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Cape Town – Bad Boys 3 has finally gotten the greenlight.
In April Will Smith posted a throwback picture of himself and Martin Lawrence as their characters hinting at a return of the franchise.
After many rumours and stops and starts the third film in the series has finally been confirmed.
Will shared the happy news on Instagram. In the video Will, who is joined by Lawrence, says: "Yo, yo. I’m telling y'all. I’m telling y'all this is crazy, wait, wait, just wait — it's official! It's official, baby! It's official! Bad boys 3 is happening! It's official! It's official! (sic)"
"That's it — no more! Y'all can’t handle no more of that (sic)," he added.
Martin shared the same video saying: "Can’t wait to hit the ground running! Blessed to be a part of such a great film with my brotha @willsmith. We still gotta learn the words to the song though! (sic)"
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The Suicide Squad actor later posted a throwback picture and captioned it: "I promise you @martinlawrence won't have a beeper in the new @badboys #tbt"
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The original film was released in 1995 and directed by Michael Bay. It followed two Miami detective Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) and Mike Lowrey (Smith) as they investigate a case of stolen heroine.
The sequel was released in 2003 and was set eight years after the events of the first film. Gabrielle Union joined the cast as Burnett’s sister, Syd.
The Breaking In actress will reprise her role in a Bad Boy spin-off television series for NBC.
