Bad Boys: Ride or Die sees Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s lawman characters battle their contemporaries in a gripping sequel. The final trailer for the upcoming buddy cop action film sees the titular duo face off against dirty cops.
Sony Pictures released the latest Ride or Die preview on May 16, seeing Smith and Lawrence, portraying Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey and Detective Lieutenant Marcus Burnett respectively, run roughshod throughout the Miami streets as they try to eradicate crime. Marcus warns Mike, “We’re gonna be tested,” but assures him, “Just know, we’re good,” as they prepare for arguably their biggest battle. The trailer sets up the recently-teased plot, which sees the late Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano) tell Mike and Marcus in a recorded video that one of his fellow officers was behind his death and he was being framed for a crime he never committed. Mike and Marcus are then the target of the police as their careers and lives face serious jeopardy.
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The Ride or Die trailer also sees Mike interact with his estranged criminal son, Armando Aretas (Jacob Scipio) in jail. Armando later plays his part to help save his father and his long-time partner. The trailer also features intense and fiery action sequences, plus the trademark humor that has made the Bad Boys film series a classic to many people since the titular first film debuted in 1995.
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Ride or Die follows up from 2020’s Bad Boys for Life, which became the most critically (76% on Rotten Tomatoes) and commercially ($426.5 million grossed worldwide) successful franchise film. The latest sequel sees many other familiar franchise faces return, including Paola Núñez, Alexander Ludwig and Vanessa Hudgens. Additionally, Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn portrays a U.S. Marshall Agent hunting down Mike and Marcus, while Ioan Gruffudd, Tasha Smith and Tiffany Haddish also feature.
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Early screenings of Ride or Die have been met with positive reviews, crediting the action, humor and chemistry between its main stars. Directed by Bad Boys for Life helmers, Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Ride or Die took “aggressive creative shots” with the latest installment, according to Smith, insisting he didn’t want it to be a run-of-the-mill sequel or typical summer movie.
Filming for Ride or Die wrapped in March after delays caused by last year’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Lawrence recently hinted at Ride or Die not being the last hoorah for the Bad Boys franchise, telling Entertainment Weekly, “I’m going to carry on as long as my brother carries on. It’ll be very hard to get rid of me.”
Ride or Die opens in theaters across North America on Jun. 7.
