With filming on the long-rumoured Bad Boys for Life set to get underway next month, Variety is reporting that Vanessa Hudgens (The Princess Switch), Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) and Charles Melton (Riverdale) have signed on to star alongside the returning Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the third instalment of the action-comedy series.
According to the site, the trio will play “a modern, highly specialized police unit that collides with the old school Bad Boys (Smith and Lawrence) when a new threat emerges in Miami.” Casting continues for the main villain of the piece, while Joe Pantoliano is set to reprise his role from the first two movies as Captain Howard.
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Bad Boys for Life sees Adi El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (Gangsta) directing from a script by Chris Bremner. Filming will begin in January 2019, ahead of a release on January 17th 2020.
Originally published December 22, 2018. Updated December 23, 2018.
