Bad Boys 3 Being Developed

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By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (18)

Finally, some news we can have some fun with. Apparently, according to Slash Film, Columbia Pictures has hired Peter Craig (who is also writing the in-development live-action Cowboy Bebop movie) to write the screenplay for Bad Boys 3. Still up in the air are whether the key players will be able to return — Michael Bay is busy blowing up everything in the western hemisphere, Will Smith has turned into a super-gigantic mega star (and occasionally, unfortunately, trying to act), and Jerry Bruckheimer is just flat-out insane. Martin Lawrence, I’m assuming, has space in his schedule, because really, what else has the man done that’s worthwhile?

And don’t you dare mention Wild Hogs or Black Knight, or I’ma git to stabbin’.

Anyway, I’m an unabashed and unapologetic lover of the first Bad Boys, and the second, while a bloated, overblown pile of crazy, was still relatively entertaining. I can’t help it. It’s in no small part due to the pretty remarkable comedic timing and chemistry that Smith and Lawrence have on screen together. So I guess I’m not opposed to the idea. It’s not like the script even matters that much — just put a woman in trouble, get some drug-dealing-looking guys, and then let Smith and Martin goof off and shoot some shit. Throw in some pyrotechnics and Joe Pantaliano as their Captain, and I’d probably be satisfied. Oh, and for the love of God, give it an R rating.

What can I say? I’m easily amused.

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The only way Bad Boys 3 will have any chance at all is if Michael Bay isn't attached. Maybe he will be busy, Satan's cock won't suck itself.

Posted by: George at August 31, 2009 10:54 AM

I love Bad Boys. I totally watched it this weekend, it's been all over Encore. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are just so funny together, I CAN'T HELP IT.

Posted by: Julie at August 31, 2009 10:58 AM

Will there be stabbin' happenin' if I mention Mr. Lawrence may be busy on the set of Wild Hogs 2?

Posted by: TSF at August 31, 2009 11:03 AM

Hey, TK.

In case you didn't hear yet, Disney just bought Marvel.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/31/news/companies/disney_marvel/index.htm

Posted by: twig at August 31, 2009 11:06 AM

who is also writing the in-development live-action Cowboy Bebop movie

LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU LA LA LA

Posted by: twig at August 31, 2009 11:09 AM

If, IF, Disney executives can acknowledge they know jack shit about making comic books (which is not to imply that Joe Quesada does) and leaves the publishing division alone, much as they've done with Pixar, this might, MIGHT not represent the end of all life as we know it.

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at August 31, 2009 11:27 AM

TB;

I highly recommend 'The Pixar Touch' for an overview of not only the Pixar Company, but an interesting look at Disney's corporate hierarchy and restructuring following the pre-Cars negotiations with Pixar.

In general, I'm not a big fan of giant corporate consolidation, but the 'straight-to-DVD' Disney of years ago isn't - it seems - the Disney of today.

Posted by: twig at August 31, 2009 11:34 AM

who is also writing the in-development live-action Cowboy Bebop movie

Will they have extremely long legs and huge eyes?

Posted by: commanderfunky at August 31, 2009 11:34 AM

... and, also, in order to provide some on-topic commentary.

Hooray, guns! Hooray! Guns and tits! Guns and tits and explosions!

And Will Smith all sweaty with his shirt off! Hooray!

Posted by: twig at August 31, 2009 11:36 AM

I have an unabashed love for both Bad Boys movies, and I will see a third. YES, I SAID IT. Landmines at Gitmo? Whee!

Posted by: Nicole at August 31, 2009 11:43 AM

Lovitz and Carvey were at one point supposed to be the leads in Bad Boys. Can you imagine?

This is the only kind of Bay movie I can watch: honest big dumb action movies.

Posted by: Eep at August 31, 2009 12:12 PM

I'm not ashamed of my Bad Boys love. Smith & Lawrence made a surprisingly funny team. The second one was garbage, however. I think they waited too long for the sequel. The jokes sucked and I was still angry at Martin Lawrence for the movies he'd done in the meantime.

But I don't think this will do well, either.

Posted by: Brie at August 31, 2009 12:28 PM

Blaspheme! Martin was church

Posted by: Malon at August 31, 2009 1:10 PM

Fuck Bad Boys I and II, I’m sick of Will Smith and his nigga Tom Hanks routine.

Posted by: Guess Who! at August 31, 2009 1:47 PM

Well then Guess Who! why don't you go back and continue your thoughts of gay sex with Channing Tatum. The public will continue it's love for will Smith.

Posted by: Corey W. at August 31, 2009 6:51 PM

I finally managed to convince a friend of mine of Bay's hackery by using a sequence from Bad Boys as an example - it's the bit where Fouchet is in one hyper-phallic sports car, Lowry, Burnett and Julie are in another, and there is ostensibly a chase going on - but the sequence is so incoherently edited - just a collection of close-ups on faces and car parts without any semblance of spatial awareness or narrative coherence whatsoever - that it's largely impossible to tell which characters are in each car, and which of the cars is actually in front.

Posted by: Dill The Devil at August 31, 2009 7:05 PM

That title is definitely the greatest part of Bad Boys I, but can I be the first to say:

Ah hell nah!

Posted by: Macafee at August 31, 2009 7:14 PM

WELCOME HOME, ROSCOE JENKINS.

Posted by: Brittany at August 31, 2009 11:56 PM

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