Bad Boys 4 is officially on the way – Martin Lawrence and Will Smith recently confirmed they were "hyped" about the upcoming film, as they shot on location.

However, the blockbuster franchise will undergo one big change — Theresa Randle, who played the wife of Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) is being replaced by veteran actress/director Tasha Smith, Variety reports. Smith is best known for her roles as Carol in Empire, Ronnie Boyce in HBO’s Emmy-winning series The Corner and Angela in Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? She has also directed episodes of Our Kind of People, Mayor of Kingstown and Bel-Air.

Plot details about the latest installment have been kept quiet, however Smith and Lawrence recently spoke about the much-anticipated film at CinemaCon. The two stars appeared virtually because they're currently on set filming but said they can't wait for audiences to see it.

"We’re hype, we’re excited,” Smith said of the film before Lawrence jokingly added, “We’re not sorry we couldn’t be there.” Smith chimed in, “We glad we not there because we here and they’re paying us to be here.”

The first twoBad Boysfilms were released in 1995 and 2003 respectively, with the third installment,Bad Boys for Life, dropping in 2020 and raking in more than $426 million at the worldwide box office before COVID hit and shut things down. Altogether, theBad Boysfranchise has earned $840.7M at the global box office.