Another Bad Boys movie is in the works according to The Hollywood Reporter. While Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and director Michael Bay all took part in the first two films, Bad Boys 3 actually might proceed without Will Smith. While Sony has already hired a screenwriter to pen the next film, both Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are not a guarantee to continue the Bad Boys franchise. Although the first film grossed $66 million in the U.S. and the second one with $138 million in the U.S., Sony might not be able to afford Will Smith’s growing salary which gets as high as $20 million a picture. On the other hand, Sony and Will Smith go hand-in-hand as the studio also has optioned sequels for other Will Smith hits such as Hancock and I am Legend.
The real question is…are any of you really interested in seeing another Bad Boys movie? And by “seeing” I mean actually paying to go see it in the theaters. Let me know what you think.
I love the Bad Boys movie, they need to keep will and martin
if they replace those characters then they dont need to continue with the franchise
look like what happen to Home Alone after they replaced macaulay culkin
that franchise lost its value
Bad Boys with no Will Smith is a no no. Sony should know that right away.
Doesn’t make sense without Will Smith.
it would be a waste of time and money to make a bb3 without will and martin withiut them its not bb3
I am a big films fan, always wanted to act, love to watch movies, have even written a few of my own and shot one (amature stuff) so i know enough to say, that any movie which has a sequal must have the original actors in it to be any good in my eyes, the movie doesn’t make sence or just isn’t the same, now bad boys is a whole different catagory.. to change martin or will is totaly INSANE little or no money will be made, and sony will lose money even trying, they are the original bad boys, funny as hell, and a crowd pleaser, i always looked forward to a 3rd movie.. but it’s a package deal…
“we ride together, we die together, bad boys for life” meaning .. keep them or ditch the idea
Yea I agree with you Todd. They can’t do this movie w/o Will Smith or Martin Lawrence. I know the Bad Boys franchise is one that people love to hate but in terms of entertainment value it’s up there. I only want to see a third if it’s done right and with Smith/Lawrence.
I really loved the first 2 movies but I don’t think the sequel will be as good without Will Smith
Without Will and Matrin ,it will just be another acition pic. Don`t even call it Bad Boys,without them it won`t make the grade or the cash.