And speaking of shooting dates, ScreenRant says that Sony's upcoming
Men in Black reboot will begin filming on June 18 in London.
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.
Sony's long - gestating
Men In Black reboot has gone through a number of iterations over the past year or two, but now it finally seems the studio has a firm plan in place: having hired Fate Of The Furious director F. Gary Gray to helm the project, the studio has now set its sights on Thor: Ragnarok star Chris Hemsworth to headline the film.
Plus, how big can Black Panther go in its run and our low level of optimism about the latest on
the Men in Black reboot potentially starring Chris Hemsworth.
Outside of Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson «s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which shocked the entire industry by legging it to $ 941 million worldwide, and Spider - Man, the studio is virtually bereft of valuable IP (check back on this after Chirs Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson's
Men in Black reboot).
The Men in Black reboot, directed by Straight Outta Compton, Friday and Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray, will feature brand new Agents as opposed to series protagonists J and K. Unlike the first three films, which were set in and around New York, the spinoff will be much more global, and more of an ensemble piece.
Not exact matches
Spider -
Man reboot, The Avengers, and — for old time's sake —
Men in Black III.
But a belated
Men in Black sequel, a Total Recall remake, and a Spider -
Man reboot would seem to represent Sony's best chances for success — or utter failure — this year.
Doctor Strange and
Black Panther are finally getting movies, Captain Marvel and Inhumans will expand the cosmic side of the MCU, and a
rebooted Spider -
Man will swing
in.
Set
in deep space, and
in half a dozen lands (New York, Wakanda, Titan, Knowhere), the film presents a galactic battle for the fate of the universe that throws together the six original Avengers; the follow - up wave of Marvel superheroes who've only recently been given their own origin stories (
Black Panther, Dr. Strange, the
rebooted Spider -
Man); the Guardians of the Galaxy; and a sprinkling of other figures who've been there on the fringes.
Other characters are brought on and primed for spin - offs: Tom Holland's Spider -
Man, the second big - screen
reboot of Spidey this century, impresses
in a chattery cameo; Chadwick Boseman's
Black Panther (a black character who isn't primarily someone's second best friend) is fluid in action and stiff out of costume in a potentially interesting
Black Panther (a
black character who isn't primarily someone's second best friend) is fluid in action and stiff out of costume in a potentially interesting
black character who isn't primarily someone's second best friend) is fluid
in action and stiff out of costume
in a potentially interesting way.
Based on the 12th novel
in James Patterson's long - running series, the studio is clearly hoping that «Alex Cross» can
reboot the film franchise that stalled out after 2001's «Along Came a Spider,» but surely there was a better option to play Cross than a
man whose biggest claim to fame is dressing up like a fat
black woman.
The wunderkind's previous two movies — 2013 Sundance darling Fruitvale Station, about the killing of Oscar Grant, an unarmed
black man shot
in the back by police while facedown on an Oakland subway platform; and 2015's Rocky
reboot, Creed, about a young boxer who grows up
in juvenile detention and learns to channel his anger
in the ring — were both critical and box - office hits, leaving little doubt Coogler was up to the challenge.
