Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are to reteam for a third instalment of the franchise 'Bad Boys.' Photo Credit: Splash NewsAugust 31, 2009, (Splash News) - Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are to reteam for a third instalment of the franchise Bad Boys.
Columbia Pictures is currently developing the third part of the high-octane Bad Boys, tapping Peter Craig, who has just written Ben Affleck's latest movie The Town, to pen the screenplay.
The hope is to have a script that would reunite director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Smith and Lawrence.
The Bad Boys movies feature Smith and Lawrence as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, caught up in cases involving car chases and explosions.
The first film, released in 1995, helped launch Bay as a director and Smith as an action star, even though it was not a fire-stamped blockbuster - it grossed $66 million domestically and $141 million worldwide.
The sequel, released in 2003 when Bay and Smith's stars had risen, grossed $138 million domestically and $273 million worldwide.
All parties have expressed a willingness to return if a story can be hammered out.
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