Joe Carnahan In Talks To Direct Bad Boys 3

06/09/2015 10:34 pm EDT

Onetime Daredevil contender Joe Carnahan is in talks to helm Bad Boys 3 for Sony, Deadline reports.

The film will reunite superstar Will Smith with Big Momma's House star Martin Lawrence in what is supposedly a solid first draft from Safe House's David Guggenheim. Carnahan would likely rewrite somewhat to suit his directorial style.

Michael Bay directed the first two, but is preoccupied with a number of other tentpole franchises away from Sony. The report indicates that Will Smith might be ready to shoot this film after Suicide Squad wraps.

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