Bad Boys II: While the Bad Boys sequel won't be released until July 18, director Michael Bay tells MTV that they're already thinking about a third film.

"We'll see how this one does," Bay said Tuesday at a PlayStation 2-sponsored party. "But according to the audience last Thursday when we tested it, I think [the series will continue]."

He talked about what the upcoming summer blockbuster film is like.

"We worked really hard not to make this just a sequel. We think this movie really stands on its own. We have 'funny.' It's a very funny movie and it's R-rated, so it's funny you can't even show in a commercial ... It's [also] a much bigger movie [than the first], bigger in story, bigger in character development. People who saw it last Thursday thought it was much funnier. There's just tons of action. It's just really a great ride."

Bad Boys II was released July 18th, 2003 and stars Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Jordi Mollà, Gabrielle Union, Peter Stormare, Theresa Randle, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Shannon. The film is directed by Michael Bay.