Bad Boys II

Eight years after taking down Fouchet,{{efn|As depicted in Bad Boys (1995).}} Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are investigating drug trafficking of ecstasy in Miami. They infiltrate a Klan meeting, only to discover that they are buyers, not distributors. After a radio malfunction leads to a delayed arrival of the Miami Police's Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT), Mike and Marcus end up in a shootout with the Klansmen. While covering Marcus, Mike inadvertently shoots him in the buttocks.

These antics reinforce Marcus' doubt about whether he should remain partners with Mike, who is secretly dating Syd, Marcus' younger sister. Marcus is waiting for the right time to tell Mike he is transferring out of the TNT Unit. Unbeknownst to both Marcus and Mike, Syd is working undercover for the DEA as a money launderer to a branch of the Russian mafia operating in Miami's drug trade. They are distributors working with drug lord Hector Juan Carlos "Johnny" Tapia.

After laundering a large sum of money, Syd is intercepted by a Haitian Zoe Pound gang while she is transporting the money. Mike and Marcus, working on a tip from an informant, had been following the Haitians. This leads to an extensive gun battle and car chase through Miami and across the MacArthur Causeway, resulting in significant collateral damage. Mike and Marcus are reprimanded by Captain Howard, who is further miffed to find out the DEA is running an investigation in the city without consulting him first.

Mike and Marcus track down the Haitians, interrogate the leader, and learn from one of their video cameras that Tapia is using a local mortuary as a front for his operations. To gain more intel, the officers pose as pest exterminators responding to a rat infestation at Tapia's Miami residence. Meanwhile, Tapia begins a mixed business-personal relationship with Syd, wherein he intends for her to launder all the money for his operation.

Later, Mike and Marcus infiltrate Tapia's mortuary. Inside, they discover that Tapia is using cadavers and coffins to smuggle drugs and money in and out of the country. The evidence is sufficient for Captain Howard to authorize a raid on both Tapia's residence and the mortuary, in collaboration with the DEA and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Nearly all of Tapia's drug supply and money are confiscated in the raid, though Tapia flees to Cuba with Syd as a hostage, having found out about her being a DEA agent during the raid on Tapia's home before he could be apprehended. Tapia uses Syd as a bargaining chip, demanding the return of his money in 48 hours. Mike and Marcus form a black-ops team with agents from the DEA, TNT, and Captain Howard's contacts from the CIA to rescue Syd. The team is inserted by the Coast Guard a few miles off the coast of Cuba, where they rendezvous with fellow officer Vargas's brother, Tito, who is head of the local Alpha 66 underground resistance there. He assists the teams with weapons, a tunnel network, and an accurate mapping of Tapia's new mansion.

The team raids Tapia's mansion, rescues Syd, and leaves a large explosive device that demolishes the mansion upon the team's exfiltration. Marcus, Mike, Syd, and Tito steal a yellow Hummer H2 as they escape from Cuban military forces controlled by Tapia. Tapia survives and pursues the group, ultimately ending up outside of Guantanamo Bay. Not recognized as U.S. citizens, the Navy personnel on the base shoot at both Mike and Marcus as well as Tapia's vehicles, prompting them to stop just as they enter a live minefield. Marcus kills Tapia while the latter holds Mike at gunpoint. Tapia's body falls backward onto a mine, which obliterates his corpse.

Mike, Marcus, and Syd celebrate at a barbecue in Marcus' backyard with his family; Marcus has decided to remain partners with Mike.

{{cast listing|

• Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Miles Burnett, Miami Police Department narcotics detective and Mike's partner and best friend
• Will Smith as Detective Lieutenant Michael Eugene 'Mike' Lowrey, Miami Police Department narcotics detective and Marcus' partner and best friend
• Jordi Mollà as Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia, a Cuban drug kingpin
• Gabrielle Union as DEA Special Agent Sydney 'Syd' Burnett, Marcus's younger sister and Mike's lover (girlfriend and future wife)
• Peter Stormare as Alexei
• Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett, Marcus' wife
• Joe Pantoliano as Captain Conrad Howard
• Otto Sanchez as Carlos
• Jon Seda as Roberto
• Oleg Taktarov as Josef Kuninskavich
• Michael Shannon as Floyd Poteet
• Jason Manuel Olazabal as Detective Marco Vargas
• Yul Vazquez as Detective Mateo Reyes
• Reynaldo Gallegos as Tito Vargas
• Treva Etienne as 'Icepick'
• Kiko Ellsworth as 'Blondie Dread'
• Timothy Adams as DEA van agent
• Henry Rollins as TNT leader
• Ivelin Giro as Mike's police psychologist
• Bianca Bethune as Megan Burnett
• Dennis Greene as Reggie Norman
• Dan Marino as himself
• John Salley as Fletcher
• Megan Fox as Dancer

