It's A THOR: RAGNAROK Reunion As Tessa Thompson Joins Chris Hemsworth In MEN IN BLACK Reboot
Well, this is unexpected! A co-star has been found for Chris Hemsworth in Sony's planned Men in Black reboot and it's fellow Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson, a.k.a. Valkyrie. Read on for details...
A smart move by Sony or unimaginative casting? We'll let you be the judges of that but it's been revealed today that Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson will be joining Chris Hemsworth in the upcoming Men in Black reboot. The two shared a great deal of chemistry in the Marvel Studios movie and Thompson's star is on the rise after playing Valkyrie in the MCU and starring in Westworld.
Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray will be at the helm and the script was penned by Iron Man scribes Matt Holloway and Art Meachum. It's currently set to be released on June 14th, 2019.
Apparently, this reboot will feature new characters rather than rebooted versions of Agents K and J and will "build on the contemporary sci-fi world in which they operated." Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that, "the new project is more of an ensemble piece than a two-hander and will be more global in scope." To be fair, it definitely sounds like they're taking the right approach to the project.
Whether or not it will work out remains to be seen (just look at Ghostbusters) but the cast Sony is putting together is excellent and they've found two excellent leads here. What do you guys think?
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