Bad Boys: Ride or Die's was inspired by James Bond

In the final scene of Bad Boys: Ride or Die, tension peaked with a menacing alligator poised to attack the film's villains.

One of the writers of Ride or Die disclosed that the final sequence drew inspiration from the James Bond film, Live and Let Die.

In an interview with CinemaBlend, Ride or Die writer Will Beale discussed the finale of the sequel, focusing on the confrontation between detectives played by Will Smith and Martin Lawrence and a group of villains led by Eric Dane's main antagonist, James McGrath.

The confrontation unfolds at an abandoned theme park named Gatorland, where an alligator unexpectedly assists Detectives Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence).

Beale described how the sequence drew inspiration from the 1973 James Bond film, Live and Let Die, and why incorporating the alligator was a logical choice.

"That was a group effort because I had an alligator farm and an alligator set piece, like what unfolds, earlier in my script," Beale explained.

In Live and Let Die, Roger Moore's 007 faced off against the villainous Dr. Kanaga (Yaphet Kotto), navigating an escape from his adversary's alligator farm.

Beale acknowledged Ride or Die co-writer Chris Bremner for bringing the scene to life and effectively managing the transitions between high-stakes action and humor.

"So I definitely had gators, and bad guys getting consumed by gators, and including the main bad guy, but I can't take credit for Duke. That was [Chris] Bremner. The other thing about Bremner is, I don't know, I can't think of a writer working today who is capable of pivoting from that kind of broad comedy into drama and intense action. And it's what these movies need, right? He's great at that," Beale said.

Ride or Die is currently playing in theaters throughout North America.