grossed $316 million worldwide and led to two sequels, the last of which appeared in theaters in 1994.
Murphy reportedly approached Paramount Pictures with the idea, and the studio agreed the time was right to resurrect a franchise that has grossed $712.9 million worldwide.
Murphy has also been rumored to star in a biopic centered around legendary comedian Richard Pryor, died in December 2005 at the age of 65.
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