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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…

The Fresh Prince is back. Will Smith returned to his music persona Friday night when he joined son Jaden Smith on stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for a performance of the 20-year-old’s single "Icon." The elder Smith posted video of his surprise performance in Instagram, showing the crowd going…

With production about to start on the third Bad Boys movie, Will Smith posed with co-star Martin Lawrence for an Instagram post, which included a note that the two of them binge-watched the first two movies in the franchise. Smith and Lawrence are smiling and look relaxed as they stand in front of a wall-sized image…

On Instagram today, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirmed that Sony’s Bad Boys for Life is finally going forward, and they’re respectively reprising their roles as Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett. “It’s official Bad Boys 3 is happening, it’s official,” screamed Smith from the Santa Monica, CA…

Sony Pictures Entertainment has just dated two of its more high-profile films. The first is Bad Boys for Life, the action comedy directed by Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah that reunites the team of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence with Jerry Bruckheimer for another round of action. That one has been slated for Martin…

EXCLUSIVE: Looks like the Bad Boys are back in town and the Boys from Belgium will bring them to the screen. Sony Pictures is negotiating with the filmmaking team of Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah to direct Bad Boys For Life, the action comedy that will bring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back together, with an August…

Martin Lawrence is heading to Showtime for his first stand-up special in 14 years. Martin Lawrence Doin’ Time: Uncut will premiere Friday, September 9 at 9 PM on Showtime on-air, on demand and over the internet. Filmed live at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, Doin’ Time: Uncut comes on the heels of Lawrence’s most…

The reteam of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence has a new title, Bad Boys for Life, which we’re told is an indicator that the feature is now becoming a reality. Sony is still nailing down a production start date, hence it would never be ready by next summer for its June 2 date. No problem for the Culver City studio as…

Facing formidable preseason Monday Night Football on ESPN and a rising Hotel Hell on Fox last night, FX's Partners fell to its lowest result yet last night. Make that limbo lows for the struggling Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence sitcom. In its third week, the 10/90 series from Lionsgate TV and Debmar-Mercury drew…