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Bad Boys for Life Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Ride together. Die together.

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Mar. 27, 2020

Bad Boys for Life

Release Date: Friday, January 17, 2020 Nationwide

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

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Bad Boys for Life.

Crew Behind the Film

The Bad Boys for Life behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Adil El Arbi last directed Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Batgirl. The film's writer Peter Craig last wrote Gladiator II and Top Gun: Maverick.

Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Production Company
Columbia Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating
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Runtime
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Tagline
Ride together. Die together.
Also known as
Bad Boys 3

Language
English

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Official Bad Boys for Life movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Bad Boys for Life movie production.

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.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production could begin in early 2019.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Sony is in early negotiations with directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to helm.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. 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.”

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Production on the sequel gears up early 2017 — after Will Smith wraps David Ayer’s Bright.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Joe Carnahan is in early talks to do a re-write on the script and direct the film.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Bad Boys for Life was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 17, 2020. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Dolittle, Weathering with You and Disturbing the Peace.

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 digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.



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Fri., Mar. 27, 2020

  • Added the US VOD release date of March 31, 2020

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