For years there’s been talk of Bad Boys 3, with both Martin Lawrence and Will Smith saying they’re open to the idea (which isn’t surprising in Lawrence’s case, as he hasn’t exactly got a huge amount else going on, movie-wise). However it’s been trapped in development hell, and the longer the delay, the less likely it’s seemed we’d ever actually see the movie.
Now though they’re breathing new life into the project, with producer Jerry Bruckheimer seemingly keen to get it back on track. While previously it looked like Michael Bay would return to direct, it now seems he’s passing the baton on, as TheWrap reports that A-Team and Stretch director Joe Carnahan is circling the film.
If he does sign on, he will initially rewrite the script by David Guggenheim (Safe House). The involvement of both Smith and Lawrence is dependent on that script, so it’s far from a done deal at the moment.
A couple of weeks ago the first rather unusual pictures emerged from Stretch, a movie that looks rather intriguing and had stars such as Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Jessica Alba, Ed Helms, Brooklyn Decker, James Badge Dale, David Hasselhoff, Ray Liotta, and Shaun Toub.
Jessica Alba has signed up to play a supporting role in the movie Stretch for director Joe Carnahan, according to 
Just yesterday we reported that James Badge Dale had joined the likes of Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Brooklyn Decker and Ed Helms in Joe Carnahan’s Stretch. Now the cast has expanded some more, with 
James Badge Dale’s star has slowly been rising thanks to the likes of Shame and The Grey, and this year’s he’s got the impressive trio of Iron Man 3, World War Z and The Lone Ranger. Now he’s signed up for Joe Carnahan’s new movie, Stretch, according to 
Ed Helms has signed up to star alongside the previously announced Patrick Wilson and Chris Pine in the action-comedy Stretch for director Joe Carnahan, according to 
A-Team and The Grey helmer Joe Carnahan is lining up a new project, as