Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop

Axel Foley is back with Eddie Murphy returning to his iconic movie role from the 80s. We know that he's back because the new title for the long-in-development feature film is Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley.

The new title for the Netflix film suggests to me that there may be more than one Beverly Hills Cop in the future.

Joining the film is the newly announced Joseph Godon-Levitt and Taylour Paige. Not announced yet, but surely it's coming... Judge Reinhold and Bronson Pinchot.

Speaking of Netflix...

Happy 25th anniversary Netflix. You've come a long way since you were mailing DVDs in red envelopes.

We never got the red envelope Netflix in Australia. Our introduction to it was just over 10 years later when it began streaming and we learned what a VPN was. I reckon that isn't covered in this Story of Netflix promotional video from the streamer.

CBS Evening News refresh

The US CBS Evening News program is getting a design overhaul with a brand new set, opening titles, and overall graphic package.

It is very easy for audiences to just take TV sets like this for granted, often unaware of the time, consideration, and cost (these set overhauls are waaaaay more pricey than you realise).

The updated video wall elements follow the trend of extending the scenery through perspective with realistic lighting and furniture mixed in, moving away from the previous design’s abstract elements.

The wood motif found in the vertical slats has also been extended into the floor LED and used as a footer element on the video walls.

The world map is shown on video walls rendered in way that makes it appear to be a 3D dimensional element complete with simulated downlight accents. The look also includes a simulated vertical panel with major world cities listed on it — as well as the dot-and-circle accents that are found across other CBS designs.

Chris Rock says he turned down hosting the Oscars next year. Read: LA Times
When Days of Our Lives moves to Peacock in September, it will not have the same time constraints of the regular episodes now (38 mins w/ 22 mins of ads). So episodes may go longer, or so says the EP of the show Ken Corday. Read: TV Line
Speaking of Peacock, the platform now has the capability to stream movies in 4k. So far no shows have been announced for 4k streaming, but that's only a matter of time. It is incredible that there are platforms that have not yet embraced 4k streaming - with the volume of 4k TVs out in market, you'd assume platforms would want to take advantage of that and have their content look as good as it can. Read: The Streamable
No reason has been given, but Michael Fishman is leaving The Conners with his character DJ written out of the show. Read: Variety
Spies Like Us stars Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase will star in the Hulu (ABC in Australia) YA film Zombie Town. Read: THR