DJ Khaled joins Will Smith and Martin Lawrence starrer Bad Boys 3

Actor Joe Pantoliano, who portrays Captain Conrad Howard in the earlier two films, is also coming for the third part. Khaled, 43, joins newcomers Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Jacob Scipio, and Paola Nunez in the project.

The DJ, whose real name is Khaled Mohamed Khaled, shared the news on Twitter, saying, “Blessed to announce that I will be joining #WillSmith and #Martinlawrence in the cast of @badboys #BadBoysForLife movie.”

“May I remind you, it’s only Jan 15, 2019. Y’all have no idea what’s coming. I’m coming for the Oscars!! God Is The Greatest,” he added.

NEW MOVIE ALERT! 🎥 🎬🔑

Blessed to announce that I will be joining #WillSmith and #Martinlawrence in the cast of @badboys #BadBoysForLife movie

May I remind you, it’s only Jan 15th, 2019. Y’all have no idea what’s coming. I’m coming for the Oscars!! God Is The Greatest!!! pic.twitter.com/vf0GflB1uG

— DJ KHALED (@djkhaled) January 15, 2019

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are directing the film from a script by Peter Craig. Joe Carnahan is doing a rewrite. Chris Bremmer is the current writer.

Hudgens, Ludwig, and Melton will play a modern, highly specialised police unit that collides with the old school Bad Boys when a new threat emerges in Miami.

Production has started and the film is slated for theatrical release January 17, 2020. Jerry Bruckheimer returns as producer. Doug Belgrad will also produce, as will Smith.

Barry Waldman, Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, and James Lassiter are executive producers.