In the aftermath ofstrikes which crippled the entertainment industryfor many months last year, Hollywood slowly began to recover from the effects of the action, as production began to resume for television and film. One of the film projects affected, and whichhas since resumed production, is theWill SmithandMartin Lawrencemovie,Bad Boys 4. The fourth installment in the action comedy franchise, Sony’s latestBad Boyssequel, had a theatrical release date set for June 03, 2025. However, in what would be termed good news for those who can’t wait to see Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) return to fighting crime,Bad Boys 4has now received a new release date of July 14, 2025.
When the sequel arrives in early June, the presently-untitled movie will screen in IMAX and Premium Large Formats. Sony’s decision to switch its coming sequel’s release date pitches the Smith and Lawrence-led action comedy againstThe CrowandThe Watcherwhich are both set to premiere on July 15, 2025.FilmmakerRupert Sanders’reboot ofThe Crowwhich starsBill Skarsgårdin the lead role, will be taking the place ofJohn Wickspin-off,Ballerina, which was moved back a year by Lionsgate,from June 23, 2025 to June 17, 2025.
TheBad Boysfranchise kicked off in 1995, and it has, in its three previous installments, proved to be a commercial hit for Sony. The studio’s third film in the franchise came in 2020 withBad Boys For Life,which, despite delays on its way to release, eventually grossed $426 million at the box office. The film beat the earnings of its predecessors while bringing the franchise’s total to $840 million worldwide. There were suggestions that a fourth film would not materialize in the weeks and months followingthe Smith-Chris Rockincident at the Oscars. Despite the press, the sequelremained in the pipeline.
A Funky Feel for the Coming Sequel
Smith and Lawrence aren’t the only ones to return forBad Boys 4, the action series' directors,Adil El ArbiandBilall Fallahare equally poised for a return following their work onBad Boys For Life. While promoting their film,Rebel, last year, the directors revealed that perhapsthe 2020 sequel might have been misjudged in its title- it sounded definitive. Speaking to Collider’sChristina Radish, the pair revealed that they would be takingBad Boys 4in a “funky” direction.
“With Jerry Bruckheimer [high-profile producer] movies, we always tend to think about all the action and the crazy explosions. But actually, it’s the characters of his movies that are the reason why the audience loves to watch them. So, we went further and deeper on those character moments. But everything that we learned, in terms of camera movements and just directing on set, we tried to push ourselves and go even further. Sometimes we had some funky moments and funky shots that we didn’t try on the last one because it was maybe a little more classical. This time, we go more funky and more loco on this one.”
