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New Men In Black Movie in the Pipeline, Will Smith Involvement Not Certain
Sony is developing a new Men in Black film with Chris Bremner writing the script; the franchise has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide, with hopes to involve Will Smith.
- Recently, Sony Pictures tapped Chris Bremner, screenwriter, to draft a script for the fifth installment of Men in Black, Deadline first reported.
- Sony views the Men in Black franchise as still valuable, with films grossing more than $1.9 billion, and Chris Bremner's Bad Boys work made him an attractive writing choice.
- No director or cast are attached yet, industry sources say, and insiders add once Bremner finishes a draft, Will Smith would be among the first to receive it.
- All previous Men in Black films were produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, with Steven Spielberg executive producing, while Sony had no comment on the report.
- The 2019 spin-off Men in Black: International underperformed, grossing $253.9 million on a budget of more than $100 million.
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Chris Bremner will write the story of the new installment, whose release date and cast are not yet defined.
New Men In Black movie in the pipeline, Will Smith involvement not certain
Plot details are yet to be revealed but insiders say that the plan is to give the script to original star Will Smith once writer Chris Bremner has completed it in the hope that Smith will reprise the role of Agent J.
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