Men in Black Spinoff Casts Liam Neeson in Lead Role

Liam Neeson will apply his particular set of acquirement to monitor and regularise extraterrestrial bodily function on earthly concern in Sony ’s upcomingMen in Blackspinoff . TheMen in Blackfranchise has been in a holding pattern sinceMen in Black IIIhit theaters in 2012 , with Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith yet again repeat their roles as Agents K(ay ) and J(ay ) . Sony toyed with the approximation of crossing over the cockamamy comic book - base series with theequally wackyJump Streetmoviesat one point , before ultimately decide to move fore with a spinoff ( or , count on how you look at it , reboot ) instead .

TheMen in Blackspinoff does n’t have an official title just yet , but it does have a director -Straight Outta ComptonandFate of the Furious ' F. Gary Gray - along with a pair of writers ( Iron Man ’s Matt Holloway and Art Marcum ) and two lead , in the physique ofThor : RagnarokcostarsChris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson . It was previously report that Sony was cat an senior histrion to round out out the film ’s master MIB agent crew with Hemsworth and Thompson - and now , the studio apartment has get hold just that in Neeson .

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THRis reporting that Neeson has signed on to costar in theMen In Blackspinoff as the head of the MIB brass ’s base in London , which is where the film ’s level begins . Hemsworth previously indicate that London might not be the only context in what he promises will be an"epic and fun"Men in Blackmovie , bug that the film will visit"different country [ and ] cities"not seen in old MIB adventures . For the sentence being , however , London appear to be the only confirmed backcloth for the Men in Black ’s next big screen foreign mission .

By joining theMen in Blackspinoff , Neeson has add together yet another noteworthy item to his ever growing assembling of franchise roles . He ’s already costarred in theStar Warsmovies , play a Batman scoundrel , lent his vox to an animated LEGO figure and a utter Panthera leo from Narnia , and was even Zeus himself in theClash of the Titansmovies . That ’s not to say he ’s commit up on one - off projects either ; far from it , Neeson has roles in Steve McQueen ’s heist thrillerWidowsand the Coen Brothers ' Netflix western anthology seriesThe Ballad of Buster Scruggson the visible horizon , among other matter .

With Neeson fulfil out its A - inclination main plaster cast and a talented mainstream director in Gray behind the camera , theMen in Blackspinoff voice far more promising than some might have require . It helps that the movie is n’t a difficult reboot of theMIBfilms that features Modern iterations of quality that Rip Torn ( American MIB Bos Zed in the old films ) , Jones , and Smith so unforgettably brought to life before . If Sony ’s lucky , the motion picture may even follow in the footsteps of another reboot / spinoff - the studio ’s ownJumanji : Welcome to the Jungle- and give the get on MIB franchise a new letting on life .