Columbia Pictures has set a May 25, 2012 release date for a third 'Men in Black' film with superstar Will Smith confirmed to reprise his role as James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J.
Nikke Finke's Deadline reports that the film will be shot in 3D and that director Barry Sonnenfeld is back on board. Deals are now being negotiated with Tommy Lee Jones andJosh Brolin.
Also returning on the creative side are producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and Steven Spielberg will be executive producer.
The site states that the film will use a time travel element that moves the action from contemporary back to 1969. Brolin will play the younger version of Jones's Agent Kay character. The franchise, based on the comic book by Lowell Cunningham, grossed $589 million worldwide for the original 1997 film, and the 2002 sequel did $442 million in global ticket sales.
Smith's last film, 2008's 'Seven Pounds,' grossed a dismal '$69 million dollars but made $168 million globally.
Currently, he's been producing films and TV projects, such as his son Jaden Smith's upcoming remake of 'The Karate Kid,' and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's TV show, 'HawthoRNe.' - BV
I bet it sells more than Avatar.
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