I think today is one of those days where news is dropping on everything I could care less about, yet feel compelled to discuss. For instance, Sony has decided that now is a good time to get their much rumored Men in Black threequel off the shelf and into production. They've already nailed down the writer, buzzworthy scribe Etan Cohen(Tropic Thunder, Idiocracy) has signed on to pen the sci-fi comedy. Director Barry Sonnenfeld, who helmed the first two pictures, is attatched in some way but nothing is confirmed. He could be the caterer for all we know this time around.
But there remains a lingering doubt, as there's been no word on whether Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones will reprise their roles. Without them, they might as well send this thing straight to DVD, which to me is a distinct possibility anyway. Let's face it, the two stars are what carried both of those movies. I was not the biggest MIB fan, but I didn't hate it. The sequel was awful, though. Any attempt to push out a third film without either of the two leads is doomed for failure. What're they gonna do? Get Nick Cannon and Sean William Scott to take over? That's a one-way ticket to the discount bin at Blockbuster.
THR has more on the story right....here.
