It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Sony’s plans for the Men in Black franchise; following 2012’s Men in Black 3, there was some brief talk of a fourth instalment, while the studio also considered a crossover with the Jump Street franchise, as well as a potential reboot for a new trilogy. However, it seems those projects may have fallen by the wayside and the future is completely up in the air at the moment, as evidenced by director Barry Sonnenfeld’s comments to Digital Spy.
“I wish there were a fourth film,” said Sonnenfeld, who directed all three of the original movies. “I don’t think Will Smith nor I would be involved. But I love the franchise, because I developed it and created it. But I think the problem with making a fourth film – for a while they were talking about combining 21 Jump Street and Men in Black – is there are too many expensive players in the mix. There’s Steven Spielberg, there’s other producers, and I think the way to do it is to have new agents or something like that. Not have me, not have Will Smith, not have Tommy Lee Jones. Just have other adventures. I wish they would do it, I don’t know if they will.”
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Originally published March 28, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
