Martin Lawrence And Sony Reunite On ‘Blue Streak’ Sequel
A Sequel to the hit comedy 'Blue Streak' starring Martin Lawrence is in the works at Sony Pictures
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XCLUSIVE: Following the massive success of Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, Sony Pictures and Martin Lawrence are looking to revive another classic comedy from the comedian as sources tell Deadline a sequel to the 1999 buddy comedy Blue Streak is in development. Cole Masika is writing the screenplay, and insiders add that the film is in early development with no other talent involved. Lawrence is producing through his production company Run Tel Dat along with Robert Lawrence, Rae Proctor and Stacy Lyles as well as Toby Jaffe and his RDV Films.
Released in 1999, the film starred Lawrence as Miles, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a police station, whereupon he disguises himself as a detective and gets paired with a real policeman, played by Luke Wilson, to investigate burglaries. The film opened as the number one movie in North America and went on to gross nearly $120 million at the worldwide box office.