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In August 1995, the Los Angeles Times reported that Producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson were planning to make a sequel to Bad Boys, with filming set to begin in 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-08-29-fi-45219-story.html|title=Company Town : A Partnership on the Rocks?|date=August 29, 1995|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-10-ca-12329-story.html |title=A Regular Guy Takes On the Aliens|date=December 10, 1995|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-10-ca-52273-story.html|title=Sony's Calley Faces Hard Choices for the Holidays|date=October 10, 1996|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}}

Writer/Director Tom Dey had re-written a previous draft, and was set to make his directorial debut on the film.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kQAIAQAAMAAJ&q=Tom+Dey+Bad+Boys+2|title=Encyclopedia of Exhibition|date=1997 |language=en|access-date=2023-12-13}}

By 1997, plans were scrapped after Sony executives were dissatisfied with the script.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-aug-01-fi-18319-story.html|title=Is Sony Pictures' Calley Minding the Movie Pipeline?|date=August 1, 1997|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/sony-picky-or-perky-1116674322/|title=Sony: Picky or perky?|website=www.variety.com|date=September 19, 1997|access-date=2023-12-13}}

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris turned down an offer to direct the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2012/07/the-lost-projects-of-jonathan-dayton-and-valerie-faris.html|title=The Lost Projects of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris|website=www.vulture.com|date=July 19, 2012|access-date=2023-12-13}}

Cormac and Marianne Wibberley were asked by an executive at Jerry Bruckheimer Films to come in with an idea for the sequel, the duo wrote a first draft, pitched it, and Bruckheimer liked it.{{cite web|url=https://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/e5a1f774|title=Ten Questions with NATIONAL TREASURE Screenwriting duo Marianne and Cormac Wibberley|website=www.screenwritersutopia.com|date=February 8, 2014|access-date=2023-12-13}}{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/8695|title=Elston Gunn's WEEKLY RECAP...Easter Edition|website=www.aintitcool.com|date=April 14, 2001|access-date=2023-12-13}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/voices/columns/sun-rising-for-pandora-1117854642/|title=Sun' rising for Pandora|website=www.variety.com|date=October 22, 2001|access-date=2023-12-13}}

In March 2002, it was reported that Ron Shelton was rewriting the script.{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/11739|title=Elston Gunn's WEEKLY RECAP; plus the weekend's Guild Awards|website=www.aintitcool.com|date=March 11, 2002|access-date=2023-12-13}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/smith-moves-uptown-1117864620/|title=Smith moves 'Uptown'|website=www.variety.com|date=March 27, 2002|access-date=2023-12-13}}

Jerry Stahl was hired and did a rewrite on Shelton's script, initially brought on board for a week-long rewrite of the script, he wound up staying on for several weeks, Stahl would later claim that only snippets of his dialogue remain in the film.{{cite web|url=http://otherpeoplesmovies.com/index.php/2023/02/07/the-pain-snob-a-jerry-stahl-retrospective-part-4/|title=The Pain Snob: A Jerry Stahl Retrospective, Part 4|website=otherpeoplesmovies.com|date=February 7, 2023|access-date=2023-12-13}}

John Lee Hancock was then hired by the studio and Bruckheimer to do a rewrite, Bay initially balked at Bruckheimer's choice of Hancock, skeptical that the writer was right for an action movie, as Bruckheimer recalled: "I reminded Michael that John was a director himself, so he knows a director’s problems and how to solve them".{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-20-et-gold20-story.html|title=A nod to the blockbuster boys of summer|date=May 20, 2003|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}} Hancock was tasked with making the script less simplistic, in addition to adding subplots, and more conflict, giving each protagonist a secret. Hancock left after three weeks to start production on The Alamo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-oct-27-ca-abram27-story.html|title=To the rescue?|date=October 27, 2002|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}}

