'It Seems So Crazy': Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Finale Takes Inspiration From Classic James Bond Film, Screenwriter Reveals Original Plans For The Gators

Warning: spoilers for Bad Boys: Ride or Die are in play. So if you haven’t solved Mike and Marcus’ latest case yet, you’ve been warned.

As the Movie 2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die The film had a great run at the box office, so it’s not hard to see why die-hard fans and newcomers alike are enjoying the sequel to the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence franchise. But even considering myself someone who’s enjoyed Mike Lowry and Marcus Burnett’s more recent exploits, there’s one moment I wanted to know more about: the final sequence involving a certain alligator. And when I had the chance to talk to screenwriter Will Beall about his contributions to the story, he explained how his own fandom of the James Bond films inspired the original version of that sequence. Which, in hindsight, makes a lot of sense.

I like to call the central creature of this climatic scene the “Gator ex Machina” but, in keeping with the tradition of Bad Boys’ The latest installment is called Duke. A giant albino alligator who plays judge, jury, and executioner throughout the final fight in the latest action film from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. On the surface, his sequence is crazy, but as I discovered, there was a great method to the writer’s madness.

Roger Moore stands in the sun with a questioning look in Live and Let Die. — (Image credit: Danjaq, LLC and MGM)

How Roger Moore’s James Bond Inspired a Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Set

The final confrontation in Bad Boys: Ride or Die takes place in Gatorland, a fictional abandoned theme park that is home to… well, alligators. And its main attraction is none other than Duke, who at this point in our story has become something of an urban legend. Apparently, he lurks around the park, waiting to show up whenever he feels like saving the Bad Boys: Ride or Die casting …or feed on specific evildoers in the final act.

So, of course, a huge shootout reminiscent of a Call of Duty map (which also includes this “cathartic” Bad Boys 4 slap scene (which could be a nod to Will Smith’s infamous Oscars altercation) would be the event that would summon the Duke. Much was revealed when I spoke with writer Will Beall, on behalf of the two action/adventure films he has coming out this summer; the other being Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FSpeaking with CinemaBlend, Mr. Beall addressed the existence of the massive alligator by first giving the following explanation of how this footage was created in the first place:

It was a group effort because I had an alligator farm and an alligator set, like what’s going on, earlier in my script. It was kind of an in-between set. And then, it just looks so crazy. It was like a later thing that implied, like in Live and Let Die. I thought, “Somehow they’ve got alligators and sharks,” and that’s exactly what I was trying to do. And they had the great idea to consolidate them, to kind of merge them together to get what they had.

007 fans obviously know where this is going, but I can give a simple description for the uninitiated. In the first Roger Moore’s James Bond films, Live and Let DieCommander Bond faces off against the villainous Dr. Kanaga (Yaphet Kotto), aka “Mr. Big.” A thrilling scene in their battle of wits is when James must escape from his opponent’s alligator farm.

You can see part of this sequence for yourself, in the video below:

LIVE AND LET DIE | The Crocodile Farm – YouTube

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Given Will Beall’s Bond fanaticism, which he established early on in our interview, I’m not surprised that he took this scene as a perfect opportunity to throw in some alligator action. Bad Boys: Ride or Die Third act. And it’s probably a good thing this moment was turned into the finale, because how can you top the Gatorland shootout in this movie?!

Discussing this moment further, the screenwriter – whose work spans from Gangster Squad has Zack Snyder’s Justice League — gave Caesar what was Caesar’s. And this is where good old Duke comes in again, since his presence and this change in the third act were made possible by another party.

Martin Lawrence reaches out while trying to command Duke the Alligator in Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

(Photo credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment)

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die screenwriter Will Beall’s specific skills also include praising his co-writer for

Explaining in more detail how this Ride or die When the scene changed, Beall mentioned that co-writer Chris Bremner’s collaboration was essential in getting that gigantic alligator into the mix. And, in citing that contribution, Beall also shared with CinemaBlend a rather unique skill that helped balance the tone of the fourth installment in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led film saga:

So I had alligators, bad guys eaten by alligators, including the main bad guy, but I can’t take credit for Duke. That was (Chris) Bremner. The other thing about Bremner is I don’t know, I can’t think of a writer working today who can go from that kind of comedy to drama and intense action. And that’s what these movies need, right? He’s great at that.

It certainly sounds like a kinder, gentler attitude. Bad Boys The atmosphere has taken center stage in the most recent episodes. Ride or die The film delves further into this territory, thanks to Martin Lawrence’s Marcus having a heart attack in the first act, which leads him to reunite with the deceased Captain Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano) for a brief moment in the afterlife. As we see the resurrected Marcus engage in risky behavior as a result, the laughs also lead him to be more concerned than ever about his partner’s well-being.

Between Will Beall and Chris Bremner’s talents in character and action, the film represents another exciting and satisfying intersection between the two. If the franchise continues to grow beyond this point, let’s hope Beall is in the writers’ room when it does. If only so we can see what other James Bond-inspired tricks he has up his sleeve for future adventures.

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