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3rd Bad Boys Coming to the Big Screen

Source:  Variety
A third installment of the Bad Boys franchise is in the works at Columbia Pictures, which has set Peter Craig to write the screenplay.

According to Variety, the hope is to have a script that would reunite director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. At this point, with the project in the early stages, none has a deal to return.

The Bad Boys movies star Smith and Lawrence as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, caught up in cases involving car chases and explosions.

All parties have expressed a willingness to return if a story can be hammered out. One potential hurdle, however, would be the costly deals with the players.

No production date has been set.


30 Comments


September 1st, 2009 3:51pm
Yes Raging, you hit the nail right on the head. Lawrence was riding on Smith's coat tail the whole time. I did think Lawrence did good voice work on "Open Season" as the domesticated bear, who ends up in the forest fighting hunters.

And I have to agree with Todd89. Smith's ego is leaving the stratosphere! The way he's pushing his son into the biz, and onto us, and bastardizing the beloved Karate Kid franchise it unforgivable.

CBJunior, I hope the third Transformers is a re-do and they totally forget about Bays screwing with Transformers original story, of crash landing here in 1,000,000 B.C. and then being reactivated by the ships search and repair droids, in our time, after an earthquake reveals the ship.
The way Bay did it, was just a rip off of War of the Worlds, when the meteors crashed and the alien ships emerged.

I never really got into this series. It just seemed too ghetto for my tastes.
I was more of an Axel Foley guy myself, which I'm happy to hear, a sequel is being made to. I hope they don't kill off Billy like was pitched as a storyline. That would suck supremely!
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August 31st, 2009 8:37pm
Yes. Go for it if all 4 return.
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August 31st, 2009 8:05pm
I am sursprised by all of the positive feedback about this. I'm also happy for it. The first Bad Boys is pretty much a classic. The second one was good, I understand why all the critics bashed it the way they did, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it.
I'm really looking foward to this one. Hopefully, it will end up having at least a summer 2012 release. 2011 might be pushing it, but hopefully not.
Another thing... I'm not sure weather I would want to see Bay do Transformers 3 or BB3 first. I just hope he takes the next Transformers a little more seriously.
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August 31st, 2009 6:06pm
ALright I dont care who you are, Will is a sick actor. One of my favs no lie. All parties have said for years they wanna do another one. bad boys 2 was a great movie. ya it was ridiculous, so what?
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August 31st, 2009 5:01pm
Man HOLLYWOOD They are Making Sequels Of Everything NOW and Remaking everything come on come up with a new idea that is not a sequel or a remake and is not based on a book or anything COME ON!
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August 31st, 2009 3:59pm
I'm there i knew this was set to happen from ages ago, Bay already stated he has a big epic story for the finale...
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August 31st, 2009 2:13pm
who cares zzzzz
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August 31st, 2009 1:37pm
He is too washed up. Just look at his recent films, they bite and he has lost me as a fan.
I'll only watch this film for Martin Lawrence and a few other people. Will has to come down to earth, since he has his head in the clouds. Over hyped, jerk that he is.
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August 31st, 2009 12:33pm
Wills not washed up. His last movie was bogus that's all. Anyways hope everyone comes back. This will be awesome, don't know how they'll top BB2.

And everyone's saying the 2 actors are overpriced? Hello?! Michael Bay with a 75 million cut from T2. He won't come back cheap.
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August 31st, 2009 11:34am
Messenger I saw this interview with Michael Bay and he said that Bruckheimer gave him a limited production budget which caused the cast and crew to get everything done right the first take or else.
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August 31st, 2009 9:54am
I gotta see these movies.
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August 31st, 2009 9:38am
interesting
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August 31st, 2009 8:45am
tHE 1ST FILM WAS BALST ...THE 2ND FILM SUCKED ...THE 3RD FILM SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN!
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August 31st, 2009 8:29am
Will Smith, over hyped, ego crazed,no longer good actor.
Marten Lawrence, down to earth, doesn't demand twenty mill per movie and is in deed funny.
Put them together in another Bad Boys will only get their career going again. Hell just put them in a comedy together and I'll be fine with it.
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August 31st, 2009 8:16am
Yeah they also ran through all those poor people's shacks in Cuba with their H2 LOL
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August 31st, 2009 8:06am
peguin 9026, what are you talking about? The production budget in BB2 was high. They bought a 4million (might of been 2) mansion and blew it up. A REAL mansion, no CDI or models, a REAL f'ing house LOL.
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August 31st, 2009 7:44am
oh hell yeah! please don't mess this up michael bay. when its comes to the remakes and sequals lately, your efforts have been. . . borderline suckass. but what do i care i guess, cause i know my ass will be the first one in line to get a ticket.
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August 31st, 2009 7:41am
Say what you guys will, I like Bad Boys I & II. This is a sequel I'm looking forward to.
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August 31st, 2009 7:10am
To me, this is ridiculous. The first one was decent, and the second one was a fat bloated whore of a sequel. Did I mention that Martin Lawrence is the most un-funny actor/comedian on the face of the planet? Will Smith deserves to ask for whatever amount he wants for this flick since HE is an accomplished actor. Cant say the same for his side kick.
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August 31st, 2009 6:47am
*oops meant to say that worldwide it made double what it took to make.
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August 31st, 2009 6:43am
I dont think this will get done. Smith are Lawrence will wont way too much money because of their egos. Bruckheimer didnt even give them a decent production budget for Bad Boys 2. Bruckheimer is one of the cheapest guys in Hollywood except for when it comes to Pirates. Bay had to perform many of the action scenes on one take because he is so cheap. But the movie was kick ass anyways. It domestically earned back double what it took to make. I guess we'll wait and see what happens.
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August 31st, 2009 6:25am
Sweet! The first 2 were pretty good!
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August 31st, 2009 5:56am
I'll be there when it comes out
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August 31st, 2009 5:53am
As long as it runs about 35 minutes shorter than Bad Boys 2, I might be interested.
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August 31st, 2009 5:36am
Great, can't wait.
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August 31st, 2009 5:04am
Great news
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August 31st, 2009 4:44am
I'd watch a third one.
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August 31st, 2009 3:21am
wooow dear God let this dream come true!!!
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August 31st, 2009 2:28am
i hope so these where great action movies nobody does action better than michael bay
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August 31st, 2009 2:26am
So there. I can't get enough of the popcorn crap.
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