Martin Lawrence: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: After announcing new docs on NFL Hall of Famer Mel Blount and MLB icon Tommy John in Whatever It Takes and The Bionic Man, respectively, Winter State Entertainment has unveiled The Hitman: A Tommy Hearns Story as its latest sports documentary.

Saturday Night Live has seen so many fantastic guest stars over its nearly 50 year run – but not everyone is exactly welcome back to Studio 8H.

Will Smith put a high-profile spotlight today on his fellow actors and scribes out on strike.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock/Venom is crashing the summer movie season for the first time as Sony Pictures has set a July 12, 2024, release date for its third “Venom” movie. The film is untitled at this time. Hardy’s previous two comic book tentpoles, 2018’s “Venom” and 2021’s “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” both opened at the start of October.

Major Sony release date changes here, a bulk of them due to the actors strike.

Columbia Pictures on Friday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court as part of a dispute over rights to the original Bad Boys movie. The 1995 Will Smith-Martin Lawrence buddy comedy was a hit that spawned a franchise, with two sequels and a third in the works, that has grossed more than $840 million at the global box office.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are laying down the law on the set of The pair were spotted filming one of the movie's high-octane action scenes, and were decked out in full tactical police gear, complete with body armor and prop assault rifles.The pair were all business as they shot the scene that was reportedly set at the Gatorland amusement park in Orlando, Florida.Smith and Lawrence first revealed  was in the works in January in a video Smith posted to Instagram.While the plans had been in motion for some time to get the fourth installment off the ground, the project, it seemed, experienced a bit of a speed bump after Smith's now-infamous Oscars slap.But back in July, Lawrence put fans at ease when he told  that «we got one more at least,» in reference to at least one more sequel.Then in April, Lawrence was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and after the ceremony he spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about the hotly anticipated project.«It has the chance to be the best one of them all and everybody's doing their thing,» Lawrence shared with ET. «We got a lot of the team back from the last one.

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are laying down the law on the set of The pair were spotted on set shooting one of the film's high-octane action scenes, and were decked out in full tactical police gear, complete with body armor and prop assault rifles.The pair were all business as they shot the scene that was reportedly set at the Gatorland amusement park in Orlando, Florida.Smith and Lawrence first announced was in the works back in January, when they announced the news together in a video Smith posted to Instagram.While the plans had been in motion for some time to get the fourth installment off the ground, the project, it seemed, experienced a bit of a speed bump after Smith's now-infamous Oscars slap.But, back in July, Lawrence put fans at ease when he told  that «we got one more at least,» in reference to at least one more sequel.Then, in April, Lawrence was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and after the ceremony he spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about the hotly anticipated project.«It has the chance to be the best one of them all and everybody's doing their thing,» Lawrence shared with ET, adding, «we got a lot of the team back from the last one. Big Willie's doing his thing as always and so focused and, yeah, it has the chance to be the biggest one.»The fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise has Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah returning to direct, and features a script by Chris Bremner. The previous entry in the franchise,  hit theaters in 2020, grossing $426 million at the box office.

Saturday Night Live has seen so many fantastic guest stars over its nearly 50 year run – but not everyone is exactly welcome back to Studio 8H.

It has now been one month since Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx was rushed into hospital following a "medical complication" with his heartbroken family now "preparing for the worst" as doctors continue to run more tests.

Tasha Smith is joining the cast of Bad Boys 4.

read an Instagram post on the account for the “Back in Action” star, 55. “Feeling blessed.”It was not clear, however, whether Foxx himself wrote and posted the message, or if a representative for the actor did so instead.His viral proof of life gave fans a brief sigh of relief, with many showering the comments in heart emojis, or writing “So glad you’re with us.”While close friend Martin Lawrence, 58, previously revealed that Foxx was on the road to recovery and “doing better,” it’s unclear what Foxx is currently battling as he remains in a Georgia hospital.A post shared by Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx)The social media post comes after Foxx’s fans were urged to “pray for Jamie” earlier Wednesday.

McKinley Franklin editor Tasha Smith will join Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the latest installment of Sony Pictures’ “Bad Boys” franchise.  In “Bad Boys 4,” Smith will play Theresa, Marcus Burnett’s (Lawrence) loving and devoted wife, a role previously inhabited by Theresa Randle in the first three “Bad Boys” films. Plot details for “Bad Boys 4” have been kept under wraps. Smith is best known for her roles as Carol in the drama series “Empire,” Ronnie Boyce in HBO’s Emmy-winning series “The Corner” and Angela in Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Married?” She has also directed episodes of “Our Kind of People,” “Mayor of Kingstown” and “Bel-Air.”

Unlike Covid, which forced a sudden and immediate shutdown of feature film productions that ultimately cost the studios anywhere north of $30 million per pic, the Hollywood majors have been planning and bracing for the WGA strike that began today since last fall.

EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comedian and actress Dulcé Sloan has signed with APA.

The Bad Boys are back.

Refresh for updates ….Sony kicked off the first night of CinemaCon with a tape message from Will Smith and Martin Lawrence from the set of Bad Boys 4.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Will Smith and Martin Lawrence kicked off CinemaCon by talking up their return to “Bad Boys” business. “We’re hype, we’re excited,” Smith told the crowd of movie theater owners. He apologized for not being able to be in Las Vegas for the annual convention of the exhibition industry…well, kinda. “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there,” Lawrence admonished him, noting they were four weeks into film the fourth film in the franchise. “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here,” Smith said.

Martin Lawrence has heard that his pal Jamie Foxx is "doing better" after suffering a "medical complication". The 55-year-old Hollywood star is still said to be receiving treatment in a hospital in Atlanta for an unspecified issue, but his daughter Corinne, 29, said her dad is in recovery, and Martin is among the host of stars sending their well-wishes to the 'Ray' actor. Speaking to 'Extra', he said: "I hear he's doing better … My prayers go out for him every night and just wishing the best for him, one of the best that we got in Hollywood.

After actor Jamie Foxx suffered a "medical complication" last week, more celebrity friends are sending their well wishes for his recovery. During Martin Lawrence’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony, the "Bad Boys" actor sent his thoughts and prayers to Foxx, 55, who remains hospitalized. "Well, I hear he's doing better … My prayers go out for him every night and just wishing the best for him, one of the best that we got in Hollywood.

Martin Lawrence opened up about his friend Jamie Foxx while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday (April 20) in Hollywood, Calif.