Bad Guys with Will Smith: Why the Studio Didn’t Believe It

Michael Bay, a big name in modern action cinema, appeared to the general public in 1995 with the Bad Boys, which included Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in a police duo. A feature film that was a huge public success, grossing more than $ 140 million worldwide, that started Smith’s career on the big screen, but whose Sony studios were not initially believed at all.

“Sony did not believe in bad guys because for them two black actors could not be sold internationally”– Says Michael Bay With Entertainment Weekly microphone. “They did not believe the movie. I used to watch James Cameron’s True Lies and say, ‘Oh my God, this guy has so much money.’ I only had $ 9 million. And the studios told me to shut up. They literally stopped talking. “They were rude.”

The director of the ambulance, currently in cinemas, will continue in very cash mode: “Fortunately, I had 500 days to shoot back videos, commercials, with some of the world’s most famous athletes. An experience that will really teach you how to manage relationships with girls.”

Faced with completely closed studios for dialogue, Michael Bay will use his experience to produce bad guys with nerves and diligence. “Movie Has literally changed the game when it comes to black actors “He concludes. “This is the first film that has really traveled internationally.”

Keep in mind that the success of the bad guys did not happen immediately “Changed the situation” For Will Smith. The following year, the actor, As Roland Emerich revealed last yearNot the first choice for Independence Day, the studio feared that the black actor would aggravate the film’s results at international box offices.

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