Warning! Bad Boys spoilers forward.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the franchise's fourth installment starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, was a enormous hit.
The movie, which hit theaters in June 2024 and is now streaming on Netflix, made more than $400 million globally and garnered a 97% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Bad Boys: Ride or Die additionally received a ringing endorsement from Stephen King, who wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “That was a lot of fun. Martin Lawrence always makes me laugh.”
The fourth film follows the “Bad Boys” of the Miami Police Department, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, who be taught that their former captain, Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano), was allegedly working with drug cartels for years. Determined to show Howard's innocence, Lowrey and Burnett crew as much as uncover a large conspiracy inside the police pressure.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die totally entertained followers and critics, so will there be a Bad Boys 5? Lawrence instructed Entertainment Weekly, “We'll have to see.”
He added: “You know I never say never, but it also has to make sense. If the fans ask for it, you know we could be back.”
Here's every part Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have mentioned about returning for Bad Boys 5.
Will there be a Bad Boys 5?
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A fifth installment of the Bad Boys franchise has not been confirmed. However, it is necessary to notice that Bad Boys: Ride or Die was not confirmed till 2023 — three years after the third film premiered.
In 2022, Lawrence instructed Ebony that he and Smith had “at least” yet one more Bad Boys flick in the pipeline, and in 2023, director Adil El Arbi hinted at taking Lowrey and Burnett abroad if Bad Boys 5 is greenlit.
“It's got to go international. We've not seen the Bad Boys in London or in Paris or in Asia. So, we're ready for it,” he instructed Screen Rant.
What has Will Smith mentioned about Bad Boys 5?
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While talking with Entertainment Weekly in June 2024, Smith referred to as taking part in Mike Lowrey “an absolute joy,” and confirmed curiosity in reprising his function for a fifth movie so long as there's a story to inform.
“I never wanted to be one of those dudes who make sequels just because people will go [see it],” he mentioned. “I want to make them because there is something to say and the characters have a place that they're developing to that will be interesting and fun to watch and maybe even a little helpful.”
What has Martin Lawrence mentioned about Bad Boys 5?
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Lawrence is a true ride-or-die relating to the Bad Boys franchise.
“I’m going to hold on so long as my brother carries on,” Lawrence instructed Empire of Smith in August 2024. “It’ll be very exhausting to eliminate me.”
In dialog with Entertainment Weekly, the actor expressed a related loyalty to the fan base.
“Will and I have a great time working together, so as long as the fans want it and the demand is there, I’ll keep trying to give them what they want,” Lawrence mentioned.
How did Bad Boys: Ride or Die finish?
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At the finish of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Lowrey and Burnett, with the assist of Mike's son Armando Aretas (Jacob Scipio), decide that former particular ops soldier James McGrath (Eric Dane) is accountable for attempting to border the late Captain Howard for corruption associated to the cartel. They additionally uncover that Miami District Attorney Adam Lockwood (Ioan Gruffudd) is aiding McGrath and permitting the cartel to smuggle medication throughout the border in change for intel on terrorist threats to the United States.
With the Bad Boys sizzling on his path, McGrath kidnaps Lowrey's spouse Christine (Melanie Liburd) and Captain Howard's granddaughter Callie (Quinn Hemphill) and takes them to an deserted marine park — dwelling to a big albino alligator named Duke.
A large firefight ensues and Lowrey experiences a panic assault, a symptom of his guilt concerning the loss of life of Howard. Burnett slaps him again to actuality — a scene many followers consider is a nod to Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in 2022.
Lockwood finally will get eaten by Duke, and the motion concludes on the seaside, the place McGrath has a gun pointed at Lowrey's spouse and Burnett. He tells Lowrey that he should select who lives and who dies. So, Lowrey is pressured to make a daring alternative and shoots Burnett in his bulletproof vest — a transfer that distracts McGrath lengthy sufficient for Lowrey to shoot the former soldier.
Meanwhile, Armando, who's technically a needed fugitive, manages to get Callie to security. Out of gratitude, Callie's mom, a U.S. Marshall, permits him to get in a boat, which he takes south to Cuba.
Where can I watch Bad Boys: Ride or Die?
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die is offered to stream on Netflix. The first two movies are additionally on the streaming platform, whereas the third installment, Bad Boys for Life, is offered on Hulu.
