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Will Smith returning for Bad Boys III?

With Hollywood now clearly devoid of ideas it should come as little surprise that yet another desperate, cash-grabbing sequel is coming your way.

Having grossed $414+ million with ‘Bad Boys’ 1 and 2, the explosion-packed antics of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two Miami detectives with a worrying fetish for standing totally still while Michael Bay’s loving camera revolves around them in jaw-cracking slow-mo, Columbia Pictures now want this highly bankable trio to do it again.

The franchise’s 1995 first outing was Bay’s directorial debut, and paired Smith [in his first film role since 'Fresh Prince,'] with the more laid-back Lawrence. The result grossed over $141-million worldwide. 2003’s inevitable sequel saw both Bay and Smith now full-fledged as stars, and hauled in $273-million just on its own.

So now, of course, their bosses want more.

Due to be written by Peter Craig – who wrote ‘The Town,’ which Ben Affleck is now directing in Massachusetts – according to the Hollywood Reporter, everyone involved in the two previous outings is keen to return. But no-one’s signed up yet, so don’t make big plans.

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