As one of many last motion pictures to open earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters for almost a yr, Unhealthy Boys for Life made fairly the field workplace splash in early 2020, making over $426 million worldwide off a reported $90 million finances. With a efficiency like that, it’s no surprise Sony greenlit Unhealthy Boys 4, which is able to start manufacturing within the coming months. Forward of that, it’s been revealed that Unhealthy Boys for Life alum Vanessa Hudgens will re-team with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for this subsequent installment.
Vanessa Hudgens starred in Unhealthy Boys for Life as Kelly, the weapons skilled for the Superior Miami Metro Operations (A.M.M.O.), the workforce that Joe Panttoliano’s Captain Howard had working with Will Smith’s Mike Lowery and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett. Now Deadline reviews Hudgens might be again in motion for Unhealthy Boys 4, making her the primary actor to be confirmed in addition to the 2 leads. Alas, with plot particulars being saved underneath wraps, we do not know but the circumstances during which Mike and Marcus will reunite with Kelly, apart from safely assuming it’ll revolve round taking down some dangerous guys.
Unhealthy Boys 4 is now certainly one of 4 motion pictures that Vanessa Hudgens on the best way, with the subsequent one, a documentary that she co-executive produced referred to as Useless Scorching: Season of the Witch, arriving someday later this yr. Becoming a member of Unhealthy Boys 4 as undated characteristic movies are fellow Sony launch Downtown Owl, which has already been shot, and French Woman, which started manufacturing final November. Hudgens additionally has a voice function within the upcoming animated sequence Military of the Useless: Misplaced Vegas, which Netflix subscribers will finally be capable to watch alongside Military of the Useless and Military of Thieves.
Talking of Netflix, a lot of Vanessa Hudgens’ movie appearances over the past a number of years hail from the streaming platform. Along with main the three Princess Swap motion pictures, she additionally starred in Polar, The Knight Earlier than Christmas and Tick, Tick… Increase!, the later of which Hudgens was happy with adapting with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield. Hudgens’ notable tasks from earlier in her profession embody the Excessive Faculty Musical motion pictures (duh), Sucker Punch, Spring Breakers, Grease Reside! and the short-lived Powerless.
Behind the scenes, Unhealthy Boys for Life administrators Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah will reprise their helming duties for Unhealthy Boys 4, making this their first film since engaged on Batgirl, which was scrapped final August. The duo additionally govt produced and directed two episodes of the Marvel present Ms. Marvel, which may be streamed with a Disney+ subscription. Chris Bremner, who co-wrote Unhealthy Boys for Life with Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan, has returned to pen Unhealthy Boys 4.
Unhealthy Boys 4 hasn’t been slotted on the theatrical calendar, however as soon as that info is available in, together with every other main updates on its progress, we’ll let you already know. Within the meantime, get acquainted with the 2023 new film releases left to return out this yr.
