Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in Los Angeles.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Getty
Eric Charbonneau/Getty
Will SmithandMartin Lawrenceare headed back to the big screen!
The twoBad Boysactors have officially “WRAPPED” shooting for the fourth film in the franchise, Smith, 55, confirmed on Monday.
“WRAPPED! Nothin’ but Magic every time I’m with my guy. See y’all June 7 for@BADBOYS4!!,” Smith captionedan Instagram photoof himself and Lawrence, 58, standing together near the Centennial Wheel at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
The originalBad Boysmovie premiered in 1995, with Smith starring as Mike Lowrey, and Lawrence as Marcus Burnett — two Miami detectives who investigated drug trafficking and other crimes.
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.Kyle Kaplan
The blockbuster spawned a franchise, withBad Boys IIfollowing in 2003, andBad Boys for Lifein 2020.
Though there had been much discussion about a possible new film throughout the years, on Jan. 31, 2023, the actorsconfirmed the rumorsin a now-viral video.
In the clip, Smith filmed himself saying that he had “an announcement,” before getting in a car and driving himself to an undisclosed location.
Once theI Am Legendactor arrived, he walked up to the door of a home and knocked before theBlue Streakalum answered excitedly.
“It’s about that time!”
During the video, the two jokingly came to the realization that they should not have named the third filmBad Boys for Lifebecause they could have saved that title for the fourth installment.
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Since then, the duo has been spotted in different cities, includingAtlantaandMiami, filming the soon-to-be-released movie.
In April 2023, Smith and Lawrenceappeared via video at CinemaCon, sharing that they couldn’t appear in person at the Las Vegas event because they were four weeks into filming the sequel.
According toVariety, Lawrence joked, “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there.”
Martin Lawrence and Will Smith.Romain Maurice/Getty
Romain Maurice/Getty
Smith added, “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here.” He also said that they were “hype” and “excited” forBad Boys 4.
TheFresh Prince of Bel-Airactor had also missed out on the chance to perform at the 2023Grammy Awardsfor the show’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop tribute performance due to filming.
“I’ll give the spoiler alert away.Will Smith was a part of the festivitiestonight, but they started shootingBad Boys 4this week,“QuestlovetoldVarietyon the red carpet. “There were a lot of preliminary shots that he had to do, so we had to lose Will.”
Bad Boys 4also starsVanessa Hudgens,Melanie Liburd, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núnez, Jacob Scipio, Eric Dane and Ioan Gruffudd.
source: people.com
