For a while, Carnahan was vocal about unique villains he had created for the “Bad Boys” to face off against.
The trade notes that Carnahan, in addition to agreeing to direct Bad Boys 3, was responsible for the most recent draft of the script and the architect of the new story.
Now, however, sources tell THR that the search is on for a new director, and that a new writer “may be hired as well.”
For now, The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive, saying that Joe Carnahan has exited what was temporarily titled Bad Boys For Life, and was due to star Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the roles they made famous through two Michael Bay movies in 1995 and 2003.