Will Smith and Bad Boys Producer Have Reportedly Put Things in Motion for the Trilogy

TMZ caught wind of news that Will Smith and Jerry Bruckheimer—the producer behind the Bad Boys franchise—have inked a deal to put the franchise's trilogy into motion. Suggested Reading Post #3 6-18-2025 Post #2 6-18-2025 Post #1 6-16-2025 Video will return here when scrolled back into view To view this video please enable JavaScript, and…

TMZ caught wind of news that Will Smith and Jerry Bruckheimer—the producer behind the Bad Boys franchise—have inked a deal to put the franchise's trilogy into motion.

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Sources told TMZ that Smith and Bruckheimer spent four hours at dinner Tuesday night and met up again for a long lunch Wednesday to hatch out the details. They've also reportedly been working on a script.

It's probably safe to say that fans would flock to the theaters to see Smith and Martin Lawrence together again.

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