The untitled fourth Bad Boys film
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commonly known as Bad Boys 4, is an upcoming American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adil & Bilall. Produced by Entertainment, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and Westbrook Studios, it is the sequel to Bad Boys for Life (2020) and the fourth installment in the Bad Boys franchise. Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, and DJ Khaled reprise their roles from the previous film, with Tasha Smith taking over the role of Theresa Burnett from Theresa Randle, who previously played the character in the last three films.
New cast members include Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhea Seehorn, and Joyner Lucas. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 14, 2024 by Sony Pictures Releasing under the Columbia Pictures label.
Following the opening weekend box-office success of Bad Boys for Life, Sony announced plans for a fourth installment, with Chris Bremner returning to write the script.
Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene "Mike" Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett
Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly, weapons expert of AMMO
Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, tech expert of AMMO
Paola Núñez as Lieutenant Rita Secada, head of Miami Police unit AMMO and Mike's ex-girlfriend.
Tasha Smith as Theresa Burnett, Marcus's wife. Smith replaces Theresa Randle, who portrayed the character in previous films.
John Salley as Fletcher
Eric Dane as the villain, Banker
DJ Khaled as Manny the Butcher
Ioan Gruffudd
Rhea Seehorn
In April 2022, it was reported that development for the fourth film was being put on hold in light of the incident with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. However, the following month Sony head chairman Tom Rothman confirmed the fourth film was still in development, despite the previous report. In February 2023, Smith announced that he and Lawrence would reprise their roles for the film, which was in pre-production, with Adil & Bilall returning to direct.That same month, it was reported by musician/disc jockey Questlove that Smith had to drop out of a planned surprise appearance at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards because pre-production for the fourth Bad Boys film had started earlier that week. In March 2023, it was revealed that Vanessa Hudgens would reprise her role as Kelly from Bad Boys for Life. In April 2023, it was announced that Eric Dane had been cast, reportedly as the villain and that Paola Núñez and Alexander Ludwig would also reprise their roles from Bad Boys for Life. The same month, Ioan Gruffudd joined the cast. In May 2023, it was announced that Rhea Seehorn had joined the cast.The film was originally under the working title as Bad Boys: Ride or Die by co-director Adil El Arbi.