Judd Apatow was hired to do a rewrite on the script, with assistance from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, according to Rogen, him and Goldberg were broke, so Apatow gave them a bit of money to help him on the script, they ended up contributing a few gags.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/seth-rogen-judd-apatow-bad-boys-2-rewrite/|title=WTF: Seth Rogen Helped Judd Apatow Rewrite 'Bad Boys II'|website=collider.com|date=January 15, 2020|access-date=2023-12-13}}

After Apatow's rewrite, Brian Koppelman and David Levien were brought in towards the end of shooting to do punch up work on the characters; they worked on the script for a week.{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/512c07171c7d76d9a9000312-pen-to-paper-br-writing-b|title=Pen to Paper: Writing Big and Small|website=www.tribecafilm.com|date=April 26, 2009|access-date=2023-12-03}}

Other writers, such as Ron Bass,{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-24-ca-57128-story.html| title=Sorcerer's Stone' May Get Spielberg's Magic Touch|date=January 24, 2000|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 13, 2023}} Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Larry Ferguson, George Gallo, Tony Gilroy, Dan Gordon, Brian Helgeland, Gregory Allen Howard, Todd Robinson, and Marshall Todd were brought in at various points throughout the developmental process to either write their own draft, or rewrite the script.{{cite web|url=https://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/07/02/bad-boys-ii-2003/|title=Bad Boys II (2003)|website=thisdistractedglobe.com|date=July 2, 2007|access-date=2023-12-13}}{{cite web|url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/15170|title=Fudgehammer gets his packed by Bad Boys II!|website=www.aintitcool.com|date=May 9, 2003|access-date=2023-12-13}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/cfd77a65|title=BAD BOYS 2 confirmed|website=www.screenwritersutopia.com|date=March 8, 2002|access-date=2023-12-13}}

The final screenplay was credited to Ron Shelton and Jerry Stahl, with story credit going to Shelton and the Wibberleys.

Principal photography took place between July and December 2002, mostly in Miami.{{cite web|url=https://www.fantrippers.com/en/bad-boys-the-cult-places-of-the-saga-in-miami-and-elsewhere/|title=Bad Boys: the cult places of the saga in Miami and elsewhere including Delray Beach where a $40 million dollar mansion was blown to smithereens. The sumptuous five-bedroom spread, on the shores of Delray Beach, north of Miami, took seven years to build, but was reduced to a pile of rubble in 15 seconds by the kings of the big-screen bang, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

|date=January 19, 2020 }} The eastbound lanes for MacArthur Causeway were shut down in early August 2002 to allow filming.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-s-florida-a/128332005/ |title=S. Florida a filming destination |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716200247/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-florida-sun-sentinel-s-florida-a/128332005/ |date=July 28, 2002 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |archive-date=July 16, 2023 |page=3 |publisher=South Florida Sun Sentinel |via=Newspapers.com |url-status=live}} {{Open access}} Filming also occupied one side of Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, while 2 Fast 2 Furious was shot on the other side around the same time.{{cite web|url=https://bashful269.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/things-you-never-noticed-in-4-bad-boys-ii/|title=Things You Never Noticed In #4: Bad Boys II|date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516051207/https://bashful269.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/things-you-never-noticed-in-4-bad-boys-ii/|url-status=live}}{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}

