Bruckheimer says 'Bad Boys 3' script in progress

Rumors about a third "Bad Boys" flick started to surface last year, and it now looks like the sequel is more than likely going to happen. Smith and Lawrence both want one, and last thing we heard, Columbia hired Peter Craig to write the script for "Bad Boys 3." Now producer Jerry Bruckheimer weighs in on the subject.

ComingSoon recently asked the man about the project, and Bruckheimer simply said, "It's a wish and a hope and a dream. We've been working on a screenplay, which is excellent. It's an idea Will gave us, so hopefully, it will come to fruition, we would love it to." So yeah, it's defintiely going to happen.

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Lawrence says 'Bad Boys 3' is real. Yes, we know...

Martin Lawrence recently told MTV that he is certain "Bad Boys 3" is going to happen, but that's kind of old news already. Well, kind of... Back in August last year, Columbia announced that Peter Craig was recruited to write a first draft for the third installment in the popular action series.

Back then, that was the only thing anyone really knew about the project, but I was pretty sure the old gang would return if a sequel was really going to happen. So now, according to Lawrence, "Bad Boys 3" is really, totally, definitely coming to the big screen soon. How soon? That's the question.

Michael Bay is a busy man these days, but Lawrence told MTV Bay said he's on board. Apprently, Will Smith is as well. "Any time you can get Big Willie to come out and talk about doing a third installment of a hot movie like 'Bad Boys,' you have to take notice," Lawrence said.

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Movie Review: "Death at a Funeral" (2010)

Seen on: April 16, 2010

The players: Director: Neil LaBute, Writer: Dean Craig, Cast: Peter Dinklage, Chris Rock, Regina Hall, Keith David, Martin Lawrence, Tracy Morgan, Zoe Saldana

Facts of interest: Remake of Frank Oz's 2007 comedy.

The plot: The film tells the story of a family desperately trying to make it through a funeral ceremony.

Our thoughts: If you’ve seen Frank Oz’s 2007 British comedy “Death at a Funeral,” you may as well stick with it and skip Neil LaBute’s American remake, because the new “Death at a Funeral” is so close to the original one, it almost becomes a completely unnecessary viewing experience. Okay, maybe this one’s a tad raunchier, but in my book, it’s not exactly funnier.

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Brandon T. Jackson boards 'Big Momma's House 3'

The big momma will soon return to the big screen, as Regency is moving forward with "Big Momma's House 3," a sequel that will see Martin Lawrence reprise his role as undercover agent dressing up as an obese chick. I know... it really is the worst idea ever.

Anyway, Variety reports Brandon T. Jackson, who's on the screen in "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," is joining the project directed by John Whitesell ("Big Momma's House 2"). Matthew Fogel wrote the script, which Randi Mayem Singer revised.

The story? This time, Lawrence's character Malcolm takes his 17-year-old nephew on an undercover mission at an all-girls performing arts school after the youngster witnesses a murder. They both dress up as ladies, trying to find the killer in time before he strikes next.

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Hell no! Foxx, Lawrence go 'Sheneneh'

I doubt this is a good idea: Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence will star as female characters in Screen Gems' upcoming comedy "Sheneneh and Wanda," which Foxx will write and co-produce.

The film stems from a movie trailer parody the two acrtors did for the BET Awards. They got some positive buzz out of it, and next thing you know, they're planning a big feature film.

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Oh no! 'Big Momma's House 3' finds a writer

l'm not even going to waste a single minute wondering why in the heck Fox decided to go ahead and develop "Big Momma's House 3," but the truth is, the unecessaey sequel is going to happen, and it looks like the project is slowly coming together.

Randi Mayem Singer, who wrote the upcoming "Tooth Fairy," is on board to pen the script for the third installment in the series starring Martin Lawrence as an undercover agent who dresses like a big lady.

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Columbia is developing 'Bad Boys 3'

The "Bad Boys" will soon return to the big screen, as Columbia Pictures is prepping a third installment in the popular series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. "Bad Boys 3" is only in the earliest developmental stages right now, but I'm sure we'll hear more about it once a script nears completion.

The Hollywood Reporter says Peter Craig is set to write the third film. Plot details are unknown at this point, but the film will follow the latest adventures of Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett. No deals have been made with either Smith or Lawrence at this stage.

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Lawrence, Morgan join 'Death at a Funeral'

Tracy Morgan and Martin Lawrence are gearing up to star alongside Chris Rock in the remake of Frank Oz’s 2007 comedy “Death at a Funeral."

Loretta Devine, Ron Glass, Danny Glover, Regina Hall, James Marsden, Zoe Saldana and Columbus Short are also part of the acting crew, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The story focuses on a funeral ceremony during which cadavers are misplaced, people engage in indecent exposure, and dirty family secrets suddenly come to light.

Neil LaBute is directing a script by Rock and Ayesha Carr (“Everybody Hates Chris”). Dean Craig, writer of the original British comedy, is on board to executive produce the project.

Morgan, who can be seen on "30 Rock," has a couple of projects coming up, including "Nailed" and "Freshman Roommates." Rock recently joined the cast of an untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures.

I still have to watch the original "Death at a Funeral," but I hear it's a wildly funny comedy.

Daily news dose: 'School for Scumbags' comes to big screen; 'All About Steve' postponed

Here's your daily dose of film news for Feb. 18, 2009:

• Aaron Rapke and Stewart Kaye will adapt Danny King's novel "School for Scumbags," according to Variety. The book follows a teenager who, after being kicked out of multiple schools, ends up in a special school for troublemakers where real-life thieves teach the kids how to pull off a giant heist.

• Martin Lawrence is attached to star in "Back to America," a film about a Queens man who finds out he is the heir to the throne of an African country. Lawrence will co-produce the film with Alcon Entertainment. He was last seen in "College Road Trip." (Variety)

• Twentieth Century Fox decided to push back Sandra Bullock's new comedy "All About Steve" to the fall. The film was originally scheduled to open March 6, but with many romantic comedies currently out there already, the studio thought it may be best to postpone the release. Also opening March 6 is "Watchmen." (Variety)

• Evan Jones is set to star in Albert and Allen Hughes' "The Book of Eli" and Ryan Piers Williams' "American Tragic." Jones' credicts include "October Road." (The Hollywood Reporter)