Bad Boys for Life is a 2020 American action comedy film that is the sequel to Bad Boys II (2003) and the third installment in the Bad Boys trilogy. The film is directed by Adil & Bilall and written by Chris Bremner, Peter Craig, and Joe Carnahan. It stars returning actors Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The film's cast also includes Paola Núñez, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Kate del Castillo, Nicky Jam, and Joe Pantoliano, who appear in supporting roles. It was produced by Smith, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Doug Belgrad. In Bad Boys for Life, Miami detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) investigate a string of murders tied to Lowrey's troubled past.
A third Bad Boys film was discussed after the success of the second, with Michael Bay stating he would be interested in returning to direct, but budgetary constraints made going ahead difficult. The film went through several attempts to enter production over the course of a decade, with a variety of writers and directors attached. The project was eventually finalized and green-lit in October 2018, and filming began the following year, lasting from January to June 2019. Principal photography took place in Atlanta, Miami, and Mexico City.
Bad Boys for Life was theatrically released in the United States on January 17, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing through Columbia Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews[8] and was also a commercial success, grossing $424 million worldwide, which made it the second highest-grossing film of 2020. It is also the highest-grossing installment of the series and the biggest January release of all-time.
Cast
Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene "Mike" Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett
Paola Núñez as Lieutenant Rita Secada, head of AMMO, Mike's ex-girlfriend
Vanessa Hudgens as Kelly,[9] weapons expert of AMMO[10]
Alexander Ludwig as Dorn, tech expert of AMMO[10]
Charles Melton as Rafe, member of AMMO
Jacob Scipio as Armando Aretas, Mike and Isabel's son.
Kate del Castillo as Isabel "La Bruja" Aretas, A vengeful crime lady of a drug cartel. Mike's ex-lover and Armando's mother.
Nicky Jam as Lorenzo "Zway-Lo" Rodríguez[11]
Joe Pantoliano as Captain Conrad Howard
Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett, Marcus' wife.[12]
Massi Furlan as Lee Tagline
Happy Anderson as Jenkins
Dennis Greene as Reggie
Bianca Bethune as Megan Burnett, Marcus' daughter
Michael Bay as Wedding MC
DJ Khaled[13] as Manny the Butcher[14]
Rory Markham as Booker Grassie
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