Bad Boys 4 Gets Confident Update From Star Martin Lawrence
Despite his co-star's ongoing controversy, Bad Boys 4 has gotten a confident update from star Martin Lawrence. The action-comedy franchise kicked off with 1995's Bad Boys, in which Lawrence starred as Miami Police Detective Marcus Burnett, the more reserved family man to Will Smith's adrenaline-fueled Mike Lowrey. Lawrence and Smith have led all three Bad Boys films, which were primarily helmed by Michael Bay and created by screenwriter George Gallo.
The duo recently returned for 2020's Bad Boys for Life, helmed by future Moon Knight and Batgirl duo Adil & Bilall, and saw Mike and Marcus investigating a string of murders with potential ties to Mike's undercover past. Unlike the first two films, Bad Boys for Life scored positive reviews from critics and grossed over $426 million against its $90 million production budget, becoming the third highest-grossing January release of all time and highest-grossing film in the franchise. With this success, Sony got to work on Bad Boys 4 and after two years of mostly radio silence, one star has a promising update for the sequel.
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In a recent interview with Ebony, Martin Lawrence was asked for an update regarding Bad Boys 4. The franchise star was asked whether Will Smith's recent controversy at the Oscars, in which he slapped Chris Rock after a joke made regarding Jada Pinkett Smith, had affected development on the sequel. Lawrence remained confident in the film's chances, saying that "We got one more at least."
Following Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, reports began to surface that Bad Boys 4 had been put on hold at Sony, alongside a number of other major projects the Oscar winner was attached to star
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