Are you ready for Bad Boys? According to PEOPLE Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back on the scene in the first trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
Sony Pictures debuted the first trailer for the sequel and its new title, Ride or Die on Tuesday, showing Smith, 55, and Lawrence, 58, reuniting for more action nearly 30 years after the 1995 original movie.
“We back in this thang!!” Smith wrote in a caption to an Instagram post showing the trailer.
The Bad Boys films follow Smith and Lawrence’s characters’ adventures as detectives working for the Miami Police Department; a new synopsis for the movie reads that the pair
“are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami’s finest are now on the run.”
Also featured in the new enty’s cast are Alexander Ludwig, Vanessa Hudgens, Eric Dane, Tasha Smith, Ioan Gruffudd, Paola Nuñez, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tiffany Haddish and Joe Pantoliano. Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are back after helming 2020’s Bad Boys for Life.
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In January 2023, Smith and Lawrence excitedly announced the development of a fourth Bad Boys movie through a video shared on Instagram, captioned “IT’S ABOUT THAT TIME!”
The video featured Smith driving to Lawrence’s residence, teasing viewers with a “hint” about his significant news. The iconic track “Shake Ya Tailfeather” from the Bad Boys II soundtrack played in the background.
Throughout spring 2023, Lawrence and Smith were seen filming Bad Boys: Ride or Die on multiple occasions, including in Atlanta in April and May, and again in June.
In one notable sighting, the actors were captured in their complete police uniforms, embodying their characters Mike and Marcus.
The dynamic duo also made a virtual appearance at CinemaCon 2023 to tease the upcoming film. According to Variety, they revealed that they were four weeks into filming at the time.
“We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there,” Lawrence told the convention’s Las Vegas audience. “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here,” Smith added at the time, noting that the costars are “hype” and “excited” for the movie.
In March, Smith marked the end of filming, sharing a photo of himself with Lawrence on Instagram and writing,
“WRAPPED! Nothin’ but Magic every time I’m with my guy.”
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is in theaters June 7.
