BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Is Officially Happening; Watch Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Celebrate

We ride together, we die together. Bad Boys for Life is officially confirmed, according to actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence who shared a video on social media announcing the exciting news.

By MattIsForReal - Nov 01, 2018 02:11 PM EST

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Bad Boys for Life, the on-again, off again follow-up to 2003’s blockbuster action flick Bad Boys 2 is finally happening. For real this time.

It's been a long and bumpy road for the third installment in Sony's buddy cop action franchise to get to this point, and stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence shared their excitement on social media.

Lawrence was the first to post about the news, sharing a photo of himself and Smith alongside a caption that reads: "It’s official. Bad Boys for Life. #teammartymar #badboysforlife@willsmith #weback."

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It’s official. Bad Boys for Life. #teammartymar #badboysforlife @willsmith #weback

A post shared by Martin Lawrence (@martinlawrence) on Oct 31, 2018 at 5:54pm PDT

That photo was followed by a video posted to Will Smith's Instagram account today. The dynamic duo appears to be on a beach, which makes sense considering the franchise is set in Miami and follows the adventures of narcotics detectives, Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Will Smith). "It’s been a LOOOONG time Coming. But now it’s Here! @BadBoys For Life 🚨 We back!! @martinlawrence," Smith said.

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It’s been a LOOOONG time Coming. But now it’s Here! @BadBoys For Life 🚨 We back!! @martinlawrence

A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Nov 1, 2018 at 10:48am PDT

Just last year, Lawrence was unsure that the project would come to light, admitting, “I don’t think we’re going to get one, not the way everything’s turning out." The actor acknowledged he was ready to do it but cited Will Smith's busy schedule and stated that it was ultimately up to the studio to greenlight it.

In May of this year, Sony gave Bad Boys for Life a new release date of January 17, 2020, so we'll see if that sticks. Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilal Fallah are on board to direct the film, taking over for Michael Bay, who helmed the first two films in the franchise but left at some point in the development cycle of Bad Boys for Life.

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Ha1frican - 11/1/2018, 2:09 PM

I loved Bad Boys 2 as a kid but it doesn’t age well imo, oh well maybe it’ll be fun

Battabing - 11/1/2018, 2:13 PM

It better not be another MIB 3.

Yeah, I'm looking at you, Will.

knocturnalzen10 - 11/1/2018, 2:13 PM

bad boys 1 aged great imo 2 not so much ....... hope for great things for this one !!!!!

RageDriver2401 - 11/1/2018, 2:16 PM

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?

L0RDbuckethead - 11/1/2018, 2:17 PM

@RageDriver2401 -

"Dude you gotta learn the words."

"...we usually only do the chorus!"

tylerzero - 11/1/2018, 2:17 PM

The BB2 scene with the kid showing up to take Marcus’ daughter out on a date still has me rolling.

L0RDbuckethead - 11/1/2018, 2:18 PM

@tylerzero - For anyone who hasn't seen it:

L0RDbuckethead - 11/1/2018, 2:18 PM

Nice. Good to hear.

I was beginning to think this film would NEVER get made.

Colton - 11/1/2018, 2:18 PM

First one dated badly. Second was just crap. No need for this one.

MosquitoFarmer - 11/1/2018, 2:19 PM

Bring it! Watched them both back to back when I was in college and had a darn blast. Ready for some more ruckus!

aflynn - 11/1/2018, 2:22 PM

Bad Lives Matter

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BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Is Officially Happening; Watch Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Celebrate

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