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Bad Boys II was a financial success. For its opening weekend, the film generated $46.5 million, making it the fourth-highest opening weekend for an R-rated film, behind The Matrix Reloaded, Hannibal and 8 Mile.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-21-et-munoz27-story.html|title=A good weekend for 'Bad Boys II'|website=Los Angeles Times |date=July 21, 2003 }} It managed to beat out Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (another Bruckheimer production) to reach the number one spot.{{cite web|last=Linder|first=Brian|title=Weekend Box Office: Boys Bests Pirates|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/07/21/weekend-box-office-boys-bests-pirates|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 7, 2023|date=July 21, 2003}} Although Bad Boys II dropped into third place behind the latter film and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over with a 52.6% decline, it still made $22 million while keeping above Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life and Seabiscuit.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delaware-gazette-spy-kids-garners/122029262/ |title='Spy Kids' garners top spot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506012757/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delaware-gazette-spy-kids-garners/122029262/ |date=July 28, 2003 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |page=14 |publisher=The Delaware Gazette |via=Newspapers.com |url-status=live}} {{Open access}} In the United Kingdom, it made $10 million, making it the country's second-highest-grossing film released in October 2003, behind Finding Nemo.{{cite web|url=https://the-media-leader.com/nemo-is-box-office-catch-of-the-day-in-october/|title=Nemo Is Box Office Catch Of The Day In October|date=November 25, 2003|access-date=April 6, 2023|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406182329/https://the-media-leader.com/nemo-is-box-office-catch-of-the-day-in-october/|url-status=live}} The film made $138 million North America and $135 million in other territories, totaling $273 million worldwide against a budget of $130 million, almost twice the gross of the original film, and was the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2003.{{cite web |title = Bad Boys II (2003) |url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badboys2.htm |work = Box Office Mojo |access-date = June 26, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606235649/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badboys2.htm| archive-date=June 6, 2011 | url-status=live}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, Bad Boys II holds an approval rating 24% based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Two and a half hours of explosions and witless banter."{{cite web |title = Bad Boys II (2003) |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_boys_ii/ |work = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = June 9, 2024 |archive-date = May 18, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190518030957/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bad_boys_ii/ |url-status = live }} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 38 out of 100, based on 34 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/bad-boys-ii|title=Bad Boys II reviews|publisher=CBS|work=Metacritic|access-date= February 24, 2020}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, same as the first film.{{cite web | url= https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ | title= Find Cinemascore | work= Cinemascore | access-date= January 15, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ | archive-date= December 20, 2018 | url-status= dead }}

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film one out of a possible four stars, especially offended by one scene involving a teenage boy and the use of the N-Word, saying, "The needless cruelty of this scene took me out of the movie and into the minds of its makers. What were they thinking? Have they so lost touch with human nature that they think audiences will like this scene?"{{cite news |first = Roger |last = Ebert |author-link = Roger Ebert |title = Bad Boys II Review |url = http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030718/REVIEWS/307180301/1023 |newspaper = Chicago Sun-Times |date = July 18, 2003 |access-date = September 1, 2009 |archive-date = October 12, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012074202/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20030718%2FREVIEWS%2F307180301%2F1023 |url-status = live }} On an episode of At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper, film critic Richard Roeper named Bad Boys II the worst film of 2003.

James Berardinelli of ReelViews was even more negative about the film, rating it half a star out of four and stating: "Bad Boys II isn't just bad - it's a catastrophic violation of every aspect of cinema that I as a film critic hold dear."{{cite web |first = James |last = Berardinelli |author-link = James Berardinelli |title = Bad Boys II |url = http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/b/bad_boys2.html |publisher = ReelViews |access-date = October 11, 2017}} Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine gave the film zero out of four stars and said, "Michael Bay's latest jingoistic fetish film, Bad Boys II, could be the most vile creation to come out of Hollywood since Patch Adams."{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Ed |title=Review: Bad Boys II - Slant Magazine |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/bad-boys-ii/ |website=Slant Magazine.com |date=July 15, 2003 |publisher=Ed Gonzalez |accessdate=March 2, 2025}}

Among the more positive reviews was Seattle Post-Intelligencer critic Ellen A. Kim, who wrote that the film was "mindlessly fun... If you like this type of movie, that is." The film was also praised by a few critics and viewers for its deftly handled action sequences and visual effects.{{cite news |first = Ellen A. |last = Kim |author-link = Ellen A. Kim |title = Plot, schmot. 'Bad Boys II' is an unabashed guilty pleasure |url = http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/Plot-schmot-Bad-Boys-II-is-an-unabashed-1119537.php |newspaper = Seattle Post-Intelligencer |date = July 17, 2003 |access-date = October 11, 2017 |archive-date = October 11, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011233447/http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/movies/article/Plot-schmot-Bad-Boys-II-is-an-unabashed-1119537.php |url-status = live }}

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At the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, the film was nominated for "Best Action Sequence" for the inter-coastal freeway pursuit and "Best On-Screen Team", but lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and 50 First Dates, respectively.

