“Bad Boys” became a huge franchise thanks to Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. But it almost went in a completely different direction.
Before they were cast, a version of the movie was kicking around with Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey in the starring roles. But producer Jerry Bruckheimer says it fell apart because Carvey backed out. Bruckheimer couldn’t get the movie made with just Will Smith attached. It wasn’t until they added Martin Lawrence that he got the green light because Lawrence was the bigger star at the time. Read the whole story on Uproxx.
