Bad Boys
Created by	George Gallo
Original work	Bad Boys
Owner	Columbia Pictures (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Years	1995–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Bad Boys (1995) Bad Boys II (2003) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Television series	L.A.'s Finest (2019–2020)
Games
Video game(s)	Bad Boys: Miami Takedown (2004)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Bad Boys (1995) Bad Boys II (2003) Bad Boys for Life (2020) Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

Bad Boys is aseries of Americanaction comedy films starringWill Smith andMartin Lawrence as two detectives in theMiami Police Department, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. The series was created byGeorge Gallo. Apart from Smith and Lawrence,Joe Pantoliano appears in all four films, andTheresa Randle appears in the first three films being replaced byTasha Smith in the fourth film.Michael Bay directed the first two films andAdil & Bilall directed the third and fourth.Gabrielle Union, who starred in the second installment, later starred alongsideJessica Alba in a spin-off television series,L.A.'s Finest.

The series has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. The first and fourth films received mixed reviews from critics, the second was unfavorably received and the third had a generally positive reception.

Detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett have 72 hours to find $100 million worth of heroin before Internal Affairs shuts them down. Mike becomes more involved after a friend is murdered by the drug dealers. Matters become complicated when Mike and Marcus have to switch places to convince a witness of the murder to cooperate.

Principal photography began on June 27 indowntown Miami and wrapped August 31, 1994.

Mike and Marcus head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin Johnny Tapia, whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, Mike and Syd, Marcus's sister, are in a secret relationship.

In June 2008,Michael Bay stated that he might directBad Boys for Life, but that the greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and Will Smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry.^[1] By August 2009, Columbia Pictures had hiredPeter Craig to write the script forBad Boys III.^[2] In February 2011,Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development.^[3] In June 2014,Jerry Bruckheimer announced that screenwriterDavid Guggenheim was working on the storyline for the sequel.^[4] Two months later, Lawrence said a script had been written and parts had been cast.^[5] By June 2015, directorJoe Carnahan was in early talks to write and possibly direct the film.^[6] Two months later,Sony Pictures Entertainment announced thatBad Boys III would be released on February 17, 2017. On March 4, 2016, the film was pushed to June 2, 2017.^[7] Producers had planned to begin production in early 2017.^[8]

On August 11, 2016, the film was pushed back once again to January 12, 2018, to avoid box office competition with the upcomingDC Comics filmWonder Woman, and retitledBad Boys for Life.^{[citation needed]} Lawrence revealed onJimmy Kimmel Live! that filming may start in March 2017.^[9] On March 7, 2017, Carnahan left the film due to scheduling conflicts,^[10] and in August 2017 Sony removed the film from their release schedule.^[11] In August 2017, Lawrence said that he doubted that the film would ever be made.^[12] During an appearance on Australian breakfast showSunrise on January 15, 2018, Will Smith told hostsSamantha Armytage andDavid Koch that a third film was coming "very soon".^[13] On January 30, 2018, it was announced thatSony Pictures were in negotiations with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct the upcoming third entry in theBad Boys franchise titledBad Boys for Life with a possible production date in August, 2018.^[14] Sony is reportedly gearing up for the long-awaited third installment to begin filming in November 2018 and wrap in March 2019.^[15][16]

In November 2018, Martin Lawrence officially revealed via Instagram that he and co-star Will Smith would return for a sequel.^[17] Joe Pantoliano is also set to reprise his role as Captain Howard.^[18]Vanessa Hudgens,Alexander Ludwig andCharles Melton were announced in the cast on December 20, 2018.^[19]Jacob Scipio andPaola Nuñez were announced in the cast on December 21, 2018.^[20] Filming began on January 7, 2019.^[21][22]

In January 2020, a fourth film entered development, with Chris Bremner serving as screenwriter. Smith and Lawrence reprised their roles from the previous three movies.^[23] In April 2022, production for the film was reportedly halted due to theincident with Smith slappingChris Rock at the2022 Academy Awards ceremony and the subsequent investigation.^[24] In February 2023, Smith announced that the fourth film was in pre-production.^[25] That same month, it was reported by musician/disc jockeyQuestlove that Smith had to drop out of a planned surprise appearance at the65th Grammy Awards because filming for the fourthBad Boys film had started earlier that week.^[26]Principal photography began on April 3, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.^[27] The film was released in the United States on June 6, 2024.^[28]

On June 7, 2024, Smith and Lawrence toldEntertainment Weekly that they would be open to return for a fifth film in the franchise, as long as the younger cast members do more stunts and there's a story involving their characters worth being told, with Lawrence also noting it would depend on whether the fans demanded more films.^[29] On June 11, 2024, producer Jerry Bruckheimer noted that there had been discussions for a fifthBad Boys film, but they were primarily waiting to see howBad Boys: Ride or Die performed at the box office.^[30]

In October 2017, a spinoff television series centered on Gabrielle Union's character, was announced to be in development by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier.^[31] Later that monthNBC ordered the pilot episode of the series.^[32]By March 2018,Jessica Alba was cast as the co-star with Gabrielle Union.^[33] In addition to Union,John Salley will also reprise his role as Fletcher, a computer hacker who helps Mike and Marcus in the film series.^[34][35] The following month, the title of the series was revealed asLA's Finest,^[36] with Jerry Bruckheimer serving as executive producer for the series. Later that month, NBC passed on the pilot, and the show was shopped around to other networks.^[37] NBC's boss, Bob Greenblatt, said: "These are all tough calls. We did have an embarrassment of riches. And when we laid out the schedule and the calendar all season...it was a show that didn't fit in the grand scheme of it."^[38]

That same month, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Television, was negotiating withCharter Communications about picking up the series.^[39] By June 2018, Canada's Bell Media picked it up for 13 episodes.^[40] Charter gave its series order on June 26, intent on making itSpectrum's first original series.^[41] In June 2019, the series was renewed for the second season.

Bad Boys: Miami Takedown, is avideo game released in 2004 based on the sequelBad Boys II. It was released in early 2004 after the film'sDVD andVHS release.

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