Men in Black 3 (May 25, 2012)

[El Rooto]

Men in Black III (http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/09/30/science-fiction-sequel-talk/) may be coming.

Science Fiction Sequel Talk
Rumors about 'Men in Black III' and 'Blade Runner 2'

If they had their way, the folks at Amblin Entertainment would enjoy nothing more than to use that memory-scrubbing flash doohickey to make you forget all about Men in Black II.

"There's been some conversations, just recently actually, because I don't think we did the best possible job on the second one," producer Walter F. Parkes once told Cinema Confidential. "It would be great to pull the franchise back."

Apparently, now might be that time. A source close to Parkes tells Parade Magazine that Parkes is looking to get the gang back together for another round.

"The challenge is getting the script right and finding a time when our busy stars are available," the source says. "But everyone, including Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, wants to do another."

Those aren't the only Men making a possible comeback. Slash Film reports that Eagle Eye co-writer Travis Wright is developing a sequel to Blade Runner. The script is being written independently without any sort of studio involvement. At this point, Blade Runner 2 is a pet project without major backing, and is likely to be shut down faster than a blade runner dispatches a replicant. Which, on second thought, isn't necessarily that fast...

Potential Men in Black and Blade Runner sequels join the increasing list of follow-ups to long gestating franchises such as Ghostbusters and Tron, both of which announced development on new installments over the past few months.

[DavidDunn]

Didn't do the best possible job on the second one? That's the understatement of the year.

[Just Jeans]

I liked Men In Black II just fine. Wasn't as good as the first, but few sequels are. Still, I wouldn't turn my nose up to another. They're fun flicks.

[El Rooto]

I didn't think the second was as bad as people say.

I wonder how it will turn out if they really want to improve.

[Just Jeans]

It's been a very long time since I've seen the second film, but I recall leaving the theater and feeling mostly satisfied. The chick from The Practice wasn't as interesting a villain as the dude from Criminal Intent, but I certainly didn't hate the film as a result. I never even realize that the film was poorly received until tonight. :X

[NW77]

I won't have a problem with MiB 3 if they can get almost everyone back. And that including Frank the Pug & the worms. :D :D

Oh, Derek Mears (the new Jason) was in part 2 as Mosh Tendrills. And I admit part 2 wasn't that bad. Sure part 1 was better, but 2 was fine on it own & it's still quite entertaining. :)

[El Rooto]

I never even realize that the film was poorly received until tonight. :X
Oh, you silly Jeans. We're the only people who were remotely pleased with MIBII 'round these parts.

[TheShowstoppa]

I say nay. I liked MIBII well enough. Should give it another round, but upon further recollection, wasn't Rosario Dawson the lead female actress?

[Jigsaw]

I wouldn't mind a third MIB. I always liked the original but thought the second was only so-so, although the pug in it was hilarious.

[Swahili]

I always looked at the MIB movies as basically a rip-off and amalgamation of Ghostbusters and the Blues Brothers. So much so poor Aykroyd should be able to sue without a chance in the world of losing.

Having said that, they seem to exist in the same critical vacuum as the two GB and BB movies; number one was a great movie, adored by kids and adults alike, and number two was apparently way too cheeseball, watered-down and goofy for it's own good.

[nottidelterrore]

I've only seen the first MIB & that was when it first came out. I thought it was really cool back then. I'd still probably enjoy it nowadays if I sat down & watched it.

[Skye]

Eh, I didn't really mind part 2. I thought Lara Flynn Boyle wasn't the greatest villan, but it wasn't bad nonetheless. I'd watch part 3, only if the original cast returned, though.

[Lance Lives]

I loved part 1 and I am one of the ones that think part 2 didn't live up. Did they explain where the female agent went in part 2?

[Skye]

Yeah, I think in the beginning of MIB 2 Zed told J to stop neurolizing his partners. That's what happened.

[El Rooto]

"She wanted to go back to the morgue. I just helped her."

[Lance Lives]

I hate when movies do that though...oh yeah, she doesn't really fit into the story, just make the ending of the first film pointless, that's fine.

[El Rooto]

Yeah, that kinda boiled my piss too.

[The Dark Vampire]

True if they didn't want her back they could of just said she was off on another mission somewhere it could even be a off planet mission

[Just Jeans]

oh yeah, she doesn't really fit into the story...

