By Adnan Tezer Aug 31, 2009, 22:37 GMT
Columbia Pictures is developing a third installment of the "Bad Boys" franchise, hiring Peter Craig to write the screenplay.
Columbia Pictures at work on a third ‘Bad Boys’ film with Peter Craig hired to write the screenplay.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the hope is to have a script that would reunite director Michael Bay, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. At this point, with the project in the early stages, none has a deal to return.
The "Boys" movies feature Smith and Lawrence as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.
The first "Boys," released in 1995, helped launch Bay as a director and Smith as an action star even though it was not a blockbuster. It grossed $66 million domestically and $141 million worldwide.
The sequel, released in 2003 when Bay and Smith's stars had risen, grossed $138 million domestically and $273 million worldwide.
All parties have expressed a willingness to return if a story can be hammered out. One potential hurdle, however, would be the costly deals with the players.
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