Bad Boys for Life Movie

Ride together. Die together.

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Who's Involved:

Will Smith, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Kate Del Castillo, Martin Lawrence, Alexander Ludwig, Chad Oman, Jacob Scipio, James Lassiter, Mike Stenson, Chris Bremner, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joe Carnahan, Peter Craig, David Guggenheim, Charles Melton, Barry Waldman, Bilall Fallah, Adil El Arbi, DJ Khaled, Nicky Jam, Paola Nuñez.

Release Date:

Friday, January 17, 2020 Nationwide

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Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Set around a modern, highly specialized police unit that collides with the old-school Bad Boys (Smith and Lawrence) when a new threat emerges in Miami.

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Who stars in Bad Boys for Life: Cast List

... Detective Mike Lowrey

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Spies in Disguise  

... Detective Marcus Burnett

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins  

... [villain]

Regulators  


Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Downtown Owl  


Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Guy Ritchie's The Covenant  


May December, Heart of Champions  


Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Last Looks  


Spies in Disguise, All Star Weekend  


 


The Casagrandes Movie, K-11  


Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Hide and Seek  

Who's making Bad Boys for Life: Crew List

A look at the Bad Boys for Life behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Adil El Arbi last directed Batgirl. The film's writer Peter Craig last wrote Top Gun: Maverick and The Unforgivable.

Production Company

Columbia Pictures

Production: What we know about Bad Boys for Life?

Key Facts

  1. Director Joe Carnahan has left the project over "creative differences." A start date in the fall 2017 was being eyed (Hollywood Reporter, 3/8/17).
  2. The first Bad Boys, released in 1995, helped launch Michael Bay as a director and Will 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.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2019 - December: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2019 - July: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2019 - January: The film was set to Production  status.
  4. 2018 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Production could begin in early 2019.

  5. 2018 - March: The film was set to Development  status.

    Sony is in early negotiations with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to helm.

  6. 2017 - August: The film was set to Development  status.

    As Martin Lawrence said to Entertainment Weekly (8/22/17), "I don’t think we’re going to get one, not the way everything’s turning out. Will is off doing another movie, and I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

  7. 2016 - August: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Production on the sequel gears up early 2017 — after Will Smith wraps David Ayer’s Bright.

  8. 2016 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  9. 2015 - June: The film was set to Development  status.

    Joe Carnahan is in early talks to do a re-write on the script and direct the film.

  10. 2009 - August: The film was set to Development  status.

Bad Boys for Life Release Date: When was the film released?


Bad Boys for Life was a Nationwide release in 2020 on Friday, January 17, 2020. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Dolittle, Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace and Extracurricular Activities.

Bad Boys for Life DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Bad Boys for Life was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 .

Bad Boys for Life VOD & Digital: When was the film released digitally?


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Bad Boys for Life was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Vudu and others.

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