Thor: Ragnarok star Chris Hemsworth is in negotiation with Sony Pictures to star in the Men in Black spin-off
Chris Hemsworth
Thor: Ragnarok star Chris Hemsworth is in negotiation with Sony Pictures to star in the Men in Black spin-off. The actor is in advance talks with the studio for the lead role in the film. The studio is also in negotiations with director F Gary Gray to helm the project. Iron Man scribes Matt Holloway and Art Marcum have penned the script of the new film, reported Variety.
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Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are not expected to return in the film, which is meant to launch a new franchise with fresh talent involved. Sony had originally planned to combine the Men and Black and 21 Jump Street franchises, but have since shelved that idea. Walter F Parkes and Laurie MacDonald are producing with Steven Spielberg executive producing. David Beaubaire is overseeing the project for Sony.
The original movie followed Smith and Jones, who played agents of a secret organisation, known as the Men in Black, and protected Earth from intergalactic bad guys. The first film was a major critical and commercial success and was followed by two more sequels. The three films hauled a cumulative USD 1.7 billion worldwide.
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