Bad Boys II was nominated at the 2nd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards (VES) for "Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture".{{cite web|url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/2nd-annual-ves-awards|title=2nd Annual VES Awards|work=visualeffectssociety.com|access-date=May 26, 2015|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821180232/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/2nd-annual-ves-awards|url-status=live}}

At the 2003 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film won the award for Worst Sequel. It was also nominated for Most Intrusive Musical Score, but lost to Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.{{cite web |title=Past Winners Database |url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2003/2003st.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815123207/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/2003/2003st.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 August 2007 |website=The Envelope at Los Angeles Times |access-date=24 September 2019}}

In retrospect there has been criticism of director Michael Bay for the then-15-year-old Megan Fox in a scene at a strip club as a dancer, covered in water and portrayed suggestively, Megan Fox in an interview had criticized Michael Bay for this "At 15! I was in 10th grade. That's kind of a microcosm of how Bay's mind works" in an interview, later on this caught some media attention and criticism.{{Cite news |title=Megan Fox issues clarification post fan outrage over her throwback interview describing dancing in a bikini for director Michael Bay |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/hollywood/news/megan-fox-issues-clarification-post-fan-outrage-over-her-throwback-interview-describing-dancing-in-a-bikini-for-director-michael-bay/articleshow/76524118.cms |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Later on, Fox commented on the situation "when it comes to my direct experiences with Michael, and Steven (Spielberg) for that matter, I was never assaulted or preyed upon in what I felt was a sexual manner. I'm thankful to all of you who are brave enough to speak out and I'm grateful to all of you who are taking it upon yourselves to support, uplift, and bring comfort to those who have been harmed by a violent and toxic societal paradigm."{{Cite news |last=Bond |first=Nick |date=June 24, 2020 |title=Megan Fox speaks out: 'I've endured genuinely harrowing experiences' |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/megan-fox-speaks-out-ive-endured-genuinely-harrowing-experiences/news-story/9f1bba25b2e2ca908df67e827b0f5f4c?amp |access-date=May 17, 2024 |work=news.com.au}}

A video game version of the film, known as Bad Boys: Miami Takedown in North America, was released in 2004 on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and Windows. Originally planned for release in late 2003 (to tie in with the film's DVD release), the game was delayed by several months. The game failed to deliver any sort of sales or critical acclaim due to poor development; it was given low ratings from many game websites.{{cite web|title=Bad Boys: Miami Takedown |url=https://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/badboys2 |work=Metacritic |access-date=June 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411082514/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/badboys2 |archive-date=April 11, 2010 |df=mdy }}

