Bad Boys is a very popular and extremely successful franchise in Hollywood in financial terms. All the films are in the buddy cop genre with a high dose of action and comedy. What began as a stand-alone movie, has slowly become a very impactful franchise that is loved by many.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die dropped in 2024 and it increased the buzz around Bad Boys 5. Given that the third and fourth installments were released in a short time, fans are anticipating that a fifth one will also be made very soon.
What is Bad Boys All About?
Bad Boys, the first in the franchise, was helmed by Michael Bay and was released in 1995. It starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two detectives from Miami. The film also starred Tea Leone and Theresa Randle among others.
Upon release, it became a hit at the box office despite mixed responses from the critics. It was followed by Bad Boys 2, which was again directed by Bay. After a major gap, the franchise returned with Bad Boys for Life in 2020 and Bad Boys: Ride or Die in 2024. Both were directed by Adil & Bilall and had some changes in the cast.
How Did The Previous Film End?
Bad Boys: Ride or Die or Bad Boys 4 had a very powerful and action-filled ending. We see the police team inside a theme park where the goons of McGrath are present. They get Lockwood whom they use to get Callie and Christine away from danger. As he tries to jump ships (shift loyalty), an alligator catches and kills him.
Mike arrives and is told by McGrath (who also has Marcus with him) that he will have to pick one of the captives or else he will be killed. Mike fires a shot at Marcus which goes into his vest that is bulletproof. They use this time to move out of captivity and McGrath is killed by Mike. Judy doesn’t murder Armando after Callie informs her how her life was saved by him.
She allows him to escape from the area. The team of Howard gets a clean chit and all the charges are dropped. The seeped corruption in the system comes to the surface. At the end of the film, we see Marcus enjoying food at a grill with Mike and Reggie.
Is Bad Boys 5 Happening?
Bad Boys 5 has not been issued by the makers yet. Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the producers, had stated that it would depend on the fourth film’s collection. Given that it became a huge success, we can expect the studio to greenlight Bad Boys 5. Both Smith and Lawrence have expressed their interest in reprising their roles as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett respectively.
They have also cleared that this time, they would want the younger lot to perform more of the stunts. It’s obviously because these actors are aging and performing dangerous stunts would not be good for their health. They want a story that would be interesting enough to warrant a sequel. Lawrence has also said that fans would decide if Bad Boys 5 should happen or not.
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Who Will Be In The Cast?
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are two pillars of the franchise so they should be returning as their respective characters. As per Screen Rant, we might see a new location in Bad Boys 5 away from Miami.
The writer of the film has hinted that it might take place in the Middle East or the eastern part of Asia. This means that Syd (played by Gabrielle Union) might return. We might also see other actors returning like Vanessa Hudgens, Melanie Liburd, and Tasha Smith among others.
Conclusion
Bad Boys has been entertaining viewers with its slow-mo stunts and comedy since the mid-1990s. Over these decades, the franchise has evolved and has gone bigger. Barring Smith and Lawrence, almost every other cast member has also been replaced.
But the heat of the film is intact and hence, viewers are still interested in Bad Boys 5. Both the actors are willing to do it and the success of the fourth film has also increased its chances of happening.