“Our paths never crossed in the ’80s.

We never worked together.

I don’t remember even having met him,” the actor confessed about Murphy.

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Kevin Baconis serving up some serious praise for hisBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Fcostar,Eddie Murphy.

The actortold PEOPLEthat he jumped at the chance to star as Beverly Hills PD Capt.

“He is one of our greatest movie stars ever,” Bacon told the outlet.

Kevin bacon and Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop

Kevin Bacon in ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’.Netflix

“Our paths never crossed in the ’80s.

We never worked together.

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“Eddie is somebody who is a very relaxed and loose and present actor.

He comes in and famously does a lot of improvising,” he said.

To the point where sometimes I was about to lose it just because he would look at me.”

I loved working with him."

It also has a collection of new stars reporting for duty too, including Bacon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

A huge part of my job is to create a space for improvisation to thrive, Molloy said.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Fhits Netflix on July 3.