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In June 2008, Bay stated that he may direct Bad Boys III, but that the greatest obstacle to the potential sequel would be the cost, as he and Will Smith demand some of the highest salaries in the film industry.[http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/will-smith-begs-michael-bay-to-make-bad-boys-3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212234047/http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/will-smith-begs-michael-bay-to-make-bad-boys-3|date=February 12, 2010}} By August 2009, Columbia Pictures had hired Peter Craig to write the script for Bad Boys III.{{cite web|url=http://thefilmstage.com/2009/08/31/bad-boys-3-in-development |title='Bad Boys 3′ In Development |publisher=Thefilmstage.com |date=2009-08-31 |access-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024723/http://thefilmstage.com/2009/08/31/bad-boys-3-in-development/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=mdy }} In February 2011, Martin Lawrence reiterated that the film was in development.[http://www.bet.com/video/themoniqueshow/season2/martin-lawrence-232336.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405050834/http://www.bet.com/video/themoniqueshow/season2/martin-lawrence-232336.html|date=April 5, 2011}} In June 2014, Bruckheimer announced that screenwriter David Guggenheim was working on the storyline for the sequel.{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a578677/jerry-bruckheimer-trying-to-get-michael-bay-back-for-bad-boys-3.html?rss |title=Jerry Bruckheimer trying to get Michael Bay back for Bad Boys 3 |website=Digital Spy |date=2014-06-18 |access-date=2015-05-09 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924123325/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a578677/jerry-bruckheimer-trying-to-get-michael-bay-back-for-bad-boys-3.html?rss |url-status=live }} Two months later, Lawrence said a script had been written and parts had been cast.{{cite web |author=Martin Lawrence |url=http://teamcoco.com/video/martin-lawrence-bad-boys-3 |title=Martin Lawrence Announces "Bad Boys 3" @ |publisher=Teamcoco.com |date=2014-08-14 |access-date=2015-05-09 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612164320/http://teamcoco.com/video/martin-lawrence-bad-boys-3 |url-status=live }} By June 2015, director Joe Carnahan was in early talks to write and possibly direct the film.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/joe-carnahan-bad-boys-3-will-smith-1201440459/|title=Joe Carnahan Circles 'Bad Boys 3' for Sony|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 10, 2015 |access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102084036/https://deadline.com/2015/06/joe-carnahan-bad-boys-3-will-smith-1201440459/|url-status=dead}} Two months later, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Bad Boys III would be released on February 17, 2017, and that additional sequel, Bad Boys IV, is scheduled for release on July 3, 2019.{{cite news|title=Sony Pictures Dates 16 Films Through 2019!|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/468725-sony-pictures-dates-16-films|access-date=August 5, 2015|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=August 5, 2015|archive-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807171320/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/468725-sony-pictures-dates-16-films|url-status=live}} On March 5, 2016, the film was pushed to June 2, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/the-dark-tower-presidents-day-weekend-2017-bad-boys-3-men-in-black-21-jump-street-1201714957/|title=Sony Flush With 2017 Franchises With 'The Dark Tower', 'Bad Boys 3', Barbie & Maybe 'MIB23' Slotted|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=March 4, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114123603/https://deadline.com/2016/03/the-dark-tower-presidents-day-weekend-2017-bad-boys-3-men-in-black-21-jump-street-1201714957/|url-status=live}} Producers planned to begin production in early 2017.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/uncharted-movie-joe-carnahan-video-game-adaptation-bad-boys-3-1201826553/|title='Bad Boys 3' Director Joe Carnahan to Write 'Uncharted' Adaptation for Sony (Exclusive)|first1=Justin|last1=Kroll|date=July 29, 2016|website=Variety|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=June 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606163809/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/uncharted-movie-joe-carnahan-video-game-adaptation-bad-boys-3-1201826553/|url-status=live}} On August 11, 2016, the film was pushed back once again to January 12, 2018, to avoid box office competition with the upcoming DC Comics film Wonder Woman, and retitled Bad Boys for Life.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/11/bad-boys-3-title-bad-boys-for-life |title=Bad Boys 3 titled Bad Boys For Life, set for January 2018 |last=Robinson |first=Will |date=August 11, 2016 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 1, 2016 |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715144758/http://ew.com/article/2016/08/11/bad-boys-3-title-bad-boys-for-life/ |url-status=live }} Lawrence revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that filming may start in March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/2016/10/07/martin-lawrence-says-bad-boys-3-may-start-filming-in-march/|title=Martin Lawrence Says Bad Boys 3 May Start Filming In March|publisher=Comicbook.com|last=Comicbook|first=Joe|date=October 7, 2016|access-date=October 7, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513012657/http://comicbook.com/2016/10/07/martin-lawrence-says-bad-boys-3-may-start-filming-in-march|url-status=live}} On February 6, 2017, it was announced that the film's release date has been delayed for the third time, to November 9, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/811563-sony-pictures-2018-schedule#/slide/1|title=Sony Pictures 2018 Schedule Shifts Hotel Transylvania, Bad Boys, Goosebumps and More|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207192652/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/811563-sony-pictures-2018-schedule#/slide/1|url-status=live}} On March 7, 2017, Carnahan left the movie due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite web|title=Director Joe Carnahan Exits 'Bad Boys 3' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/director-joe-carnahan-exits-bad-boys-3-984339|date=March 7, 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 7, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119164451/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/director-joe-carnahan-exits-bad-boys-3-984339|url-status=live}} In August 2017, Sony removed the third film from their release schedule and later in the month Lawrence said the film would not be happening.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/silver-and-black-marvel-sony-movie-sicario-2-holmes-and-watson-bad-boys-3-release-dates-1202147448/|title=Sony Dates 'Silver And Black', 'Sicario 2'; Moves 'Holmes And Watson', 'Bad Boys 3' Unset & More|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 11, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214160334/http://deadline.com/2017/08/silver-and-black-marvel-sony-movie-sicario-2-holmes-and-watson-bad-boys-3-release-dates-1202147448/|url-status=live}}

