{"id":431522,"date":"2022-04-14T00:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/michael-bay-claims-sony-thought-bad-boys-would-bomb-with-2-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T00:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:56:51","slug":"michael-bay-claims-sony-thought-bad-boys-would-bomb-with-2-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-bay-claims-sony-thought-bad-boys-would-bomb-with-2-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"#Michael Bay claims Sony thought \u2018Bad Boys\u2019 would bomb with 2 black stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40a433c4237\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40a433c4237\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/michael-bay-claims-sony-thought-bad-boys-would-bomb-with-2-black-stars\/#%E2%80%9CMichael_Bay_claims_Sony_thought_%E2%80%98Bad_Boys_would_bomb_with_2_black_stars%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Michael Bay claims Sony thought \u2018Bad Boys\u2019 would bomb with 2 black stars&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMichael_Bay_claims_Sony_thought_%E2%80%98Bad_Boys_would_bomb_with_2_black_stars%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Michael Bay claims Sony thought \u2018Bad Boys\u2019 would bomb with 2 black stars&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sony Pictures allegedly thought \u201cBad Boys\u201d was a bad idea. <\/p>\n<p>Director Michael Bay is claiming the studio was wary of financing his 1995 action flick, which starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, because they believed the movie wouldn\u2019t make bank overseas. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSony didn\u2019t believe in the movie, because [they said] two black actors don\u2019t sell overseas. They had no faith in it,\u201d the tea-spilling director alleged in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2022\/04\/michael-bay-sony-didnt-believe-bad-boys-1234716451\/\">Entertainment Weekly.<\/a> \u201cI was watching James Cameron\u2019s \u2018True Lies\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh my God, this guy has so much money [budget-wise]. I have only $9 million.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they shut me down, literally. They shut the power off. That\u2019s how rude they were on this movie,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>But, according to Bay, the under-funded production\u2019s saving grace was the knowhow he\u2019d gained from working under even more tenuous conditions: \u201cLuckily I had 500 days of film set experience doing videos, commercials, working with some of the most famous athletes in the world, and that\u2019s where you really truly know how to deal with a \u2013 \u2013 holes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Boys\u201d became a box-office blockbuster, grossing more than $141 million worldwide. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bad-boys-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21893810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bad-boys-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bad-boys-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bad-boys-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bay directed the 1995 action flick starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence (pictured).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The movie spawned a sequel, also directed by Bay, which was released in 2003. That film went on to make a whopping $273 million across the globe. <\/p>\n<p>A third film in the franchise, \u201cBad Boys For Life,\u201d was released in 2020 \u2014 but Bay was not involved. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, plans for a fourth flick have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/will-smith-oscars-bad-boys-4-fast-and-loose\">reportedly been put on hold amid<\/a> the fallout from Smith\u2019s assault of co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n Chris Rock at last month\u2019s Oscars. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad Boys\u201d was the first feature film directed by Bay. He went on to direct mega-hits including \u201cArmageddon,\u201d \u201cPearl Harbor\u201d and \u201cTransformers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Post has contacted Sony Pictures for comment on Bay\u2019s claims. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michael-bay.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michael Bay attends the premiere of &quot;Ambulance&quot; at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 4, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-21782402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michael-bay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michael-bay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/michael-bay.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michael Bay directed Will Smith in \u201cBad Boys\u201d and \u201cBad Boys II.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ROBYN BECK\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bay isn\u2019t the only director to have allegedly been told by a film studio that they were wary about having Smith \u2014 a black man \u2014 in a lead role. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, \u201cIndependence Day\u201d director Roland Emmerich told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-features\/independence-day-movie-cast-oral-history-1234976626\/\">the Hollywood Reporter <\/a>that 20th Century Fox was worried about casting Smith in that 1996 movie. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe studio said, \u2018No, we don\u2019t like Will Smith. He\u2019s unproven. He doesn\u2019t work in international [markets],&#8217;\u201d Emmerich claimed.  <\/p>\n<p>The movie\u2019s producer additionally alleged: \u201cThey said, \u2018You cast a black guy in this part, you\u2019re going to kill foreign [box office].\u2019\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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