Belgian film and television directors
Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah
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Fallah (left) and El Arbi (right), 2018
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Born
| Adil El Arbi
(
1988-06-30
)
June 30, 1988
(age 35)
Edegem
, Belgium
Bilall Fallah
(
1986-01-04
)
January 4, 1986
(age 38)
Vilvoorde
, Belgium
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Alma mater
| LUCA School of Arts
, Brussels
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Occupations
| - Film directors
- screenwriters
- film editors
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Years active
| 2010?present
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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
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024), the third and fourth installments of the
Bad Boys
franchise
starring
Will Smith
and
Martin Lawrence
.
[1]
[2]
Career
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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.
[3]
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
.
[4]
Besides directing
Bad Boys for Life
, the duo were also attached to direct the
fourth installment
of the
Beverly Hills Cop
film series
, in which
Eddie Murphy
was to reprise his role.
[5]
[6]
In February 2017, Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi were attached to direct the pilot episode of the
WGN America
series
Scalped
,
[7]
which filmed in
New Mexico
in early April,
[8]
but in November, after WGN saw it, they decided to pass on the series.
[9]
The duo also directed and executive produced
Ms. Marvel
for
Disney+
.
[10]
In May 2021, it was announced that the duo would direct a film featuring
Batgirl
for
HBO Max
.
[11]
In April 2022, it was announced that the duo would no longer direct the fourth
Beverly Hills Cop
film as previously intended.
[12]
In August 2022, after Warner Bros. Discovery made the decision to write the film off for tax purposes, it was announced that the movie
Batgirl
would not be released. With a reported $90 million budget,
Batgirl
is one of the highest budget movies in history to be produced, but not released.
[13]
By February 2023, the duo signed on to direct
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
.
[14]
Filmography
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Short film
Year
|
Title
|
Directors
|
Writers
|
Editors
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2011
|
Broeders
|
Yes
|
Adil El Arbi
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No
|
2016
|
Patient Zero
|
No
|
No
|
Bilall Fallah
|
2017
|
Hashtag
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Feature film
Television
Year
|
Title
|
Directors
|
Writers
|
Executive
Producers
|
Notes
|
2012
|
Bergica
|
Yes
|
Yes
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No
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2017
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Snowfall
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Yes
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No
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No
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2 episodes
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2021
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Soil
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Yes
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No
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No
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2 episodes
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2022
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Ms. Marvel
|
Yes
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No
|
Yes
|
2 episodes
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Unreleased
References
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- ^
"Production Begins on Bad Boys For Life"
. January 7, 2019
. Retrieved
January 8,
2019
.
- ^
"Bad Boys for Life Begins Production, Will Smith Shares New Photo"
.
MovieWeb
. January 7, 2019
. Retrieved
January 8,
2019
.
- ^
"10 Directors to Watch: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah Bring Street Cred to Belgian Cinema"
. January 3, 2018.
- ^
"Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike ft. Wiz Khalifa - When I Grow Up (Official Music Video)"
.
YouTube
. June 22, 2018.
- ^
Guglielmi, Luca (January 15, 2017).
"A New Beverly Hills Cop Film Is Going Into Production This Summer"
.
All The Stuff You Care About
. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2017
. Retrieved
January 19,
2017
.
- ^
"
'Beverly Hills Cop 4' moves forward with Eddie Murphy"
.
NY Daily News
. Retrieved
April 24,
2017
.
- ^
Andreeva, Nellie (February 10, 2017).
"
'Scalped': Bilall Fallah & Adil El Arbi To Direct WGN America Pilot"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
April 4,
2024
.
- ^
Guglielmi, Luca (March 22, 2017).
"
'Scalped' TV Pilot To Film In April"
.
All The Stuff You Care About
. Retrieved
April 4,
2024
.
- ^
Arrant, Chris (November 29, 2017).
"WGN Passes On SCALPED Television Series"
.
newsarama
. Retrieved
April 4,
2024
.
- ^
"
'Ms. Marvel' Finds Directors in Pakistani Oscar Winner, 'Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. September 18, 2020
. Retrieved
December 12,
2020
.
- ^
Kit, Borys (May 19, 2021).
"
'Bad Boys for Life' Filmmakers to Direct 'Batgirl' Movie for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
May 19,
2021
.
- ^
Kroll, Justin (April 8, 2022).
"
'Beverly Hills Cop 4': Mark Molloy To Direct Next Installment For Netflix"
.
Deadline Hollywood
.
Archived
from the original on April 8, 2022
. Retrieved
April 8,
2022
.
- ^
"
'Irredeemable' 'Batgirl' movie gets 'shelved' by Warner Bros. despite $70M price tag: source"
.
New York Post
. August 2, 2022
. Retrieved
August 3,
2022
.
- ^
Jackson, Angelique (January 31, 2023).
"Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Announce Fourth 'Bad Boys' Movie"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
February 1,
2023
.
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