In February 2018, it was reported that a sequel film was again being planned and will be directed by Belgian directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, after development on Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F stalled, with Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reprising their roles.{{cite news |url=https://theplaylist.net/bad-boys-life-new-directors-20180131/ |title='Bad Boys For Life' Gets New Directors, Still Dreams Of Being Made |publisher=theplaylist.net |date=1 February 2018 |access-date=February 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813072709/https://theplaylist.net/bad-boys-life-new-directors-20180131/ |url-status=live }} Joe Pantoliano also reprised his role as Captain Howard.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/joe-pantoliano-sony-bad-boys-for-life-sequel-1202514784/|title=Joe Pantoliano To Return For Sony's 'Bad Boys For Life' Sequel|first1=Amanda|last1=N'Duka|date=December 5, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206115059/https://deadline.com/2018/12/joe-pantoliano-sony-bad-boys-for-life-sequel-1202514784/|url-status=live}} Filming began in January 2019.{{cite news |title=Production Begins on Bad Boys For Life |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1025173-bad-boys-for-life-plot-synopsis-revealed |access-date=January 8, 2019 |date=January 7, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Bad Boys for Life Begins Production, Will Smith Shares New Photo |url=https://movieweb.com/bad-boys-3-production-start-will-smith-photo/ |access-date=January 8, 2019 |work=MovieWeb |date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107225216/https://movieweb.com/bad-boys-3-production-start-will-smith-photo/ |url-status=live }}

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In October 2017, a spin-off television series centered on Gabrielle Union's character, was announced to be in development by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Bad Boys' Spinoff TV Series Starring Gabrielle Union In the Works|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/bad-boys-spinoff-tv-series-starring-gabrielle-union-jerry-bruckheimer-1202194320/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=26 October 2017|access-date=February 19, 2020|archive-date=March 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303155123/https://deadline.com/2017/10/bad-boys-spinoff-tv-series-starring-gabrielle-union-jerry-bruckheimer-1202194320/|url-status=live}} Later that month NBC ordered the pilot episode of the series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/bad-boys-tv-spinoff-starring-gabrielle-union-lands-nbc-big-commitment-pilot-production-1202198571/|title='Bad Boys' TV Spinoff Starring Gabrielle Union Lands At NBC With Big Commitment|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 31, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034251/https://deadline.com/2017/10/bad-boys-tv-spinoff-starring-gabrielle-union-lands-nbc-big-commitment-pilot-production-1202198571/|url-status=live}}

