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MEN IN BLACK 3 Trailer Stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones And Josh Brolin; Plot Revealed

Along with new agents Emma Thompson and Josh Brolin, Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones are back in the new trailer for the time-travelling MEN IN BLACK 3.

In Men in Black™ 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him — secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

The film is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The screenplay is written by Etan Cohen, based on the Malibu Comic by Lowell Cunningham. The producers are Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and the executive producers are Steven Spielberg and G. Mac Brown.

MEN IN BLACK 3 in 3D and IMAX 3D will be in theaters on Memorial Day weekend – May 25, 2012.

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San Diego, CA – July 21, 2011: MEN IN BLACK 3/SONY booth at COMIC-CON 2011. PHOTO BY: SPE, Inc. / MATT YOUNG COPYRIGHT: © 2011 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Josh Brolin Could Be One of the MEN IN BLACK…3

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Evidently, Josh Brolin could be turning his duster and facial scars from JONAH HEX in for a black suit and some shades if what the LA Times is reporting has any validation to it.  They are reporting the Academy Award nominee is being considered for a role in the third MEN IN BLACK film, one that would make him a member of the team.

Who, exactly, Brolin will be playing is being kept under wraps, though rumors are coming out that he could be a new member of the duo joining Tommy Lee Jones’ K and Will Smith’s J.  There are also rumors that Brolin could be playing Jones’ K as a younger man.

Personally, what I would like to see, is Jones and Brolin team up to take on an alien that looks like Javier Bardem.  I’m sure that’s not what screenwriter Etan Cohen (Cohen?  Hmmm?) is going for.  However, production is scheduled to begin sometime in 2010 and Smith, Jones, and director Barry Sonnenfeld are all assumed to be returning.

TROPIC THUNDER Scribe Taking on MEN IN BLACK 3

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With a $589 million worldwide take for the first film and a $441 million worldwide pull-in for the second, I am shocked beyond belief (and a little appreciative) that Sony never force-fed a third MEN IN BLACK film.  Granted, there were Saturday morning cartoons, video games, and amusement park rides to rake in some cash off the brand, but a third film, with or without Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones’ involvements, could have easily been thrown together years ago.

Well, those “years ago” have turned in to today, as Risky Biz Blog is reporting that TROPIC THUNDER screenwriter Etan Cohen is hard at work on a third film in the MEN IN BLACK franchise.  Sony officially announced the project back in April, but, since then, not much has moved on the project until now.

Though no deal has been set in stone, Risky Biz is also stating Barry Sonnenfeld, who helmed the first two films, is attached to the new film, though in what capacity they do not state.  When all is said and done, Sonnenfeld may just end up an executive producer, which, for all intents and purposes, is just an approval-giver for the new film.

This brings us to the big question surrounding this project.  Will Smith’s involvement in the MEN IN BLACK series is part and parcel for the success the first two films had.  Will he be back?  With a screenwriter such as Cohen, who has become a hot Hollywood commodity in the last, few years, on board, it does seem Sony isn’t looking to make this a fly-by-night operation.  To that, look for them to dish out all kinds of green to get Smith’s name back into the credit list.  Tommy Lee Jones, not so much, for a number of reasons.  His character could easily be written out, his involvement isn’t all that necessary for the success of the film, and, in recent years, it has appears Jones has gone on to more high-end projects, leaving the MEN IN BLACK and BATMAN FOREVER projects to the ’90s.

What do you think?  Is a MEN IN BLACK 3 right up your sci-fi geek alley?  Is there any chance Sony will able to lure Smith back to the project?  What do you think of Etan Cohen, whose screenplays include IDIOCRACY, TROPIC THUNDER, and MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA, working on the script for this film?  Let us know by commenting below.

Sony Prez confirms ‘Men in Black 3’

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Rory Bruer, president of Sony, apparently revealed that the studio is moving forward with a third installment in the ‘Men in Black’ franchise. After a long period filled with rumors about another movie, Sony has confirmed that they are developing the script now and hope to bring everyone together to make the popular and profitable franchise a trilogy. Bruer, who spoke at ShoWest, made this announcement along with similar news about ‘Ghostbusters 3’ and ‘Spider-Man 4’. Not much else is known at this point and there’s no confirmation on whether Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith will return, but it seems unlikely that the project would happen without at least one of them.

[source: JoBlo]