Last night Hollyscoop caught up with “Bad Boys” Director Michael Bay on the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. Considering the fact that Will Smith was just a couple feet away, we couldn’t help but ask if Bad Boys 3 would ever see the light of day.

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Michael Ealy (Sleeper Cell) has joined the cast of Seven Pounds. The film re-unites The Pursuit of Happyness director Gabriele Muccino with his star Will Smith in another ‘weepie’ drama. Sitcom writer Grant Nieporte (8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Daughter) wrote the story about “a suicidal IRS agent (Smith) who sets out to make amends by assuming the identity of his younger brother. His plans get complicated when he inadvertently falls in love.” Ealy has signed to play the younger brother, and judging by the storyline for the film, I have a feeling we’ll mainly be seeing him in flashbacks.
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