Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
10-25-24 | 02:16 PM
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Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Sony Pictures and Martin Lawrence are looking to revive another classic comedy from the comedian. Sources tell Deadline that a sequel to the 1999 buddy comedy Blue Streak is in development. Cole Maliska is writing the screenplay, and insiders say the film is in early development with no other talent involved.
Lawrence is producing through his production company Run Tel Dat along with Robert Lawrence, Rae Proctor and Stacy Lyles as well as Toby Jaffe and his RDV Films.
Released in 1999, the original Blue Streak starred Lawrence as Miles, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a police station, whereupon he disguises himself as a detective and gets paired with a real policeman, played by Luke Wilson, to investigate burglaries. The film opened No. 1 at the North American box office and went on to gross nearly $120 million globally.
Lawrence most recently starred alongside Will Smith in Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which kickstarted this year’s summer box office by opening to $56 million domestically, and has since grossed more than $403M worldwide, boosting the Bad Boys franchise past $1 billion in lifetime box office. Lawrence is currently on his nationwide comedy tour You All know What It Is, which will run through March 2025.
Lawrence is represented by UTA, Artists First and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman. Maliska is represented by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone.
Lawrence is producing through his production company Run Tel Dat along with Robert Lawrence, Rae Proctor and Stacy Lyles as well as Toby Jaffe and his RDV Films.
Released in 1999, the original Blue Streak starred Lawrence as Miles, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a police station, whereupon he disguises himself as a detective and gets paired with a real policeman, played by Luke Wilson, to investigate burglaries. The film opened No. 1 at the North American box office and went on to gross nearly $120 million globally.
Lawrence most recently starred alongside Will Smith in Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which kickstarted this year’s summer box office by opening to $56 million domestically, and has since grossed more than $403M worldwide, boosting the Bad Boys franchise past $1 billion in lifetime box office. Lawrence is currently on his nationwide comedy tour You All know What It Is, which will run through March 2025.
Lawrence is represented by UTA, Artists First and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman. Maliska is represented by UTA and Kaplan/Perrone.
10-25-24 | 07:21 PM
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Re: Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
Tengo el gato en los pantalones.
10-25-24 | 07:26 PM
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Re: Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
Maybe this might have worked if it came out in 2001 or 2002
But, it's been 25 years since the 1st movie. Who even remembers it? I think it was one of the 1st DVDs I ever rented.
Lawrence would be 62 or 63 at the earliest if this gets made. There's not even a script yet.
But, it's been 25 years since the 1st movie. Who even remembers it? I think it was one of the 1st DVDs I ever rented.
Lawrence would be 62 or 63 at the earliest if this gets made. There's not even a script yet.
10-25-24 | 07:30 PM
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Re: Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
Yeah, 25 years too late.
10-25-24 | 07:32 PM
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Re: Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
Hey, maybe he also has plans for a sequel to National Security.
10-25-24 | 07:34 PM
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Re: Blue Streak 2 - S: Martin Lawrence
Seems like an odd choice for a sequel so long after the original. Why not just make a new Martin Lawrence heist or cop comedy that’s not connected to the first?
I’m not sure people are clamoring for a continuation of the Blue Streak franchise.
I’m not sure people are clamoring for a continuation of the Blue Streak franchise.
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10-26-24 | 11:13 AM
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If it happens i hope he loses some weight since he looked awful in that last Bad Boys movie.
10-26-24 | 01:41 PM
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10-26-24 | 01:45 PM
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10-26-24 | 06:56 PM
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I've sometimes wondered if these sequels/reboots to such minor films no one cares about is part of "studio accounting" schemes, like they can now claim they had to spend millions of dollars licensing the rights to the original movie, even though this "fee" is being paid by them, to them.
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