Eddie Murphy didn’t count on to be referred to as an “old man” on set, however the 64-year-old actor says he nonetheless looks like himself.

Eddie Murphy acquired an surprising actuality examine whereas filming Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and The Pickup when youthful co-stars ad-libbed strains calling him an “old man” throughout motion scenes.

The actor advised Variety the off-the-cuff feedback throughout struggle sequences left him momentarily surprised.

“When I had fight scenes, during the fight scene, the actors, they were improvising and they were two young guys and both of them said, ‘Come on, old man!’ I almost said cut. I was like, ‘Who are they talking to?’ It’s like I’m the old guy in the fight scene,” he mentioned.

The 64-year-old comic, identified for The Nutty Professor and voicing Donkey in Shrek, admitted the remarks caught him off stability.

“It’s strange. It caught me off guard. There was another scene and he was like, ‘You a crazy old man!’ I was like, ‘Hey!’”

Despite the jabs, Murphy insists he doesn’t really feel his age. “I feel like me still – just a little stiffer,” he joked.

Murphy made his long-awaited return as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, the fourth installment within the action-comedy franchise, which dropped final yr after a three-decade hole.

He additionally co-stars with Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer in The Pickup, a heist flick launched earlier this month.

And he’s not slowing down. Murphy is ready to reprise his function as Donkey in Shrek 5, which may even embody a spin-off centered on the wisecracking character. He’s additionally moving into the footwear of Inspector Clouseau for a brand new Pink Panther movie.

The Pickup premiered in early June, marking one other addition to Murphy’s rising record of latest initiatives.

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