Will Smith & Martin Lawrence Celebrate ‘Bad Boys 4’ + ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Renewed, Michael Ealy Joins Cast + SWV & XSCAPE’s New BRAVO Series

Bad Boys 4 is officially underway! Watch Will Smith and Martin Lawrence share the good movie news, plus details about “Power Book II: Ghost” being renewed, new faces that’ll join the series, and what SWV and XSCAPE have coming to BRAVO inside…

Bad Boys For Ever!

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirmed Tuesday that they will reunite for a fourth Bad Boys film!

The upcoming flick is reportedly in pre-production at Sony Pictures and will be directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah from a script by Chris Bremner.

The fourth film in the buddy cop movie series, which began in 1995, has been in the works for quite some time, but it wasn’t given the official greenlight until just recently.

Yesterday, Will and Martin took to social media to let everyone know a fourth installment is on the way! Watch their funny announcement below:

 

 

 

 

 

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Before COVID shut down everything in March 2020, the third film, Bad Boys for Life, grossed more than $426 million worldwide; with a domestic four-day opening of $73 million, following its January 17, 2020 release. The action film had the second-best MLK weekend ever. The global box office total for the Bad Boys franchise is $840.7 million.

Bad Boys 4 will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Smith for Westbrook, Doug Belgrad, and Chad Oman, with Lawrence, James Lassiter, Mike Stenson, Barry Walden, and Jon Mone serving as executive producers.

The filmmakers, El Arbi and Fallah, previously directed Sony Pictures' Bad Boys for Life, which reunited Will and Martin 25 years after the original iconic Bad Boys film was released. Are you here for Part 4?

On television…

STARZ just renewed “Power Book II: Ghost” for Season 4 as fans patiently wait for Season 3’s premiere next month.

According to Deadline, Season 4 is currently in production in New York, and the new season will introduce a new character. Barbershop star Michael Ealy is set to join the cast in a series regular role.

Michael Ealy will play Detective Don Carter, a rising NYPD officer who was on track to become Police Commissioner until his wife was killed in a crossfire between rival drug gangs. Carter traded in his tie for a kevlar vest, and now leads an elite NYPD drug task force that achieves concrete results against drug-related violence. While his accomplishments deserve public recognition, nothing can replace his lost love.

As for Season 3, everyone is grieving after Zeke is murdered, but the streets do not care. Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the Tejadas face new challenges and questions as they navigate new twists and turns that will ultimately determine whether they level up or get taken down! Watch the teaser below.

”Power Book II: Ghost” Season 3 returns Friday, March 17, 2023 on STARZ.

Also coming to television…

Two best-selling girl groups of all time are joining forces for a new BRAVO reality series.

In a six-part limited series titled “SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B,” SWV and XSCAPE will give fans a VIP front-row seat to '90s nostalgia as they pull back the curtain on their personal and professional lives as they prepare to hit the stage together for a special one-night concert event. And the ladies bring the drama!

SWV, comprised of Cheryl "Coko" Gamble, Tamara "Taj" George, and Leanne "Lelee" Lyons, has sold over 30 million records worldwide and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. XSCAPE, the mega-successful R&B quartet comprised of Kandi Burruss, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, and siblings LaTocha Scott-Bivens and Tamika Scott, has sold over 9 million records worldwide and charted six top-10 singles on the Billboard 100.

It appears fans will get to see what was going on behind-the-scenes before XSCAPE’s huge social media meltdown between its members after their Soul Train Awards wardrobe malfunction. As well as see how LaTocha nabbed her exclusive license deal with Motown Gospel, which was announced last month.

 

“SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B” is produced by Monami Productions with Mona Scott-Young, Stephanie R. Gayle, Michael Lang, Maryam Janhabin, Patrick McCabe, James Brangert and Charles Davis serving as executive producers. LaTocha Scott-Bivens, Kandi Burruss, Cheryl “Coko” Gamble, Tamara “Taj” George, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, LeAnne “Lelee” Lyons and Tamika Scott also serve as executive producers.

Check out the first look below:

“SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B” premieres Sunday, March 5, at 9:30 p.m. EST/PST. Will you be tuning in?

Photo: Silvia Elizabeth Pangaro/Shutterstock

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