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In the world of franchises likeStar Wars,MCU,DC, and more,Bad Boyshas been quietly existing and steadily growing. The Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led film franchise has been going from strength to strength over the course of three successful films.Bad Boys 4has also been announced. But there are now questions if the next one will perform as well as the first three at the box office.
The highly publicized Will Smith fiasco could put a wrench in the franchise’s upwards trajectory at the box office. But that’s not their only problem. The upcoming film has also recast one actor who has been a part of the previous three films. It now remains to be seen if the fourth film can recreate the magic of its predecessors and keep the money train moving.
Bad Boys 4Production Recasts Character Present In The First 3 Films
Yahoo reports that the production team ofBad Boys 4has recast Theresa Randle, who played Marcus Burnett’s (Martin Lawrence) wife in the first three films. The character will now be played by Tasha Smith. There’s no information yet on the plot of the fourth film as well as the reason why Randle has been replaced.
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At the 2023 CinemaCon, Martin Lawrence andWill Smithstepped out to promote the film and revealed that filming is underway and has been so for about four weeks. There are high expectations from the upcoming film because of how well the first three have performed.
The firstBad Boysgrossed $141 million at the global box office, the second one earned $273 million, andBad Boys for Lifegrossed a shocking $426 million on a $90 million budget. However, Will Smith’s Oscar slap could prove to be a problem because the actor’s reputation with the general public has degraded quite a lot.
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Martin Lawrence Is Still Optimistic AboutBad Boys 4
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, it sent a shockwave across Hollywood. A year has passed since the incident and the intensity of the night has subsided long ago. Even though initially there were talks of Smith getting blacklisted from Hollywood, that didn’t happen.
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However, even with the situation returning to normal again, there’s fear that his actions have irreparably impacted his goodwill with audiences. So there’s no way to know howBad Boys 4will be received by them. ButMartin Lawrencethinks that it could be the best of the franchise. When Lawrence got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Entertainment Tonight chatted with him aboutBad Boys 4.
The actor was confident in the film and said that was on track to be the best. The star said,“It has the chance to be the best one of them all and everybody’s doing their thing. We got a lot of the team back from the last one. Big Willie’s doing his thing as always and so focused and, yeah, it has the chance to be the biggest one.”It remains to be seen if his words come true.
TheBad Boystrilogy is available on Amazon Prime Video.
Source:Entertainment TonightandYahoo
Ishita Chatterjee
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Ishita is an Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 700 articles published. She has been working in the entertainment and pop-culture niche for more than 4 years. With a English Literature degree, Ishita generally covers news and analyses on Foundation, Ted Lasso, Severance, and more.A lifelong DC fan, Ishita spends her time watching and re-watching everything in the DC universe (yes, even including the Arrowverse shows).