I reckon it was less to do with not wanting to use the character and more to do with no one enjoying working with Linda Fiorentino the first time around. She has a pretty bad on-set reputation (which probably has more than a little to do with why she hasn't acted in a major motion picture since 2002).

[andrew8798]

Men in Black 3 is Moving Forward

Columbia Pictures has hired Tropic Thunder writer Etan Cohen to pen the script for Men in Black 3.

There are no deals yet in place for franchise director Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to return.

The studio is looking to start filming the third installment in 2010, perhaps as early as the spring.

The first two films combined to earn nearly $1.1 billion worldwide.


http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=8800

[CanadianFonzie]

never did like the first 2, could never sit through them, however I hope Smith and Jones reprise

[Violent VictiM]

These movies were on the other day and it got me stoked about a third movie. I just hope that at least Will Smith returns; I can do without Tommy Lee at this point but I'd rather see them both reprise than new characters.

[The Dude]

tommy lee jones is awesome in the men in black movies.

[jasonlives13]

Glad to hear there moving foward with it

[Jus-X]

Loved the first 2 movies... hope this news goes forward.

[NW77]

Looking forward to this. They better bring back Frank as well or else!! :p

[andrew8798]

Is Josh Brolin the New Man in Black?

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Columbia Pictures is considering bringing on Josh Brolin for Men in Black 3.

Who he will play is not known:

He could play a new single-monikered government agent, with Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K passing the baton to Brolin's character. Or he could play Agent K as a young man. Or something else entirely.

Will Smith is expected to return for the third installment, written by Etan Cohen, but will Jones? Barry Sonnenfeld may also come back to direct.

Brolin's upcoming projects include Jonah Hex and Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps.


http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=8897

[nottidelterrore]

I saw the first when it came out & thought it was pretty decent overall. I still need to watch the second sometime. Hopefully Jones returns for MiB III.

[sooners4life98]

I liked the first 2. They were ok. So a third would not hurt my feelings as long as Will and Tommy is in it

[Jus-X]

Jones was awesome. I love his all seriousness. It's comedy because it's not forced.

[DouglasJ]

Didn't like the second one much, but I loved the first. I'm down for a third helping providing both Smith and Jones come back.

[andrew8798]

Smith and Jones Return for Men in Black 3D?

Showbiz 411's Roger Friedman reports he talked to director Barry Sonnenfeld, who revealed that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are returning as agents J and K, respectively, in Sony's Men in Black 3D (yes, in 3D).

It was announced last October that Tropic Thunder writer Etan Cohen had been hired to write the script for the third installment.

The first film in the "Men in Black" franchise earned $587.8 million worldwide in 1997, and the second took in $441.8 million in 2002.

[aerokissfloyd]

I really hope Smith and Jones take the roles. I loved the first 2 movies and would definitely watch this one. Hopefully they don't fuck it up.

[Jus-X]

3D? Meh. I'm tired of this shit.

[Skye]

Good grief, NO MORE EFFIN 3-D!

[The Tall Man]

I loved the original... I was one of the few who enjoyed the sequel. If Jones and Smith are back, so shall I.

T.M., Esq.

[The Taff]

I loved the original... I was one of the few who enjoyed the sequel. If Jones and Smith are back, so shall I.

T.M., Esq.

Ditto, Tall. I very much enjoyed the original and its sequel. One of my favorite quotes of all time is from the first movie.

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.

[Jus-X]

I loved watching Patrick Warburton in part 2 (though his role was brief). He's a funny guy.

Tommy Lee cracks me up because he's just dead serious over hilarious situations, which makes the scene even funnier.

I'm all over part 3, just not the whole 3D idea. It's getting fucking old.

[jasonlives13]

I think if it was number 4 or something I don't think they would of been bothered with 3D, but since its the third movie, there going to play the 3D angle to the hill - Men In Black 3-D

[The Tall Man]

Tommy Lee cracks me up because he's just dead serious over hilarious situations, which makes the scene even funnier.
That's where the best comedy comes from. Leslie Nielsen perfected this theory.

T.M., Esq.

[The Taff]

K is what we call "The Straight Man." People like him have been a long staple of comedy.

