As is commonly the case, “Unhealthy Boys 3” discovered itself caught in growth hell for a number of years. Between screenwriters coming and going and Will Smith’s busy schedule as one of the vital in-demand main males within the enterprise, it proved difficult to have the entire items come collectively on the proper time. Even so, greater than a decade after “Unhealthy Boys II” hit theaters, optimism persevered.

“I consider so. Sure,” Lawrence mentioned in 2014 when requested by Conan O’Brien if “Unhealthy Boys 3” was nonetheless going to occur. “I simply talked to [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer yesterday and he mentioned it is actual, they’re engaged on the script, they’re getting shut and all of it appears good.” Earlier that very same 12 months, Bruckheimer defined that a lot of it got here right down to dangerous timing.

“We’ll get Sony actual excited to make the film, after which Will [Smith] is off doing two films. After which, Will will come again and be actual enthusiastic about it, and Sony will say, ‘Nicely, possibly it isn’t the time for this.’ After which, ‘Trip Alongside’ got here out and was a giant hit, and now they’re all excited to make the film, however Will is off doing one thing else.

As Marcus Burnett may say, “s*** simply acquired actual” when Sony introduced in 2015 that each “Unhealthy Boys 3” and “Unhealthy Boys 4” had locked down launch dates in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Six years after the sequel formally entered growth, the studio was doubling down. Be that as it might, issues as soon as once more stalled. Lawrence, talking in 2017, forged doubt on the sequel ever coming to fruition.

“I do not suppose we will get one, not the way in which every thing’s turning out. Will is off doing one other film, and I do not suppose it will occur.”