Midnight Run's John Ashton Reveals How Telling Robert De Niro Go F*ck Yourself Got Him the Role

A crucial element for successful franchises is bringing back beloved characters. It's especially important when it's released 30 years after the previous film. Such is the case with Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which obviously wouldn't exist without Eddie Murphy's eponymous detective, but it also needs its core cops. Despite the many failed attempts over the years to get this series back on its feet, John Ashton and Judge Reinhold, who play John Taggart and Billy Rosewood, respectively, were "all in," for this reunion. But that wasn't always the case.
Foley is back in action in the fourth Beverly Hills Cop. This time, Axel's daughter, Jane (Taylour Paige), is threatened, and there's no way this detective is letting that slide. Together, they seek out the help of Beverly Hills' Detective Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his old friends Taggart and Rosewood, and wreak havoc on the Sunshine State once again when they uncover a conspiracy. The movie also brings back Paul Reiser as Jeffrey and Bronson Pinchot's Serge and introduces Kevin Bacon as Captain Grant.
In this interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub, Ashton and Reinhold discover they have more in common than the Beverly Hills Cop franchise - we dig into their Wonder Woman roles and the pipeline from Wonder Woman to the Starsky & Hutch spin-off that never was, as well as Midnight Run, a movie they both auditioned for. Ashton talks about his hilarious and successful audition with Robert De Niro, and they both reveal why they decided to return to the series after all these years.
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