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Officials announced that the state of Michigan approved $13.5 million in incentives for the fourth installment of Eddie Murphy’s “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise, which will be filmed in Detroit. It’s set for a March 2016 release.

Michigan Film Office estimates the filmmakers will spend $56.6 million in the state and employ about 352 Michigan workers .Director Margaret O’Riley said in a statement, “We are excited to welcome Axel Foley and the Beverly Hills Cop franchise back to Michigan. This project will highlight locations throughout metro Detroit that speak to the city’s heritage while making significant investments in the community by hiring Michigan workers and local businesses.”

Murphy starred in the first “Beverly Hills Cop” movie in 1984 and it was the year’s top-grossing movie in North America at $235 million. Sequels followed in 1987 and 1994.