''Bad Boys'' has been one of the most successful franchises in the world of cinema and the possibility of  ''Bad Boys III'' being released on Feb. 17, 2017 has brought a lot of cheer to the fans. It is now confirmed that Will Smith will reprise as Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence as Detective Marcus Burnett. As per the latest updates, the producer Jerry Bruckheimer has signed the contract with Will Smith.

Rest of the cast of the movie is yet to be finalised. ''Martin Lawrence then appeared on The Mo'Nique Show and officially announced that "Bad Boys III" was in development. This was followed by the announcement that Peter Graig (co-writer of The Town) will write the script'' was confirmed by wikia.

''We got Jerry coming out of the lunch, and he was vague about the project, but we know it's an unsigned done deal'' is what TMZ reported. "I saw Martin [Lawrence] a few weeks ago. I haven't seen him for about two years. We just looked at each other. We hugged. In that moment we knew we were making another Bad Boys. We're definitely doing another one" said Smith while chatting on Radio 1Xtra. Den Of Geek confirmed that.

While giving more updates on the forthcoming movies of this franchise the article confirmed ''Bad Boys 3 is scheduled for February 17th 2017. Whether Smith comes back for Bad Boys 4 as well - dated for July 3rd 2019 - remains to be seen.''

Digital spy did an exclusive story on the upcoming movie. ''Jerry Bruckheimer has revealed that he wants Michael Bay to return to direct Bad Boys 3'' is what the article confirmed. In 2014 the producer Jerry Bruckheimer spoke with Digital Spy and confirmed that the screenwriter David Guggenheim was the person chosen to write the plot for the sequel and he was already working on it.

"He's working on an outline right now. Hopefully we'll get him started on a screenplay shortly," confirmed Bruckheimer.