Last month, it was reported that Chris Hemsworth would be leading the cast of Sony’s Men in Black reboot, and now comes word from Variety that he’ll be joined by his Thor: Ragnarok co-star Tessa Thompson. The new film is being directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton, The Fate of the Furious) from […]
Chris Hemsworth in talks for Men in Black reboot
Sony has been attempting to figure out how to reignite its Men in Black franchise for a little while now, first with a purported 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover titled MIB 23. Now word comes from The Hollywood Reporter that the studio is in talks with Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Ragnarok) to star in a reboot of the franchise which […]
F. Gary Gray in talks to direct Men in Black spinoff
Coming off the box office success of The Fate of the Furious, it seems that Sony and Amblin have identified F. Gary Gray as the man to launch its Men in Black spinoff, with Deadline reporting that the Straight Outta Compton helmer is now in talks with the studio. Sony has been looking to reboot […]
Sony’s Men in Black spinoff gets a new release date
After toying with the idea of a Jump Street crossover, Sony Pictures announced back in October of last year that it has decided instead to reboot the Men in Black franchise with a new spinoff film from screenwriters Matt Holloway and Art Marcus (Iron Man, Transformers: The Last Knight). The as-yet-untitled film was given a May 17th […]
Men in Black spinoff sets screenwriters and release date
After toying with the idea of a Jump Street crossover, it seems that Sony has decided to dust off its Men in Black franchise by officially moving forward on a spinoff to the blockbuster franchise. Deadline is reporting that the studio has set a May 17th 2019 release date for the as-yet-untitled film, which has […]
20 Years Back: Celebrating the Cinematic Delights of 1997
Tom Jolliffe celebrates the cinematic delights of 1997… 1997. It doesn’t feel that distant but we’re now talking 20 years. This was the year I left school. That officially makes me old as fuck I believe. Lady Di passed, Tony Blair became PM, Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule, Mike Tyson had a Holyfield Ear […]
New Spider-Man trailer, Men in Black reboot, Godzilla: King of Monsters casting and more – Daily News Roundup
SPIDER-TRAILER Following on from DC releasing their first official trailer for Justice League, Marvel and Sony fired back with the second trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. As promised, the trailer featured more Spidey, more Tony Stark and a lot of Vulture. Watch the trailer here. MEN IN REBOOT For a while there was a lot of […]
Barry Sonnenfeld wants to see another Men in Black movie, but doesn’t think he or Will Smith will be involved
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, […]
The Men in Black / 23 Jump Street crossover might not happen after all
It was revealed from the Sony email hacks that the studio planned to use 23 Jump Street as a backdoor reboot to their comic book adaptation of Men in Black, which was then revealed to be titled MIB23 with James Bobin (Alice Through The Looking Glass) as director. Well, Jonah Hill has put some water […]
MIB 23: How the most unlikely movie mash-up came to be
Tony Black on the Jump Street and Men in Black crossover MIB 23… Remember the big Sony leak at the end of 2014? The one that made everyone panic about that really rather rubbish North Korea-baiting Rogen/Franco comedy? Well aside from the news that Spider-Man might end up coming back to the MCU (and arguably […]