No Raybans, no ties, no problem. Earlier this week we passed along the news that director F. Gary Gray’s upcoming reboot ofMen in BlackstarringThor: Ragnarokdynamic duo Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson had snagged an official title, and will henceforth be referred to asMIB International. The title is fitting and really just comes right out and tells us all we need to know about the upcoming revamps, now doesn’t it? Yep, glad we can all agree that it’s a sound title.
Good job, Hollywood. The film is obviously aspin-off of the massively successful original trilogy of filmsthat starred Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and even Josh Brolin on occasion. But a bit less well-known is the fact that this film is also a reboot of the original Malibu/Marvel comics series of the same name by Lowell Cunningham.
And if you’re excited to see the Men (and Women) in Blackbust all manner of alien ass across multiple continents, then you’ll be positively breakdancing with big blue aliens to see your first official look atChris HemsworthandTessa Thompsonsuited up and ready bust some ghosts… ur, I mean aliens. you may check it out in all its gorgeous glory below.
The upcoming science fiction action comedy film is directed by F. Gary Gray, who helmed not only the Ice Cube comedy classicFridaybut the Ice Cube biography flickStraight Outta Compton, from a screenplay written by Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Marcum and Holloway are no strangers to penning big-budget tentpoles screenplays as the two have amassed a mighty resume in their time.
Their works include such classics as the original (and best)Iron Manfilm, along with some less-desirable credits such as the mega-misfirePunisher: Warzone, and Michael Bay’s blowing up castles with robots film,Transformers: The Last Knight. I think we can all join hands in agreeing that this film would be much better off if it was more in theIron Manspectrum of screenwriting than thePunisher: Warzone, Transformers: The Last Knightside of the typewriter. But maybe that’s just me.
On top of boasting themega-star power teaming of Hemsworth and Thompson, this newMen in Blackmotion picture will also bring into the fold the likes of such Hollywood heavy-hitters as Liam Neeson (every movie ever), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission:Impossible: Fallout, and Mike Flanagan’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’sThe ShiningsequelDoctor Sleep), and the always delightful Emma Thompson (Love Actually).
Kumail Nanjiani and Rafe Spalljoin the new cast as well. All of this said, being that, you know, aliens, in theory, inhabit more than just the multiple continents of this planet we call Earth, do you think the next film’s title will beMen In Black: Cosmicor something like that? I’d put money on it. But I guess we’ll see if there is even a desire for more black-clad, Rayban sporting folk once this new version kicks the door open into theaters on June 22, 2025.Entertainment Weeklywas the first to share the image.
