Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, January 17, 2020 Nationwide
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
Will Smith ... Detective Mike Lowrey
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, I Am Legend 2
Martin Lawrence ... Detective Marcus Burnett
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Nicky Jam ... [villain]
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The Casagrandes Movie, The Book of Life
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Loosies
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.
Director
Screenwriters
Producer
Jerry BruckheimerCompanies
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Production: What we know about Bad Boys for Life?
Key Facts
- 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).
- 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
- 2019 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2019 - July: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2019 - January: The film was set to Production status.
- 2018 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production could begin in early 2019.
- 2018 - March: The film was set to Development status.
Sony is in early negotiations with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to helm.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 2016 - March: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 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.
- 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, Disturbing the Peace and Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace.
Bad Boys for Life DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
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?
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.