By March 2018, Jessica Alba was cast as the co-star with Gabrielle Union.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/jessica-alba-star-nbc-gabrielle-union-bad-boys-offshoot-pilot-1202308667/|title=Jessica Alba To Star In NBC's Gabrielle Union 'Bad Boys' Offshoot Pilot|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=March 2, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920152922/https://deadline.com/2018/03/jessica-alba-star-nbc-gabrielle-union-bad-boys-offshoot-pilot-1202308667/|url-status=live}} In addition to Union, John Salley will also reprise his role as Fletcher, a computer hacker who helps Mike and Marcus in the film series.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BgbpKIIgxsP/|title=John Salley on Instagram: "Selfies 📷 @jessicaalba @gabunion"|website=Instagram|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219091655/https://www.instagram.com/p/BgbpKIIgxsP/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZ2KInh0ZJ/ |title=Jessica Alba on Instagram: "Hey yo! #setlife #friyay @gabunion @johnsalley" |access-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219091655/https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZ2KInh0ZJ/ |url-status=live }} The following month, the title of the series was revealed as LA's Finest,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/bad-boys-spinoff-pilot-nbc-title-las-finest-1202363538/|title=NBC's Bad Boys Offshoot Pilot Has Title|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 13, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604204132/https://deadline.com/2018/04/bad-boys-spinoff-pilot-nbc-title-las-finest-1202363538/|url-status=live}} with Jerry Bruckheimer serving as executive producer for the series. Later that month, NBC passed on the pilot, and the show was shopped around to other networks.{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2018/05/magnum-pi-god-friended-me-the-code-the-red-line-dramas-cbs-series-orders-1202388639/ |title = 'Magnum P.I.', 'God Friended Me' & 'The Red Line' Dramas Get CBS Series Orders |website = Deadline Hollywood |last = Andreeva |first = Nellie |date = May 11, 2018 |access-date = February 19, 2020 |archive-date = December 5, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191205011506/https://deadline.com/2018/05/magnum-pi-god-friended-me-the-code-the-red-line-dramas-cbs-series-orders-1202388639/amp/ |url-status = live }} NBC's boss, Bob Greenblatt, said: “These are all tough calls. We did have an embarrassment of riches. And when we laid out the schedule and the calendar all season...it was a show that didn’t fit in the grand scheme of it.”{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/las-finest-nbc-boss-decision-pass-bad-boys-pilot-series-1202389858/|title='LA's Finest': NBC Boss On Decision Not To Pick Up 'Bad Boys' Offshoot To Series|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=May 13, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904181619/https://deadline.com/2018/05/las-finest-nbc-boss-decision-pass-bad-boys-pilot-series-1202389858/|url-status=live}}

That same month, it was revealed that Sony Pictures Television, was negotiating with Charter Communications about picking up the series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/l-a-s-finest-charter-communications-pick-up-to-series-bad-boys-offshoot-gabrielle-union-jessica-alba-1202393704/|title='L.A.'s Finest': Charter Communications In Talks To Pick Up 'Bad Boys' Offshoot|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=May 17, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604204122/https://deadline.com/2018/05/l-a-s-finest-charter-communications-pick-up-to-series-bad-boys-offshoot-gabrielle-union-jessica-alba-1202393704/|url-status=live}} By June 2018, Canada's Bell Media picked it up for 13 episodes.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/las-finest-picked-up-by-canadas-bell-media-for-13-episodes-as-sony-nears-u-s-deal-for-bad-boys-spin-off-1202401870/|title='LA's Finest' Picked Up By Canada's Bell Media For 13 Episodes As Sony Nears U.S. Deal For 'Bad Boys' Spin-Off|first1=Peter|last1=White|date=June 1, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904181616/https://deadline.com/2018/06/las-finest-picked-up-by-canadas-bell-media-for-13-episodes-as-sony-nears-u-s-deal-for-bad-boys-spin-off-1202401870/|url-status=live}} Charter gave its series order on June 26, intent on making it Spectrum's first original series.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/l-a-s-finest-badboys-offshoot-series-order-charter-communication-1202415251/|title='L.A.'s Finest': Charter Communications Gives Series Order To 'Bad Boys' Offshoot|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=June 26, 2018|access-date=June 27, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805210028/https://deadline.com/2018/06/l-a-s-finest-badboys-offshoot-series-order-charter-communication-1202415251/|url-status=live}}

Bad Boys II was released on VHS and DVD on December 9, 2003, by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Bad Boys 2 On 12/9|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/10/02/bad-boys-2-on-129|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 8, 2023|date=October 2, 2003}} A Blu-ray release followed on November 10, 2015.{{Citation|title=Bad Boys II Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bad-Boys-II-Blu-ray/194/|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-date=September 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901194345/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bad-Boys-II-Blu-ray/194/|url-status=live}} Bad Boys II was included in a two film collection that includes the first film which was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 4, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/59928/badboys12collection4kultrahdbluray.html|title=High Def Digest {{!}} Blu-ray and Games News and Reviews in High Definition|website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-12|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607124636/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/59928/badboys12collection4kultrahdbluray.html|url-status=live}}

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• Police Story (1985) - inspired the very similar shanty town chase sequence in the film

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