{"id":99455,"date":"2017-10-02T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T06:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=99455"},"modified":"2017-10-01T21:41:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T20:41:41","slug":"men-in-black-sequel-is-happening-has-release-date-and-writers-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/men-in-black-sequel-is-happening-has-release-date-and-writers-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Men In Black sequel is happening; has release date and writers already"},"content":{"rendered":"

After much speculation regarding\u00a0Men In Black<\/strong><\/em> and the sequel\u00a0Sony has slowly been spawning, we finally have confirmation that it’s\u00a0still happening, as well as a release date: you can expect the agents back on the big screen on\u00a017 May 2019<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The film also has some writers attached already. Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, who previously worked together on\u00a0Iron Man<\/strong><\/em> and\u00a0Transformers: The Dark Knight<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0are teaming up again to pen the script.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones (who played Agents Jay and Kay in the first two\u00a0Men In Black<\/strong><\/em> films) aren’t expected to be returning to the alien-inhabited world to reprise their roles.<\/p>\n

Instead, the\u00a0new film will focus on two new characters working for the\u00a0alien-fighting\u00a0secret agency, and will be treated as more of a reboot, as opposed to a direct sequel or a remake.<\/p>\n

The film, which is currently untitled, is being produced by Walter F Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. No director is attached just yet, but according to Deadline<\/a> the producers are in the process of meeting with potential candidates.<\/p>\n

News of another\u00a0Men In Black\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>film first emerged a while ago, when it was believed that Sony was planning on combining\u00a0MIB<\/strong><\/em> with the\u00a021 Jump Street\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>franchise, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, with Tatum and Hill stepping into the suits for Jay and Kay. That idea still seems to be happening, but a lot later down the line.<\/p>\n

For now, let’s all enjoy the music video for Will Smith’s hit single ‘Men In Black’.<\/p>\n