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Will SmithandMartin Lawrenceare hard at work.
The costars werephotographed filmingBad Boys 4in Atlantaon Wednesday. In one moment, Lawrence, 58, was pictured screaming on the ledge of a building wearing a hospital gown that blew in the breeze as Smith, 54, looked on.
The actorsannounced that the fourthBad Boysmoviewas in the works back in January, sharing a video on Instagram that they captioned: “IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME!”
Then, in April, Smith and Lawrenceappeared via video at CinemaCon, noting that they couldn’t be in person at the Las Vegas event because they were four weeks into filming the sequel.
Lawrence joked, “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there,” according toVariety, and Smith added, “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here,” noting that they are “hype” and “excited” forBad Boys 4.
Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 2020.Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images
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The duo found box office success re-teaming for a thirdBad Boysmovie titledBad Boys for Lifein 2020, 25 years after the original entry.
In an interviewEbonymagazine last summer, Lawrence said he hoped theBad Boyssequel could still happen despite controversy over Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the March 2022 Oscars ceremony. Lawrence said he’s “got one more” installment in the pipeline “at least.”
Of the original, Lawrence reflected at the time, “For us to come together and prove that we can deliver, and we can pull people into the box office — that two Black stars, two sitcom stars, could make money at the box office [was huge].”
source: people.com
