Will Smith is known around the world as an acclaimed movie star, and his blockbuster success can be linked back to his role in Michael Bay 's 1995 film Bad Boys . By that point in his career, he was already a well-known name thanks to his music and starring role on The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air , but Bad Boys led to Independence Day , Independence Day led to Men In Black , and so on. It was the gateway project that turned him into a true A-lister, with the Bad Boys franchise still going strong to this day.
Reflecting on the last 30 years, Smith has a lot to be grateful for in regards to Bad Boys – and a lot of that gratitude should go to Martin Lawrence , who was actually the person who got him to sign on for the movie in the first place. There has been a lot of Bad Boys -related hype in the air recently thanks to the theatrical arrival of the fourth Bad Boys movie a.k.
a. Bad Boys: Ride Or Die , and Will Smith recently look to Instagram to share the story of how it all started. With a promo photo of himself and Martin Lawrence, he posted a caption noting that it was 30 years ago – in June 1994 – that cameras started rolling on the production, and he reflected on how his co-star first got him involved with the film that would ultimately change his life.
According to Smith, he first learned about Bad Boys during a scheduled dinner with Martin Lawrence, and was excited about the movie from the get-go...
but there was a significant catch involved: he had to sign on for the pr.