'Bad Boys 4': Martin Lawrence Talks About Working With Will Smith Following Oscars Controversy

Comedian Martin Lawrence, who is popularly known for playing Marcus Burnett's character in the "Bad Boys" franchise, opened up about working with his co-star Will Smith in the next installment.

"We got one more at least," Lawrence told Ebony magazine in an interview published Tuesday. The statement debunked the rumors of Lawrence not working with Smith following the Oscar controversy, where Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on the stage for making a joke on his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

During the interview, the 57-year-old comedian recalled why this became a "big" franchise for him and Smith.

"It was big. For us to come together and prove that we can deliver, and we can pull people into the box office—that two Black stars, two sitcom stars, could make money at the box office [was huge]," Lawrence recalled.

The comedian also shared he has never been to college and because of this, felt the television era was his college years. However, when he did movies, he felt like he "graduated."

"I didn’t go to college, so I felt TV was my college years," he said. "I felt with movies, I had graduated; it was just different."

The first installment was originally released in 1995, while the actors reprised their detective characters in "Bad Boys II," which was released in 2003. Smith and Lawrence once again portrayed cop buddies in the third installment, "Bad Boys For Life," which came out in 2020.

"Bad Boys For Life" earned Outstanding Motion Picture at the 52nd NAACP Image Awards in March 2021. While accepting the award, Smith – who played Mike Lowrey’s character in the franchise – hinted at the fourth installment of the franchise.

"We hopefully we're gonna try to get one more you know you guys seem to like that so we're gonna try to get one more one more one more before we be the sad boys," he said.

Lawrence will be next seen in the projects like "Mindcage" and "Nehama." Smith, on the other hand, will be next seen in the movies like "Emancipation," "The Council" and "Fast and Loose."