'Bad Boys for Life' directors reveal production on 'Bad Boys 4' was paused before they could shoot in Miami, but promise it will be 'extremely funny'

• "Bad Boys 4" directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah gave Insider an update on the movie.
• The strike halted production before it could shoot in Miami.

Following the success of 2020's "Bad Boys for Life," directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah were excited to dive back into the franchise headed by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence when they signed on to direct the fourth movie in early 2023.

However, those plans have been put on hold amid the SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood.

In a recent interview with Insider, the filmmakers, best known simply as Adil and Bilall, gave an update on how far they made it into filming before production was halted due to the strikes.

"All the interiors and some of the exteriors have been done in Atlanta," Adil said, "but we need to shoot in Miami and do some stunts because the stunt people are also SAG, so all the cool stunt stuff we need to do. Then we can sprinkle the Miami vibes into the movie. Miami is a main character of the movie."

"It's going to be extremely funny," Bilall added.

"The previous one was more of a drama in some parts," Adil said. "This one will be more of a comedy."

"We are going to get people laughing," Bilall said.

Seventeen years after "Bad Boys 2" was released, Adil and Bilall shocked many when it revamped the franchise with "Bad Boys for Life" in 2020. They didn't just find critical acclaim (the movie has a 76% on Rotten Tomatoes) but also made the movie into a box-office hit, earning over $420 million at the worldwide box office.

The fourth "Bad Boys" movie is currently planned to be released in theaters on June 14, 2024.