Michael Bay’s “Bad Boys” movies are one of his signature action franchises, but the director said the studio did not have faith in the project because of a misguided belief that Black actors don’t attract international audiences. Sony Pictures was behind “Bad Boys,” which paired Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two Miami narcotics detectives. […]
Continue readingIn a career that stretches back 40 years, Sean Penn has had many great roles, from Jeff Spicoli to Harvey Milk, from the surly teen sociopath of “Bad Boys” to the soulful death-row sociopath of “Dead Man Walking.” Yet there’s a role Penn is now playing that he has embraced with fierce commitment and skill, […]
Continue readingThis is one explosive confrontation that Michael Bay wants no part of.The “Ambulance” director shared his reaction to the now-infamous Oscars slap between Will Smith and presenter Chris Rock during the March 27 awards ceremony. Bay, who directed Smith in both “Bad Boys” and its 2003 sequel, told Yahoo! Entertainment that Smith’s altercation seemed out […]
Continue reading“Bad Boys for Life” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have been tapped to direct DC’s upcoming “Batgirl” movie.Christina Hodson penned the script for the new superhero film, centered on Barbra Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon. Hodson, who also wrote the screenplay for “Birds of Prey,” also penned the […]
Continue readingAdil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, whose Bad Boys franchise entry Bad Boys for Life is currently 2020’s most successful movie, have lined up their next project.Rebel, being introduced at the Cannes Virtual Market by Wild Bunch, is billed as an “immensely powerful and nuanced portrayal of a family torn apart over a little Muslim […]
Continue readingBlack Widow may have a new composer. As the release of the comic book film remains in limbo amid the growing coronavirus pandemic, Marvel Studios has reportedly replaced initial Black Widow composer Alexandre Desplat with Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Bad Boys for Life composer Lorne Balfe. According to Film Music Reporter, Lorne Balfe will […]
Continue readingWith the nation’s movie theaters dark due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sony Pictures has given its hit action comedy “Bad Boys for Life” an early video on demand release on March 31.The movie — starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence — will debut April 21 on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD.Prior to the crisis, […]
Continue readingFor a third straight weekend in a row Sony’s Bad Boys for Life topped the weekend box office, and continues to do so with ease, though it isn’t as if the competition from a pair of newcomers was stiff. Both Uar’s Gretel & Hansel and Paramount’s The Rhythm Section fell below expectations, and the latter […]
Continue readingSony’s Bad Boys for Life entered its second weekend with a strong holdover performance, repeating atop the weekend box office and topping $120 million domestically after just ten days in release. Meanwhile, STX’s release of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen enjoyed a solid debut while Universal’s The Turning finished just outside the top five, disappointing both […]
Continue readingSony Picture has a hot one on their hands with the release of Bad Boys For Life. The box office opening weekend for the first Bad Boys film in 17 years was a biggie, with the movie raking in millions and picking up some new records in the process. Image via Sony Pictures/caption] Per Variety, […]
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