Bad Boys (franchise)

Bad Boys (1995)

Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

Bad Boys II (2003)

Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida.

Bad Boys for Life (2020)

In June 2008, Bay stated that he may direct Bad Boys III, 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 hired Peter Craig to write the script for Bad Boys III.^[2] In February 2011, Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development.^[3] In June 2014, Jerry Bruckheimer announced that screenwriter David 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, director Joe Carnahan was in early talks to write and possibly direct the film.^[6] Two months later, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Bad Boys III would be released on February 17, 2017. On March 5, 2016, the film was pushed to June 2, 2017.^[7] Producers plan 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 upcoming DC Comics film Wonder Woman, and retitled Bad Boys for Life. Lawrence revealed on Jimmy 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 doubts that the film will ever be made.^[12] During an appearance on Australian breakfast show Sunrise on January 15, 2018, Will Smith told hosts Samantha Armytage and David Koch that a third film was coming "very soon".^[13] On January 30, 2018, it was announced that Sony Pictures were in negotiations with Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct the upcoming third entry in the Bad Boys franchise titled Bad 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]

L.A.'s Finest (2019)

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.^[17] Later that month NBC ordered the pilot episode of the series.^[18] By March 2018, Jessica Alba was cast as the co-star with Gabrielle Union.^[19] 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.^[20][21] The following month, the title of the series was revealed as LA's Finest,^[22] 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.^[23] 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."^[24]

That same month, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Television, was negotiating with Charter Communications about picking up the series.^[25] By June 2018, Canada's Bell Media picked it up for 13 episodes.^[26] Charter gave its series order on June 26, intent on making it Spectrum's first original series.^[27]

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