Untitled fourth Bad Boys film

Untitled fourth Bad Boys film
An untitled fourth Bad Boys film is an upcoming American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adil & Bilall. It is the sequel to Bad Boys for Life (2020) and the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise. Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, and Paola Núñez reprise their roles from the previous film, with Tasha Smith taking over the role of Theresa Burnett from Theresa Randle, who previously played the character in the last three films. New cast members include Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, and Rhea Seehorn.
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 14, 2024 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label.
Cast
Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene "Mike" Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett
Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly, weapons expert of AMMO
Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, tech expert of AMMO
Tasha Smith as Theresa Burnett, Marcus's wife. Smith replaces Theresa Randle, who portrayed the character in previous films.
John Salley as Fletcher
Eric Dane as the villain
DJ Khaled as Manny the Butcher
Ioan Gruffudd
Rhea Seehorn
Joyner Lucas
Production
Development
Following the opening weekend box-office success of Bad Boys for Life, Sony announced plans for a fourth installment, with Chris Bremner returning to write the script.
In April 2022, it was reported that development for the fourth film was being put on hold in light of the incident with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. However, the following month Sony head chairman Tom Rothman confirmed the fourth film was still in development, despite the previous report. In February 2023, Smith announced that he and Lawrence will reprise their roles for the film, which is in pre-production, with Adil & Bilall returning to direct. That same month, it was reported by musician/disc jockey Questlove that Smith had to drop out of a planned surprise appearance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards because pre-production for the fourth Bad Boys film had started earlier that week. In March 2023, it was revealed that Vanessa Hudgens would reprise her role as Kelly from Bad Boys for Life. In April 2023, it was announced that Eric Dane had been cast, reportedly as the villain, and that Paola Núñez and Alexander Ludwig would also reprise their roles from Bad Boys for Life. The same month, Ioan Gruffudd joined the cast. In May 2023, it was announced that Rhea Seehorn had joined the cast.
Filming
Principal photography began on April 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida. On May 22, 2023, TMZ released behind the scenes clips of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence filming scenes of the movie in Atlanta. Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
Release
In July 2023, it was announced that the film would be released on June 14, 2024.
References
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Upcoming films
2024 films
African-American films
African-American action films
African-American comedy films
American action comedy films
American buddy comedy films
American buddy cop films
American films about revenge
American police detective films
American sequel films
Bad Boys (franchise)
Columbia Pictures films
Fictional portrayals of the Miami-Dade Police Department
Films affected by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike
Films directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Films produced by Doug Belgrad
Films produced by Jerry Bruckheimer
Films produced by Will Smith
Films set in Miami
Films shot in Atlanta
Films shot in Miami
Films with screenplays by Chris Bremner
Hood films
Upcoming English-language films
Upcoming sequel films