“Bad Boys 2” Japanese Theatrical Poster
Fans of the Bad Boys franchise, rejoice! Directing duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (the pair responsible for the Dutch-language cult action flick, Gangsta) are prepping Sony’s Bad Boys for Life (aka Bad Boys 3) for a January 7th, 2020 release.
Bad Boys for Life is written by Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces) and Chris Bremner (Sick Day), with story input by Peter Craig (Blood Father). Jerry Bruckheimer (Top Gun), who produced the original Bad Boys and its sequel, is once again backing the 3rd film.
The Bad Boys franchise (previously directed by Michael Bay) revolves around two hip detectives who fight criminals in the mean streets of Florida. This time around, Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery (Will Smith) is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.
Hong Kong Cinema fans will always remember Bad Boys 2 for one of its key action scenes – involving automobiles driving down hill through a residential village – that was “borrowed” from Jackie Chan’s Police Story (1985).
Don’t miss the Newest Trailer for Bad Boys for Life below:
Let’s say that Mr. Bay ends up back in the ’80s and is assigned to direct an action flick for Cannon Films. How would such a film have turned out? Would there still have been lots of explosions and lots of American flags? 😀