[Just Jeans]

3D? Meh. I'm tired of this shit.

Good grief, NO MORE EFFIN 3-D!

Guys, seriously, why don't you just see it on a 2D screen? :confused:

I really can't wrap my head round the hate for photographing a film with 3D cameras. I get why people might not like a ton of 3D gags -- they can be pretty corny in 2D, as The Final Destination proves -- but a lot of these films aren't being shot like that anymore. They're just regular films that are photographed with 3D cameras.

The option to see these things in 2D will always be there.

[The Taff]

Guys, seriously, why don't you just see it on a 2D screen? :confused:

I really can't wrap my head round the hate for photographing a film with 3D cameras. I get why people might not like a ton of 3D gags -- they can be pretty corny in 2D, as The Final Destination proves -- but a lot of these films aren't being shot like that anymore. They're just regular films that are photographed with 3D cameras.

The option to see these things in 2D will always be there.

I don't understand the hate, either.

[Jus-X]

Bloody Disgusting... (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20132)

Deadline is reporting that Will Smith has officially signed on to star in Columbia Pictures' Men in Black 3D, which has been slated for release on May 25, 2012 (a year later than originally rumored). As previously reported, Barry Sonnenfeld returns to the franchise to direct with Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin in final talks. They also add that Rick Baker has been designing and building the creatures, Bo Welch has been designing the sets, and David Koepp has been polishing a script by Etan Cohen that got this whole thing started. The film will use a time travel element that moves the action from contemporary back to 1969. Brolin will play the younger version of Jones's Agent Kay character.

[Violent VictiM]

Drugs + 3D = Kenny is there.

Drugs - 3D = Kenny is still there.

3D - Drugs = Kenny is there.

Kenny + Jeans = Sexy America.

simple math.

[Just Jeans]

The math don't lie.

[SlasherFreak]

VV, that avatar is hilarious

[Violent VictiM]

VV, that avatar is hilarious

haha, word right? I got it off this 'shroom message board I go to. I don't know if you opened it in a new tab and looked at the whole thing but I like it even blacked out. Nukular sent me a copy of a white one; might rock that a little later on.

[Bill 1981]

While Kenneh's new av is a laugh riot, I should share my thoughts on this.

Part one was okay. Part 2? Not going there... So, I take a total pass on part 3, 3D or not.

[Violent VictiM]

Part one was okay. Part 2? Not going there... So, I take a total pass on part 3, 3D or not.

Part 2 had it's moments though. One in particular that sticks out:

"You did not see us in here, there were no weapons of an outer space nature...blah blah blah" and then Will Smith just goes "Oh, and she can stay up as late as she wants and eat sorts of cookies and candy and junk..."

Get's me urry'time.

[Bill 1981]

Aside from Rosario Dawson being in it, nothing much else made me like part 2.

[The Tall Man]

Bill, not even the fact somehow they had Lara Flynn Boyle with breasts?

They should have got an effects oscar for that too.

T.M., Esq.

[andrew8798]

Rick Baker Joins Men in Black III

Rick Baker, the legendary makeup artist behind films like Star Wars, An American Werewolf in London and Hellboy, confirmed his involvement in the third Men in Black film in an interview with the LA Times.

"I'm just starting up now Men in Black," Baker said, "which is another one I wanted to do because I worked on the first two."

Men in Black III is slated to hit theaters on May 25, 2012 with Barry Sonnenfeld returning to the director's chair, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprising their roles and Josh Brolin and Jemaine Clement also starring.

[WesReviews]

Alice Eve Joins 'Men In Black III' As Young Emma Thompson (http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/alice-eve-joins-men-in-black-iii-as-young-emma-thompson/)

When Men in Black III re-starts production next month, Alice Eve will play the younger version of Men in Black Agency head Emma Thompson in the time travel storyline. The British actress plays Olivia, hired as secretary for the Agency in 1969. While it appears she was given the job because of her looks, Olivia is actually whip smart. Sure enough, in the contemporary storyline, Thompson runs the place. Will Smith's Agent J character is forced to travel back in time to team up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save the world. Eve just completed production on The Decoy Bride and starred with John Cusack in The Raven. She's repped by Untitled, UTA and Artists Right Group. MIB III has extended a pre-planned holiday hiatus. With a skeleton staff in place, the filmmakers are taking extra time to hone the script. Director Barry Sonnenfeld has already assembled the footage shot so far, and insiders said that the film is still on track for its May 25, 2012 release by Sony Pictures.

