Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah

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| caption = Fallah (left) and El Arbi (right), 2018

| birth_date = Adil El Arbi
{{Birth date and age|1988|06|30}}
Edegem, Belgium

Bilall Fallah
{{Birth date and age|1986|01|04}}
Vilvoorde, Belgium

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| alma_mater = LUCA School of Arts, Brussels

| occupation = {{hlist|Film directors|screenwriters|film editors}}

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| years_active = 2010–present

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Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian filmmakers. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films Image (2014), Black (2015), and Gangsta (2018), as well as directing both Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Career

Of Moroccan descent,{{Cite web |last=Tusing |first=David |title=Who are Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah? Moroccan-Belgian directors behind the new Batgirl film |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/who-are-adil-el-arbi-and-bilall-fallah-moroccan-belgian-directors-behind-the-new-batgirl-film-1.1226356 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=The National |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Adil El Arbi et Bilall Fallah : "On voudrait faire un jour un road movie au Maroc" |url=https://telquel.ma/2022/09/09/adil-el-arbi-et-bilall-fallah-on-voudrait-faire-un-jour-un-road-movie-au-maroc_1783719?fbrefresh=6 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Telquel.ma |language=fr}} Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah met during their film studies at the Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunsten in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. During their studies, the first project that they directed was a short film named Broeders (2011), which was appreciated by critics; their later films, Black (2015) and Patser (2018), also received positive reception.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/features/10-directors-to-watch-adil-el-arbi-bilall-fallah-1202651983/|title=10 Directors to Watch: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Bring Street Cred to Belgian Cinema|date=January 3, 2018}}

They directed the first two episodes in the TV series Snowfall, which aired on July 5 and 12 in 2017,{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} as well as fellow Belgians and friends Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's music videos, such as "When I Grow Up", which features American rapper Wiz Khalifa, and Melody, which features Steve Aoki and Ummet Ozcan.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Foq32Qr90|title=Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Wiz Khalifa - When I Grow Up (Official Music Video)|website=YouTube |date=June 22, 2018}}

The duo were attached to direct the fourth installment of the Beverly Hills Cop film series, in which Eddie Murphy was to reprise his role.{{Cite web|url=https://allthestuffyoucareabout.com/2017/01/14/a-new-beverly-hills-cop-film-is-going-into-production-this-summer/|title=A New Beverly Hills Cop Film Is Going Into Production This Summer|last=Guglielmi|first=Luca|date=January 15, 2017|website=All The Stuff You Care About|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032818/https://allthestuffyoucareabout.com/2017/01/14/a-new-beverly-hills-cop-film-is-going-into-production-this-summer/|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/beverly-hills-4-moves-eddie-murphy-article-1.2674074|title='Beverly Hills Cop 4' moves forward with Eddie Murphy|work=NY Daily News|access-date=April 24, 2017|language=en}} Later, in April 2022, it was announced that the duo would no longer direct the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film as previously intended.{{cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=April 8, 2022 |title='Beverly Hills Cop 4': Mark Molloy To Direct Next Installment For Netflix |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/beverly-hills-cop-4-mark-molloy-netflix-1234997041/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408175750/https://deadline.com/2022/04/beverly-hills-cop-4-mark-molloy-netflix-1234997041/ |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

In 2022, the duo directed and executive produced episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ms. Marvel for Disney+.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2020 |title='Ms. Marvel' Finds Directors in Pakistani Oscar Winner, 'Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers (Exclusive) {{!}} Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ms-marvel-finds-directors-in-pakistani-oscar-winner-bad-boys-for-life-filmmakers-exclusive |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

= ''Bad Boys'' franchise =

The duo are perhaps best known internationally for directing both Bad Boys for Life (2020) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024), the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.{{cite news |date=January 7, 2019 |title=Production Begins on Bad Boys For Life |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1025173-bad-boys-for-life-plot-synopsis-revealed |accessdate=January 8, 2019}}{{cite news |date=January 7, 2019 |title=Bad Boys for Life Begins Production, Will Smith Shares New Photo |url=https://movieweb.com/bad-boys-3-production-start-will-smith-photo/ |accessdate=January 8, 2019 |work=MovieWeb}}{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2023-01-31 |title=Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Announce Fourth 'Bad Boys' Movie |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/will-smith-martin-lawrence-bad-boys-4-1235508041/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Variety}}

Bad Boys for Life was theatrically released in the United States on January 17, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing.{{cite web |title=Bad Boys For Life is in UK and Ireland cinemas from 17th January 2020 |date=January 8, 2020 |url=https://www.filmoria.co.uk/turn-up-the-heat-when-bad-boys-for-life-explodes-onto-4dx-and-screenx-at-cineworld-cinemas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225205729/https://www.filmoria.co.uk/turn-up-the-heat-when-bad-boys-for-life-explodes-onto-4dx-and-screenx-at-cineworld-cinemas/ |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2020 |publisher=Filmoria.co.uk}} It became a worldwide box office hit, grossing $424.6 million internationally.{{Cite web |title=Bad Boys For Life (2020) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Bad-Boys-For-Life-(Bad-Boys-3)-(2020) |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Numbers}} It became both the highest-grossing film in the Bad Boys franchise and the highest-grossing film released in January.{{cite web |last=Childress |first=Erik |date=February 2, 2020 |title=Weekend Box Office Results: Bad Boys for Life Becomes Biggest January Release Ever After $17.7 Million Weekend |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-results-bad-boys-for-life-becomes-biggest-january-release-ever-after-17-7-million-weekend/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225205639/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-results-bad-boys-for-life-becomes-biggest-january-release-ever-after-17-7-million-weekend/ |archive-date=December 25, 2020 |access-date=February 6, 2020 |work=Rotten Tomatoes}}

Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiered at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on May 22, 2024, and went on to become a box office success worldwide as well,{{Cite web |date=2024-06-10 |title=$56M 'Bad Boys' box office opening boosts Will Smith's comeback |url=https://www.thenorthernview.com/entertainment/56m-bad-boys-box-office-opening-boosts-will-smiths-comeback-7378022 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Northern View |language=en}} grossing more than $200 million as of June 2024,{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=2024-06-21 |title='Bad Boys 4' Directors Adil & Bilall on Will Smith and Martin Lawrence 'Freestyling' the Slap Joke, and Their Ideas for a Fifth Movie |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/features/bad-boys-4-directors-adil-bilall-box-office-will-smith-slap-joke-1236043906/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2024.{{Cite web |title=Top 2024 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-records/worldwide/all-movies/cumulative/released-in-2024 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=The Numbers}}

= Unreleased projects =

In February 2017, Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi were attached to direct the pilot episode of the WGN America series Scalped,{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |date=10 February 2017 |title='Scalped': Bilall Fallah & Adil El Arbi To Direct WGN America Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/scalped-bilall-fallah-adil-el-arbi-direct-wgn-america-pilot-1201908512/ |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=Deadline}} which filmed in New Mexico in early April,{{Cite web |last=Guglielmi |first=Luca |date=2017-03-22 |title='Scalped' TV Pilot To Film In April |url=https://allthestuffyoucareabout.com/2017/03/22/scalped-tv-pilot-to-film-in-april/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=All The Stuff You Care About}} but in November, after WGN screened it, they decided to pass on the series, and it has never been released.{{cite web |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=November 29, 2017 |title=WGN Passes On SCALPED Television Series |url=https://www.newsarama.com/37551-wgn-passes-on-scalped-television-series.html |access-date=April 4, 2024 |website=newsarama}}

In May 2021, it was announced that the duo would direct a film featuring Batgirl for HBO Max.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=May 19, 2021 |title='Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers to Direct 'Batgirl' Movie for Warner Bros. (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bad-boys-for-life-filmmakers-to-direct-batgirl-movie-for-warner-bros-exclusive-1234950696/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} In August 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery made the decision to write the completed Batgirl film off for tax purposes, leaving it unreleased.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title='Irredeemable' 'Batgirl' movie gets 'shelved' by Warner Bros. despite $70M price tag: source |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/02/batgirl-movie-gets-shelved-by-warner-bros-source/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}} With a reported $90 million budget, Batgirl is one of the highest budget movies in history to be produced but not released.

Filmography

Feature film

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Year ! Title ! width="65" \|Directors ! width="65" \|Writers ! width="65" \|Editors ! Notes
2014 \|Image \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|
2015 \| Black \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
2018 \| Gangsta \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|
2020 \| Bad Boys for Life \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Batgirl \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \| {{No}} \| Unreleased
Rebel \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{No}} \|
2024 \| Bad Boys: Ride or Die \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|
2025 \|Patsers \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|

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Year

! Title

! width="65" |Directors

! width="65" |Writers

! width="65" |Editors

! Notes

2014

|Image

|{{Yes}}

2015

| Black

| {{yes}}

2018

| Gangsta

| {{yes}}

2020

| Bad Boys for Life

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Batgirl

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

| Unreleased

Rebel

| {{Yes}}

| {{No}}

2024

| Bad Boys: Ride or Die

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2025

|Patsers

| {{yes}}

Short film

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Year ! Title ! width="65" \|Directors !Writers !Editors
2011 \|Broeders \|{{Yes}} \|{{Partial\|Adil El Arbi}} \|{{No}}
2016 \|Patient Zero \|{{No}} \|{{No}} \|{{Partial\|Bilall Fallah}}
2017 \|Hashtag \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}}

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Year

! Title

! width="65" |Directors

!Writers

!Editors

2011

|Broeders

|{{Yes}}

|{{Partial|Adil El Arbi}}

|{{No}}

2016

|Patient Zero

|{{No}}

|{{Partial|Bilall Fallah}}

2017

|Hashtag

|{{Yes}}

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! width="65" \|Directors ! width="65" \|Writers ! width="65" \|Executive Producers ! Notes
2012 \| Bergica \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|
2017 \| Scalped \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Unaired pilot
2017 \| Snowfall \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 2 episodes
2021 \| Soil \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| 2 episodes
2022 \| Ms. Marvel \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \| 2 episodes

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Year

! Title

! width="65" |Directors

! width="65" |Writers

! width="65" |Executive
Producers

! Notes

2012

| Bergica

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

2017

| Scalped

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Unaired pilot

2017

| Snowfall

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

2021

| Soil

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| 2 episodes

2022

| Ms. Marvel

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| 2 episodes

= Music videos =

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Year ! Title ! Artist
2016 \| Melody \| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki & Ummet Ozcan
2018 \| When I Grow Up \| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike feat. Wiz Khalifa

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Year

! Title

! Artist

2016

| Melody

| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki & Ummet Ozcan

2018

| When I Grow Up

| Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike feat. Wiz Khalifa