Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah explained

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
Birth Date:Adil El Arbi
30 June 1988
Edegem, Belgium
Bilall Fallah
4 January 1986
Vilvoorde, Belgium
Alma Mater:LUCA School of Arts, Brussels
Years Active:2010–present

Adil El Arbi (born June 30, 1988) and Bilall Fallah (born January 4, 1986) are Belgian film and television directors. The duo, collectively billed as Adil & Bilall, are known for writing and directing the feature films Image (2014), Black (2015), and Gangsta (2018), as well as directing both Bad Boys for Life (2020) and (2024), the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Career

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah met during their film studies at the Hogeschool voor Wetenschap en Kunsten in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. During their studies, the first project that they directed was a short film named Broeders (2011), which was appreciated by critics; their later films, Black (2015) and Patser (2018), also received positive reception.[1]

They directed the first two episodes in the TV series Snowfall, which aired on July 5 and 12 in 2017, as well as Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike's music video "When I Grow Up", which features American rapper Wiz Khalifa.[2]

The duo were attached to direct the fourth installment of the Beverly Hills Cop film series, in which Eddie Murphy was to reprise his role.[3] [4] Later, in April 2022, it was announced that the duo would no longer direct the fourth Beverly Hills Cop film as previously intended.[5]

In 2022, the duo directed and executive produced episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Ms. Marvel for Disney+.[6]

Bad Boys franchise

See main article: page and Bad Boys (franchise). The duo are perhaps best known internationally for directing both Bad Boys for Life (2020) and (2024), the third and fourth installments of the Bad Boys franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.[7] [8] [9]

Bad Boys for Life was theatrically released in the United States on January 17, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing.[10] It became a worldwide box office hit, grossing $424.6 million internationally.[11] It became both the highest-grossing film in the Bad Boys franchise and the highest-grossing film released in January.[12]

Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiered at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai on May 22, 2024, and went on to become a box office success worldwide as well,[13] grossing more than $200 million as of June 2024,[14] becoming the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2024.[15]

Unreleased projects

In February 2017, Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi were attached to direct the pilot episode of the WGN America series Scalped,[16] which filmed in New Mexico in early April,[17] but in November, after WGN screened it, they decided to pass on the series, and it has never been released.[18]

In May 2021, it was announced that the duo would direct a film featuring Batgirl for HBO Max.[19] In August 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery made the decision to write the completed Batgirl film off for tax purposes, leaving it unreleased.[20] With a reported $90 million budget, Batgirl is one of the highest budget movies in history to be produced but not released.

Personal life

Both men are of Moroccan descent.[21] [22]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitlewidth=65DirectorsWritersEditors
2011Broeders
2016Patient Zero
2017Hashtag

Feature film

YearTitlewidth=65Directorswidth=65Writerswidth=65Editors
2014Image
2015Black
2018Gangsta
2020Bad Boys for Life
2022Rebel
2024

Television

YearTitleDirectorsWritersExecutive
Producers		Notes
2012Bergica
2017Snowfall2 episodes
2021Soil2 episodes
2022Ms. Marvel2 episodes

Unreleased

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 Directors to Watch: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Bring Street Cred to Belgian Cinema. January 3, 2018.
  2. Web site: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Wiz Khalifa - When I Grow Up (Official Music Video). . June 22, 2018.
  3. Web site: A New Beverly Hills Cop Film Is Going Into Production This Summer. Guglielmi. Luca. January 15, 2017. All The Stuff You Care About. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032818/https://allthestuffyoucareabout.com/2017/01/14/a-new-beverly-hills-cop-film-is-going-into-production-this-summer/. February 2, 2017. dead.
  4. News: 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' moves forward with Eddie Murphy. NY Daily News. April 24, 2017. en.
  5. Web site: Kroll . Justin . April 8, 2022 . 'Beverly Hills Cop 4': Mark Molloy To Direct Next Installment For Netflix . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408175750/https://deadline.com/2022/04/beverly-hills-cop-4-mark-molloy-netflix-1234997041/ . April 8, 2022 . April 8, 2022 . Deadline Hollywood.
  6. Web site: September 18, 2020 . 'Ms. Marvel' Finds Directors in Pakistani Oscar Winner, 'Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers (Exclusive) Hollywood Reporter . December 12, 2020 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. News: January 7, 2019 . Production Begins on Bad Boys For Life . January 8, 2019.
  8. News: January 7, 2019 . Bad Boys for Life Begins Production, Will Smith Shares New Photo . January 8, 2019 . MovieWeb.
  9. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 2023-01-31 . Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Announce Fourth 'Bad Boys' Movie . 2023-02-01 . Variety.
  10. Web site: Bad Boys For Life is in UK and Ireland cinemas from 17th January 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201225205729/https://www.filmoria.co.uk/turn-up-the-heat-when-bad-boys-for-life-explodes-onto-4dx-and-screenx-at-cineworld-cinemas/ . December 25, 2020 . January 8, 2020 . Filmoria.co.uk.
  11. Web site: Bad Boys For Life (2020) - Financial Information . 2024-06-22 . The Numbers.
  12. Web site: Childress . Erik . February 2, 2020 . Weekend Box Office Results: Bad Boys for Life Becomes Biggest January Release Ever After $17.7 Million Weekend . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201225205639/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-results-bad-boys-for-life-becomes-biggest-january-release-ever-after-17-7-million-weekend/ . December 25, 2020 . February 6, 2020 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  13. Web site: 2024-06-10 . $56M ‘Bad Boys’ box office opening boosts Will Smith’s comeback . 2024-06-22 . The Northern View . en.
  14. Web site: Jackson . Angelique . 2024-06-21 . ‘Bad Boys 4’ Directors Adil & Bilall on Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ‘Freestyling’ the Slap Joke, and Their Ideas for a Fifth Movie . 2024-06-22 . Variety . en-US.
  15. Web site: Top 2024 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office . 2024-06-22 . The Numbers.
  16. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . 10 February 2017 . 'Scalped': Bilall Fallah & Adil El Arbi To Direct WGN America Pilot . 4 April 2024 . Deadline.
  17. Web site: Guglielmi . Luca . 2017-03-22 . 'Scalped' TV Pilot To Film In April . 2024-04-04 . All The Stuff You Care About.
  18. Web site: Arrant . Chris . November 29, 2017 . WGN Passes On SCALPED Television Series . April 4, 2024 . newsarama.
  19. Web site: Kit . Borys . May 19, 2021 . 'Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers to Direct 'Batgirl' Movie for Warner Bros. (Exclusive) . May 19, 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2022-08-02 . 'Irredeemable' 'Batgirl' movie gets 'shelved' by Warner Bros. despite $70M price tag: source . 2022-08-03 . New York Post . en-US.
  21. Web site: Tusing . David . Who are Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah? Moroccan-Belgian directors behind the new Batgirl film . 2024-07-14 . The National . en.
  22. Web site: Adil El Arbi et Bilall Fallah : “On voudrait faire un jour un road movie au Maroc” . 2024-07-14 . Telquel.ma . fr.

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