Will Smith’spress tour forBad Boys: Ride or Diejust got a lot hotter. As the latest installment in the action franchise heats up the box office, Smith dropped by the set ofHot Onesto answer host Sean Evans’ burning questions while eating wings covered in a variety of hot sauces. Near the end of the show, Evans asked Smith which of his performances would “best define your career as an actor?” The first movie Smith mentioned wasThe Pursuit of Happyness.Smith said, courtesy ofFirst We Feast:
“I think the individual best movie, all around, that I’ve ever made is The Pursuit of Happyness.[I] think that’s the one where like it wasn’t just… [struggles ashe continues crying from eating spicy wingscovered in hot sauce].Right behind that is the first Men In Black:the direction, cinematography and music.”
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment in the action-comedy film series starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. The series centers on hard-boiled Miami detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, who take on dangerous drug kingpins and thwart dangerous schemes as they attempt to stop the circulation of illicit drugs in their city. This time, Miami’s finest are the ones on the run.
Smith continued:
“I think among the most funI’ve ever had making a movie is likeBad Boys and Aladdinlike just the most, the most fun. But in terms of all-around best movies, performances,if I had to put four of them in a time capsule,it would beThe Pursuit of Happyness,the firstMen In Black,it would beI Am Legendand probablyKing Richard.”
‘People Just Need the Joy That Comes from This Movie’
Box office projections predictBad Boys: Ride or Diewill make $50 millionto $60 million over its opening weekend domestically. Undoubtedly, a large part of the sequel’s success hinges on the unparalleled big-screen chemistry between Will Smith’s character Mike Lowrey and Martin Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett, not to mention the stellar humor the action flick provides. Smith said in an interview withVariety:
“Big wild broad comedy that doesn’t break the seriousness,the action.It’s a rated-R comedy action,and I just think people need to laugh as hard as they laugh in this movie.People just need the joy that comes from this movie.”
Bad Boys: Ride or Die’s Will Smith Says ‘It’s Nothing But Love’ from Fans
Smith is grateful to the supportive fans who showed up at the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere, despite the 2022 Oscars' slap snafu.
Be sure to check outMovieWeb’sBad Boys: Ride or Diereview,which proclaims that both “Will Smith & Martin Lawrence return in top form.” And at the time of this writing, fans are praising the fourth installment in the action franchise to the tune of a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and an “A-” CinemaScore. Plus, don’t forget to giveSmith’s full interview onHot Onesa look as he battles his way through the fiery gauntlet of mostly delicious hot wings and sauces.
Bad Boys: Ride or Dieis now playing in theaters.
