Image Credit: Melinda Sue GordonProduction on Men in Black III, which was scheduled to resume this week after nearly a two-month break, has been further delayed until March 28. According to a Los Angeles Times report, an unfinished script was the root of the problem. A source close to the production tells EW that Sony agreed to give director Barry Sonnenfeld more time to prep the last act of the film after viewing a promising cut of the first act, which was completed before the holidays. Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me if You Can) had come aboard to work on the script for four weeks, but Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder), who authored a previous draft, is now back writing. The delays won’t impact the availability of the cast (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin), says the source, and the film is still locked into its Memorial Day 2012 release date.
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Another sequel to a movie that wasn’t very good to begin with.
Saw Men In Black in July 1997.
It was ok.
Nothing great.
Haven’t seen it since.
Don’t care to see it again.
The studio should spend the $170 million on something else.
Agreed. Remakes, reboots and sequels are the only thing Hollywood knows how to do. And they don’t do them particularly well.
The MIB cartoon of the 90s expanded on the universe in a clever and creative way, the movie does not need to be made.
While I will admit that the sequel/reboot trend is getting very tiresome, MIB was a good movie. MIB 2 was a damn fine sequel (as sequels go)
I think you’re just complaining cuz you like to complain
MIB 2 was a terrible sequel.
I agree. The audience I saw it with loved it more than me. I kinda liked the second one better for some reason, even though the plot was stupid. The third sounds pretty lame, but I still want to see it.
I really liked MIB…not so much the case with the sequel. A third one does NOT need to be made.
I rather see a Bad Boys 3 than a MIB 3. Both Bad Boys films were very entertaining. MIB on the hand the first one was cool. The second was complete trash.
1st one still cracks me up to this day. Sequel was painful. Scared about the third.
You gotta love Hollywood sometimes. They rush into production a sequel no one was really asking for… and then don’t even having a proper script to work from. lol
I think MIB is fun to watch, especially for entertain value; so, I couldn’t complain. And I’m looking forward to MIB III for as long as BARRY SONNENFELD remains in charge — I trust, like Craven with his Scream franchise, Sonnenfeld knows what he’s doing with MIB.
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Just make sure TOMMY LEE JONES and WILL SMITH give it all in this sequel, too, SVP.
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. . .Thanks for the up, Jeff.
(entertainment value)
Not worth watching unless they have to endure at least 3 to 4 weeks.
NO technology unless a reward just like regular contestants.
How about Paris, Johnny D. Payton M. Ashton K., Will Smith, Whoopi, etc
“Does not need to be made” … who are you, the movie police? Just don’t see it, which you likely won’t. Do any movies really *need* to be made??
I liked the first two( MIB was much better than MIB II), but I’m a little apprehensive about number 3. However, I’m a big Will Smith fan, so I might check it out.
My tip for the writers: add more JADEN.
You’re welcome, Hollywood.
I think the plot involes a young Agent K, so I wouldn’t be completely shocked if a young Agent Y (played by Jaden, of course) pops up for a cameo.
The first one barely holds up well, the second one was a total waste of time. And since Will Smith’s last few films have all been cring inducing, the third time will NOT be the charm for MIB. They should just call this movie “Because I have no creative ideas and need the money.”
Here’s an idea: how about finishing the script BEFORE you start filming? It’s amazing to me that studios spend million of dollars writing and rewriting these scripts, but then go ahead with production (on something that will cost 150+ million dollars) with an attitude of “eh, it’s not complete, but we can fix it when we need to fix it.” It’s simply stunning.
That’s what happens when you decide you want to hit a certain release date instead of waiting until you’re 100% sure you have a good story to tell with your movie BEFORE you start shooting.