Bad Boys for Life is a 2020 American action comedy film that is the sequel to Bad Boys II and the third installment in the Bad Boys franchise. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their starring roles in the film, which is directed by Adil & Bilall and written by Chris Bremner, Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan. The film's cast also includes Paola Núñez, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano. It was produced by Smith, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Doug Belgrad. In Bad Boys for Life, Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett investigate a string of murders tied to Lowrey's troubled past. A third Bad Boys film had been discussed over the years after the release of the second in 2003, with Michael Bay stating he would be interested in returning to direct, but budgetary constraints made going ahead difficult.
Director | Adil & Bilall |
Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer, Will Smith, Doug Belgrad |
Screenplay by | Chris Bremner, Peter Craig, Joe Carnahan |
Story by | Peter Craig, Joe Carnahan |
Starring | Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Paola Núñez, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, Joe Pantoliano |
Music | Lorne Balfe |
Cinematography | Robrecht Heyvaert |
Edited by | Dan Lebental, Peter McNulty |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Released | January 17, 2020, (United States) |
Running time | 124 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $90 million |
Box office | $426.5 million |
About Bad Boys for Life
Third installment in the Bad Boys franchise, and first film in the series to not be directed by Michael Bay, which sees Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowery reunite to take down an Albanian mercenary whose brother they killed.
Achievement of Bad Boys for Life
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were hired to direct the film with Jerry Bruckheimer as producer. It was written by Joe Carnahan and Chris Bremner.
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Latest information about Bad Boys for Life updated on July 28 2021.