Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, and Charles Melton have officially joined the cast ofBad Boys for Life. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence finally confirmed that the sequel was really happening back at the beginning of November with a video post on social media that quickly went viral and the response has been awesome so far. The two actors are happy to be working together again and production is expected to begin early next year, which means that we should get some pictures from the set coming in real soon.
It has been revealed thatVanessa Hudgens,Alexander Ludwig, andCharles Meltonare playing a highly specialized police unit inBad Boys 3who end up meeting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s characters when a new threat emerges in Miami. The latest casting news comes after it was revealed that Joe Pantoliano will reprise his role of Captain Howard, which has gotten fans even more excited. It will be interesting to see how formerHigh School Musicalstar Vanessa Hudgens andRiverdalestar Charles Melton are accepted into the franchise by fans.
According to sources close to Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, the duo have been conducting chemistry tests with potential actors forBad Boys 3. Apparently they were conducting said tests with Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, and Charles Melton and then again with the villain role. A villain has yet to be announced at this time, but it appears that Hudgens, Melton, and Ludwig were able to pass their chemistry tests with Smith and Lawrence. Hopefully the production releases the villain soon, so we can get a better idea of what this new threat to Miami is after all of these years sitting around and waiting for the movie to be announced.
Production onBad Boys 3isexpected to begin January 14th and last through April 11th, filming in Atlanta and Miami. Additionally, the title is reportedlyBad Boys for Lif3, though that has not been officially confirmed by the studio at this time. That being said, let’s hope they think of a better way of incorporating that number 3 because it looks super forced. Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing the sequel from a script written by Chris Bremmer, with earlier drafts by Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan.
Bad Boys 3hits theaterson January 17th, 2020with Jerry Bruckheimer on board to produce, along with Doug Belgrad and Will Smith. Barry Waldman, Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, and James Lassiter are executive producers. It’s an exciting time for fans of the action genre with theFast and Furiousspin-offHobbs and Shawon the way as well. The originalBad Boyshelped pave the way for movies like the Fast and Furious franchise to exist. TheBad Boys 3casting news was originally reported byVarietyand the villain should be announced shortly.
