Sony isn’t messing around or wasting any time to getBad Boys 4made.Bad Boys for Lifejust hit theaters today and the studio has brought Chris Bremner on board to pen the script for the next installment. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are believed to be attached to the upcoming sequel, which shouldn’t take as long as the last installment to come together. So far, the response has been positive to the latest movie, though we’ll have a better idea in the coming weeks and months.
Bad Boys 2hit theaters in 2003, so it was a bit of a shock to learn thatBad Boys for Lifewas even going to happen at all. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith were asked about the sequel for over a decade while it remained in development hell. When asked about the movie again in 2018, Lawrence was confident that it would never happen. However, shortly after that interview, Sony greenlitBad Boys for Life,reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrenceon the big screen.
In order to avoid another 17 year break between movies,Sony is already getting Bad Boys 4 ready to go. Without going into spoiler territory,Bad Boys for Lifedoes hint that a sequel is possible in a pretty intriguing way, which you’re able to learn about in theaters this weekend. This isn’t the first time that a fourth installment has been talked about. Back in 2015 whenBad Boys for Lifewas in its infancy, the other movie was announced too. However, that was still a long way from happening and a lot of changes went on behind-the-scenes to get to where we are today.
Joe Carnahan was originally on board to write Bad Boys for Lifeand is credited, though Chris Bremner gets top billing in the credits. For now, it looks like only Bremner is on board forBad Boys 4, though that could obviously change in the next few years. Once the script is written, we could easily see production begin as early as next year with the sequel hitting theaters by 2022, if everything works out behind-the-scenes. While there is plenty of “one last time” talk in the latest installment, we might see the duo back for at least one more time.
Martin Lawrence and Will Smith clearly enjoy working with each other, so it should be no problem getting them back on board forBad Boys 4.While the sequel is in development, there is no guarantee that it will actually happen. The box office will certainly come into play as we watchBad Boys for Lifeopen in theaters this weekend. So far, the numbers are looking good with a solid $7 million in Thursday night preview screenings.The Hollywood Reporterwas the first to announce theBad Boys 4news.
