Will Smith it proves he still got it!
On Thursday, the 55-year-old actor made his grand debut to the Los Angeles premiere of Bad Boys: Ride or Die on top of the double bus and immediately began interacting with the fans by rapping “Miami” and introducing fellow cast members from the film.
“My ride or die, Martin Lawrence“at The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star said in a video captured by ET. The announcement came from the top of the bus where Smith stood with a microphone and fans could hear cheers when he introduced Lawrence, 59, and others up in the upper deck with him.
At the clip is sent to X (before Twitter) of the event, Smith was seen by the crowd with a call-and-response, engaging people outside the El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Boulevard by asking them to repeat the name of the movie.
“When I say bad, you say boy,” he yelled over and over as the crowd cheered.
Before moving onto the carpet to take photos with family members and friends, Lawrence and Smith both walked the barricades where fans waited anxiously to get their photos or autographs.
From there, the duo at the center of their new film hit the blue carpet and posed for photos together — Smith dressed in black with a dark sport coat and black T-shirt and Lawrence in a white shirt, navy velvet blazer and black tights. He kept his glasses on to smile for the camera.
Also in attendance at Thursday’s premiere was Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and three children. The rapper-actor is the father of Trey, 31, Jaden, 25, and Willow, 23. Trey was from a previous relationship with Sheree Zampino, when he shared Jaden and Willow with Pinkett Smith, 52.
Despite admitting that he has been through some serious ups and downs – including main separation – Smith and his wife have made it a point to continue showing each other and supporting each other’s career endeavors. Just last week, Pinkett Smith come a Bad Boys: Ride or Die event in Dubai to support his wife. For the occasion, the couple did not pose together.
In mid-May, ET spoke to Tired star about the upcoming film and her his wife’s name is 26 years old is one of the few people who will be considered as “ride or die” in life, along with friends like DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro.
“It’s funny, I’m just talking about it, I’ve always been blessed that there’s never been a time in my life when I didn’t look to the side and ride or die there,” Smith told ET on the show. time, adding, “Jada is one of the most ride-or-die gangsta I’ve ever seen.”
As for movies, Bad Boys: Ride or Die follows the tried-and-true formula kicked off in its first film: Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) pull all kinds of hijinks as hard-boiled detectives working for the Miami Police Department.
Smith said that fans who love the classic Mike and Marcus loud in for some new surprises, as well as an overall exciting sequel.
“We took an aggressive image with this film, we tried to keep it fun – we wanted to be (a) full-on popcorn movie but we wanted to grow with the characters,” he said of the film. “Not trying to make a 25-year-old version of the movie – no, this guy is age appropriate.”
The film also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nuñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd and Tasha Smith.
Watch the trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die in the following player:
Bad Boys: Ride or Die sails into theaters on June 7.
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