Third Men in Black in Development!

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They made an Ace Ventura 3? looks like the rock I obviously live under actually saved me this time :rofl:
^agreed, that's news to me too....

It's about Ace's stupid kid, and it's a stupid straight-to-DVD crapfest.

Bring on MIB3!

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Men in Black 3 Script in the Works by Tropic Thunder Writer Ethan Cohen

We learned that Columbia was finally moving forward with a third Men in Black movie back in April, but at the time there was no script attached to the project. While there still isn?t much to report yet, we have learned that they?ve tapped the now-hot writer Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Idiocracy) for the screenplay. There?s no word yet on Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones? involvement, but I can?t imagine they would bring the franchise back without featuring them in some capacity.

I?m also hoping that they?re able to bring Barry Sonnenfeld back to direct. He?s been working on the television end of things recently (we can thank him for Pushing Daisies gloriously candy-colored style), and I?m sure he?d like to get another feature under his belt to distance himself from the Robin Williams fiasco RV.

The studio is mum on what MiB3 may actually be about, but I do hope they avoid the usual pitfall of making the original young upstart a veteran who must then train more young blood. (I?m also saying this because I?m hoping we won?t get a chance to see Shia LaBeouf as a bumbling young agent.)

Cohen?s involvement with the film is a sign that it will probably be better than the disappointing Men in Black sequel. He?s a graduate of the Mike Judge school of comedy?having worked on Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, in addition to Idiocracy. In my book, that?s good people.

Strangely enough, I?m actually sort of excited for a third Men in Black film. I loved the original when it first came out (admittedly, haven?t revisited it in years), and I think the series deserves a better successor than what we got with the sequel. The concept is undoubtedly ripe for further exploration.

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There’s no word yet on Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones’ involvement, but I can’t imagine they would bring the franchise back without featuring them in some capacity.

Without those two it won't be the same. Those two make MIB what it is.

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Awesome news! I must've seen the first Men in Black a million times as a kid. And coincidentally, I just watched Men in Black II again for the first time in a couple of years. I really hope Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back. Without them, it wouldn't be a Men in Black movie.

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Awesome news! I must've seen the first Men in Black a million times as a kid. And coincidentally, I just watched Men in Black II again for the first time in a couple of years. I really hope Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are back. Without them, it wouldn't be a Men in Black movie.

agreed :yes:

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Josh Brolin answering the call for 'Men in Black 3'?

Recent L.A. Times addition Steven Zeitchik has another casting scoop for Hero Complex:

Josh Brolin could be going from "W." to K.

With "No Country for Old Men," "Milk," "W.," and, of course, "The Goonies" on his resume, Brolin's filmography speaks for itself. Now he may be adding "Men in Black 3" to that estimable list.

Brolin The actor is being considered for a role that would have him donning the black suit and shades for the third installment of the sci-fi comedy franchise. His exact part is a matter of discussion, but in recent days there's been chatter in Hollywood development circles of a few possibilities: 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.

Whatever the part, Brolin could be playing against some star power: Will Smith is expected to return in the new "MIB" as Agent J.

It wouldn't mark the first time J ran missions with someone else. In the second film, his character briefly chased aliens and erased memories with other partners before Jones' Agent K came out of retirement.

Sony is currently contemplating a production start for the picture in 2010 (though it has yet to be greenlit). The film, which is based on a script by "Tropic Thunder" writer Etan Cohen and which tentatively has Barry Sonnenfeld coming back to direct, could shoot at least partly in New York.

One issue that still needs to be worked out: scheduling. Brolin has lately given Nicolas Cage a run for his money as the hardest-working man in show business, starring in the comic-book western "Jonah Hex" and the sequel to Oliver Stone's "Wall Street." Both of those films have wrapped, but he's signed on for a few more meaty roles that could shoot in the first part of 2010, including the Coen brothers' remake of "True Grit" and the Mafia crime drama "Cartel."

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If Tommy Lee Jones isn't in it, or not a major part of it, forget it. I wouldn't even watch it without TLJ in it, even if Will Smith does come back. Josh Brolin doesn't make it any less disappointing if TLJ isn't in it or in a smaller role.

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Sony is currently contemplating a production start for the picture in 2010 (though it has yet to be greenlit). The film, which is based on a script by "Tropic Thunder" writer Etan Cohen and which tentatively has Barry Sonnenfeld coming back to direct, could shoot at least partly in New York.

Hell no. I hated that movie, A LOT! He better not screw this up.

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Apparently Sacha Baron Cohen and Jermaine Clement are competing for a role.

Columbia Pictures is officially having conversations regarding their third entry in the Men in Black franchise as we're being told by industry insiders that in addition to Jonah Hex cowboy Josh Brolin likely (still unconfirmed) to star, they've shown strong interest in both Sacha Baron Cohen (Sweeney Todd, Bruno) and Jemaine Clement ("The Flight of the Conchords") for a character named "Yaz" (a new agent?). Neither are locked, this should be taken strictly as rumor for now. Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Igor, Idiocracy) wrote the screenplay. Shooting was originally rumored to begin this spring. The 1997 Men in Black grossed nearly $600m worldwide, while its 2002 sequel took in $440m. Why so long for another sequel? Who knows!

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Will Smith 'may leave Men In Black 3'

Will Smith could reportedly drop out of Men In Black 3 to star in fantasy adventure The City That Sailed.

According to Variety, Smith has offers on the table for both the Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox projects and has yet to decide which to commit to.

Smith's Men In Black director Barry Sonnenfeld is signed up for the third movie, while City is still seeking a helmer to bring Andrew Niccol's (The Truman Show) script to the screen.

The latter film focuses on a New York-based magician and his estranged daughter who lives in the UK. When the girl discovers a magic room, Manhattan separates and starts to drift across the Atlantic. Smith's I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has previously been linked to the movie.

Smith starred as Agent Jay in the first two Men In Black outings, which grossed a combined $1bn worldwide.

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