Will Smith transformed back into a police officer on Saturday as he continued filming the movie Bad Boys 4 still untitled in Miami, Florida.
The actor, 55, was seen filming a high-octane chase scene, in which he aimed a prop gun at the side of a road on a bridge.
Will wore a black vest under an open shirt, paired with a matching pair of jeans, a silver chain, and a matching bracelet.
He was joined by a body double, who wore a duplicate costume and sported the same haircut and facial hair as the movie star.
Between takes, Will was seen getting his face and hair touched up by the hair and makeup artist.
Will Smith transformed back into police officer mode on Saturday as he continued filming the as-yet-untitled Bad Boys 4 in Miami, Florida.
The actor, 55, was seen filming a high-octane chase scene, in which he aimed a prop gun at the side of a road on a bridge.
Will wore a black vest under an open shirt, paired with a matching pair of jeans, a silver chain, and a matching bracelet.
He stars in the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, as Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey alongside Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Burnett.
Production resumed on February 26, after a seven-month hiatus due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah had planned to finish the film during the summer, but production was abruptly halted after the actors’ strike began on July 31.
While principal photography on the film had been completed before the shutdown, reshoots were necessary to complete the film.
Production is expected to wrap soon, and then there will be a rush to finish editing as Bad Boys 4 is scheduled to release in the US on June 7.
The film’s plot has been kept under wraps, with the franchise previously focusing on the antics and investigations of narcotics officers Mike and Marcus as they hunt dangerous criminals.
Vanessa Hudgens reprises her role as Kelly, a weapons expert first introduced in 2020’s Bad Boys For Life.
While Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, DJ Khaled and Jacob Scipio also return to reprise their roles.
He was joined by a body double, who wore a duplicate costume and sported the same haircut and facial hair as the movie star.
Between takes, Will was seen getting his face and hair touched up by the hair and makeup artist.
He stars in the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, as Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey alongside Martin Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Burnett (pictured in the first film from 1995).
Tasha Smith joins the cast, replacing Theresa Randle, who previously played the character in the first three films.
While other new cast members include Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhea Seehorn and Joyner Lucas, with Deadline Ioan will play Lockwood, a high-profile lawyer running for election.
The previous three films have been a tremendously successful franchise at the global box office, with the original Bad Boys (1995) grossing $141.4 million against a budget of $19 million.
Eight years later, Bad Boys II (2003) would do even better at the box office, grossing $273.3 million, although the inflated $130 million budget ate up much of the additional profits.
The third installment, Bad Boys For Life (2020), ended up being the biggest success of the three productions, grossing $426.5 million and working with a budget of $90 million.
Bad Boys 4 entered development that same year, but progress on the film was reportedly halted in April 2022 due to Will’s infamous Oscar scandal.
During the ceremony, he stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Following the public backlash, Will formally apologized and called his behavior was “unacceptable” and “inexcusable”, before he was subsequently banned from attending the Oscars or any other Academy events for ten years.
New cast members include Eric Dane (left), Ioan Gruffudd (right), Rhea Seehorn and Joyner Lucas, with reports saying Ioan will play Lockwood, a high-profile lawyer running for election.