[Cody]

Rewrites during shooting hiatus (http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=30307)

Good grief… We’re all familiar with tales of big movies that rumble intro production without a finished script, and while there are some that have gone on to be successful even after major tinkering (Apocalypse Now), the more script drafts that are required, the less likely the finished product will work well (Jonah Hex). Still, the production team behind Men in Black III are throwing caution to the wind and bringing on yet another writer. Though in this case, it’s more they’re bringing one back: David Koepp has been hired to do yet more polishing.

The long history of the third MIB outing starts with Tropic Thunder’s Etan Cohen, who finally cracked the concept and bashed out the shooting draft. David Koepp was brought in to spit-shine that original take as work began on the first half of the movie, which sees Will Smith's Agent J and Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K at work in the present day.

But then, after a planned production shutdown that was attributed to several things, including tax breaks, weather and the need to do a little more work on that troublesome script, the delay was lengthened so that Catch Me If You Can’s Jeff Nathanson could do yet more work, this time on the second half, which will see Agent J travelling back to 1969 and track down a young agent K (with Josh Brolin taking over for Jones) to save the world.

According to Deadline, the film is set to gear back up on March 28 and Koepp is now hard at work on yet another new draft. It’s enough to give us a nervous rash just thinking about it, so we can’t imagine what state self-proclaimed neurotic Barry Sonnenfeld is in right now.

Still, according to Sony, the director has assembled the footage he’s shot so far, and everyone seemed to like it, so keep those fingers crossed that it’ll turn out as much fun as the first film. And that we won’t want to turn the Neuralyzer on ourselves once we’ve watched the thing…

[Jus-X]

Well did they right the draft where J time travels to meet up with a younger K because they couldn't afford Tommy Lee? I don't know personally, but if that's the case and you can only afford one of the two actors, why not have Will and a new, more different partner tear up the streets of Earth?

[Jus-X]

New Stills from the set...

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/165119-new-men-in-black-iii-set-photos

[Cody]

Some nice subtle effects work there to turn Brolin into Jones.

[WesReviews]

First teaser poster...

http://s3.amazonaws.com/coolproduction/ckeditor_assets/pictures/4452/original/men-in-black-3-teaser-poster1-414x600.jpg?1322500871

[Jus-X]

Newest standee here (http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/168997-ghost-rider-spirit-of-vengeance-and-men-in-black-3-standees-revealed)

[WesReviews]

I like how the poster and standees resemble the classic "eyewitness sketches" of real life men in black from way back when.

After part 2, I can't say I have super high hopes for this one, but I'll more than likely go see it.

[Jus-X]

After part 2, I can't say I have super high hopes for this one, but I'll more than likely go see it.

I liked part 2 personally.

[HiCkMaN!]

Trailers out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyaFEBI_L24

[Jus-X]

Looks alright. I'm sure with the release of the theatrical trailer we'd get much more.

[WesReviews]

Just watched the teaser... ehhhhhhh, not sure about the whole time-hopping angle, but like I said, I'll probably watch it.

[WesReviews]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3.jpg

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3_3.jpg

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3_2.jpg

[Jus-X]

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3.jpg

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3_3.jpg

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/MIB3_2.jpg

Not able to see these pics from work or from my mobile. What are they?

[WesReviews]

A few new stills from Empire Magazine. Similar to stuff that's been seen before, though. Not missing much.

[Jus-X]

Well I'm up for seeing any new pics from a movie not even released yet. Thanks Wes.

[WesReviews]

New poster revealed...

http://media.comicbookmovie.com/images/users/uploads/10300/2012022210738.png

[andrew8798]

New Trailer

http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/169777-the-new-trailer-for-men-in-black-3

[nottidelterrore]

From what I've seen in the trailers, Brolin does a good Tommy Lee Jones.

I'm there.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

Will Smith doesn't age at all... must be all that powerful Lord Xenu juice he and his fellow Scientology buddies are drinking.

[SlasherFreak]

I keep telling people...black don't crack.

Why do you guys think I married a black broad :D:p