When you’re making the fourth film in a long-running franchise, it may be laborious to maintain issues humorous and contemporary. For Taylour Paige, although, her goal in taking up the position of estranged daughter to Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley within the newest installment of the “Beverly Hills Cop” collection was to maintain issues mild and produce leisure that does the identical for others. Speaking to Empire for a latest profile, Paige stated need comes from how she sees the world proper now.
“The world often feels like it’s in a chronic coma,” Paige stated. “And without being too grandiose, I want to be a part of something which helps people to snap out of it.”
Part of why she thinks “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” will do that’s due to the impact her co-star Eddie Murphy had on her. She stated, “I grew up watching ‘The Nutty Professor’ and ‘Dr. Dolittle.’ It was like I knew him — it was surreal.”
Drawing on him for inspiration, she typically knew her scenes had been working when she might see Murphy guffawing.
“The objective was to try and get the man who made the world laugh to laugh,” stated Paige. “I found it quite fun to crack him.”
This just isn’t the primary time Paige has relied on those around her to feed her artistry. On her earlier movies, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Zola”, she labored with the likes of Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, and the late Chadwick Boseman, all of whom, she instructed Empire, had been integral to her growth.
“Those films changed my life,” she stated. “Being surrounded by such incredible artists and people who think in absurd ways like me, and feeling both seen and understood, was significant in my expansion.”
In discussing future tasks, she stated to Empire, “I want to put beautiful things into the world, to stir something up. I’d like to be a part of the awakeners. We’re only here for a blip. Help your brother, help your sister, and do the thing — whatever that thing is — well. Do it right and do it purely. And if it’s not right, hurry up and get off that path.”
