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Bad Boys actor Martin Lawrence is set for a key recurring role opposite Okieriete Onaodowan AMC’s Demascus, the half-hour comedic sci-fi series from playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and AMC Studios. The six-episode series is set to premiere next year on AMC and AMC+. Created by Chisholm, Demascus follows Demascus…

Bad Boys actor Martin Lawrence has weighed in on the future of the franchise in the wake of co-star Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. In a recent interview with Ebony, the actor dismissed the notion that the slap has put an end to plans for the fourth Bad Boys film, first announced in 2020. “We got…

The surviving cast of Martin is reuniting 30 years later for a BET+ special airing on June 16 and the streamer has released a first look trailer above. The celebration is hosted by comedian Affion Crockett. Participating stars include Martin Lawrence, who returns as the titular character, Tisha Campbell as his wife…

Martin Lawrence and the surviving cast of his hit comedy series Martin are set to reunite 30 years later as part of a BET+ reunion special, hosted by Affion Crockett. Taping will take place February 20 and the special will air later this year. Announced participants also include Tisha Campbell, Tichina Arnold and Carl…

Martin Lawrence has been tapped to star in Topic Studios’ reimagined English-language adaptation of the HOT-produced praised Israeli series Nehama. In his first television role in seven years, Lawrence will play the title character in the soon-to-be-titled dark comedy. Lawrence also will produce the U.S. version via…

UPDATED, 11:10 AM: SAG-AFTRA has rescinded its “Do Not Work” order for Mindcage, two days after the union told its members they could not work on the film because its producer, MC Scared LLC, had "failed to demonstrate its compliance" with its Covid-19 safety protocols. SAG-AFTRA now says that "members are free to…

Sony Pictures, Martin Lawrence, Unanimous Media's Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton, and Brendan O'Brien are teaming on One and Done, a high concept comedy set in the world of women’s basketball. Sony is percolating the project as a star vehicle for Lawrence, who most recently starred for the studio in Bad Boys For…

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Lawrence and Snoop Dogg are teaming up to star in Game, a political drama set in Washington, D.C. The duo co-wrote the story for the project, which reunites Bad Boys star Lawrence with the feature franchise’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Game, which will be taken to the marketplace shortly, is…

Netflix is about to serve a flood of funny in Los Angeles with its Netflix is a Joke Fest, set for April 27-May 3. For one week, the streaming giant is partnering with Live Nation to bring over 100 live shows and events to various venues in L.A. with recorded shows available on the platform later this year. Netflix Is…

It has been 17 years since Bad Boys II and a quarter-century since the original Bad Boys in 1995. Michael Bay directed both of them, making his film debut on the original. But he’s not back for this long-awaited and long-in-development third edition of the franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Miami…

The latest trailer for Bad Boys For Life has dropped, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence promising to serve up another slice of high-octane action-comedy in the third outing for Sony’s franchise. Bad Boys For Life is scheduled to open on January 17, 2020. Smith and Lawrence are returning as detectives Mike Lowrey and…

“One last time?” “One last time.” It’s been 16 years since Will Smith and Martin Lawrence hit the streets in Bad Boys II — and nearly a quarter-century since the original Bad Boys, but now we finally have the first trailer for the ever-gestating Bad Boys for Life. Check it out above. Inspirational line: “You want your…