Award: The Assassin Least Sexy Movie: 50 Shades of Grey (Runner - up: A LEGO Brickumentary) Best Tolkien Reference: The Martian Best Gag Involving a Hammer: Avengers: Age of Ultron Best Joke About Naming Your Fists «Cagney and Lacey»: Spy Best Celebrity Cameo: LeBron James, Trainwreck Best Imaginary Friend: Bing Bong, Inside Out Most Awkward Interplay Between Real and Fictional Theme Parks: Tomorrowland (Runner - up: Jurassic World) Best Contact Lenses: Johnny Depp,
Black Mass Best Eyeglasses: Sean Harris, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation Best Glass Eye: Christian Bale, The Big Short Best Robot: Ava (Ex Machina) Worst Robot: Chappie (Chappie) The Cameron Crowe Award for a Soundtrack
in Search of a Movie: Aloha Best Aerial Stunt: Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Runner - up: Spectre) Worst Oven - Cleaning Method: The Visit Worst Misuse of a Juice Bottle: Sleeping with Other People Best Movie About Journalism: Spotlight Worst Movie About Journalism: Truth The Sudden Ubiquity Award: Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Brooklyn, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Revenant); Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road; Legend; The Revenant); Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina, Mojave, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) Best Dog - boy: Jack Bright, The Good Dinosaur Worst Dog -
man: Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending Worst Implicit Historical Comparison: Moving the events of The Secret in Their Eyes from Argentina's Dirty War to post-9 / 11 America Best Backward - Looking Reboot: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Backward - Looking Reboot: Terminator Genisys Best Home Movies: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Nicest Russian Spy: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Trends of the Year: Women ruling comedy (Trainwreck, Spy); an overdue pushback against CGI (Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens); sneakily feminist themes in summer sequels (Magic Mike XXL, Mad Max: Fury Road); spy spoofs (Spy, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The Man from U.N.C.L.E, the final third of Spect
man: Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending Worst Implicit Historical Comparison: Moving the events of The Secret
in Their Eyes from Argentina's Dirty War to post-9 / 11 America Best Backward - Looking
Reboot: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Worst Backward - Looking
Reboot: Terminator Genisys Best Home Movies: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Nicest Russian Spy: Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies Trends of the Year: Women ruling comedy (Trainwreck, Spy); an overdue pushback against CGI (Mad Max: Fury Road, Star Wars: The Force Awakens); sneakily feminist themes
in summer sequels (Magic Mike XXL, Mad Max: Fury Road); spy spoofs (Spy, Kingsman: The Secret Service, The
Man from U.N.C.L.E, the final third of Spect
Man from U.N.C.L.E, the final third of Spectre)
If someone told me that
Men in Black was getting
rebooted, I would have just shrugged my shoulders and went on with my day.
If one constructed
in their mind a picture of German - born director Marcus Nispel based solely on his filmography — which includes grisly
reboots of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th franchises, plus the R - rated Pathfinder — it could not possibly be more different from the reality of the
man, who abhors shoes, probably owns no
black clothes at all, and
in person favors pastel cargo pants and billowing, open - necked cotton painter's shirts.
The panel also offers their reactions to Tessa Thompson signing on to reunite with Chris Hemwsworth for Sony's «
Men in Black»
reboot.
It's additionally great to peer that Amblin has some fashioned choices (or semi-original, on the subject of The Turning) at the horizon, to move
in conjunction with upcoming franchise films like its
Men in Black spinoff /
reboot and Jurassic World 3 (which might be scheduled for 2019 and 2021).
According to THR, the Iron
Man 3 director Shane
Black (who actually appeared
in a minor role
in the original movie) is now attached to direct a
reboot of the classic 80s actioner Predator for 20th Century Fox.
Men In Black is being rebooted with very attractive people Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the lead
In Black is being
rebooted with very attractive people Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson
in the lead
in the leads.
Ant -
Man opens
in theaters July 17, 2015; Captain America: Civil War — May 6, 2016; Doctor Strange — November 4, 2016; Guardians of the Galaxy 2 — May 5, 2017; Spider -
Man reboot — July 28, 2017; Thor: Ragnarok — November 3, 2017; The Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 — May 4, 2018;
Black Panther — July 6, 2018; Captain Marvel — November 2, 2018; The Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 — May 3, 2019; Inhumans — July 12, 2019.
Men in Black is one of those rare film franchises where the idea of a full - on
reboot doesn't sound like an entirely bad idea when you really think about it.
Smith, who next stars with The Wolf Of Wall Street «s Margot Robbie
in the grifter tale Focus for Warner Bros, is also not expected to reprise his role as Jay in the next Men In Black, as Sony Pictures works on a reboot of that franchis
in the grifter tale Focus for Warner Bros, is also not expected to reprise his role as Jay
in the next Men In Black, as Sony Pictures works on a reboot of that franchis
in the next
Men In Black, as Sony Pictures works on a reboot of that franchis
In Black, as Sony Pictures works on a
reboot of that franchise.
Ghost Fish
in Ninja Gaiden /
Black / Sigma: There are two things that are well accepted: 1) 2004's Ninja Gaiden
reboot is a masterpiece and 2) Series director Tomunobu Itagaki is a
man consumed by his vices, i.e drinking and gambling.
With a
Men in Black 3 game announced earlier today, a fellow Sony Pictures outing has made the jump to home consoles, with Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider -
Man reboot announced by Activision over at New York ComicCon.