Kumail Nanjiani Reportedly In Talks For Chris Hemsworth And Tessa Thompson's MEN IN BLACK Reboot

Kumail Nanjiani Reportedly In Talks For Chris Hemsworth And Tessa Thompson's MEN IN BLACK Reboot

The cast for the Men In Black reboot set to star Thor: Ragnarok's Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson recently added Liam Neeson and now reportedly has its eyes set on Silicon Valley star Kumail Nanjiani.

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By MarkJulian - Jun 01, 2018 08:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Men in Black
The talent behind the Men In Black soft-reboot/spinoff is shaping up quite nicely.  Fresh off their reconstruction of the Thor franchise in Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are set to team up again in director F. Gary Gray's Men In Black reboot.

Liam Neeson is attached to play the head of the M.I.B.'s UK division and a new report from The Hashtag Show taps Kumail Nanjiani as in final talks to portray a wisecracking alien and third-partner of Hemsworth and Thompson in the film. 

The film is reportedly set to take place in the United Kingdom, to allow room for Will Smith to return to the franchise if he chooses.
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Menks123
Menks123 - 6/1/2018, 8:36 PM
Awesome! So excited for this film, and i'm surprised that is the case lmao.
TheDpool
TheDpool - 6/2/2018, 12:31 AM
@Menks123 - I know right! At first I was like what? But now I'm like Whaaaaaaat?!?

I like watching films.
JosephCronos92
JosephCronos92 - 6/1/2018, 9:09 PM
This is shaping up pretty damn well, looking forward to it, really hope everything turns out well.
superbigguy32
superbigguy32 - 6/1/2018, 9:30 PM
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 6/1/2018, 11:27 PM
@superbigguy32 - Looks like Charlie Sheen on one of his better days.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/1/2018, 9:54 PM
This cast is making me more excited for this movie.
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/1/2018, 10:12 PM
Also, saw Upgrade. Just... go. See it. Give this movie as much money as you can. I know you wanna get Infinity War over the $2 billion mark, but just make sure you save some for this. See it now. Like, stop reading this comment and just go right now.
TheRealTomServo
TheRealTomServo - 6/1/2018, 11:13 PM
@MUTO123 - i was really anticipating upgrade and i’m glad to see the positive reception it’s been getting. reminds me of a schlocky straight-to-video 80’s flick (in the best possible way) and i’m ALL for it.
JohnMarston220
JohnMarston220 - 6/1/2018, 11:32 PM
@MUTO123 - Saw it last night and I loved it!
Logan Marshal Greens' performance was really great.
You actually care for him throughout the whole movie.

After watching him in this I'm hoping his career continues to move forward with meatier roles in bigger movies.
JohnMarston220
JohnMarston220 - 6/1/2018, 11:38 PM
@TheRealTomServo - Watch it man, you won't be disappointed.
It looks like that type of movie from the trailers, but it's a little MORE than that quite honestly.
Not your run of the mill "sci fi revenge thriller" which I even more appreciated (:
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/1/2018, 11:39 PM
@JohnMarston220 - I can see this being the big breakout role for him (if The Invitation had gotten a wider release, that probably would've been the one).

Hopefully word of mouth spreads and more people end up going to see it as a result (there was a pretty solid crowd in my theater).
JohnMarston220
JohnMarston220 - 6/1/2018, 11:49 PM
@MUTO123 - So true, he was really good in "The Invitation" as well. I keep trying to make my brother watch it, but he never wants to. I know he'd love it as much as I did lol

Mine not so much, almost half the theater was full. But people seemed to love it, everyone was laughing at the appropriate times and a few of them even cheered (especially at the scene with Gray granting permission for Stim to take over lol)
doomsday619
doomsday619 - 6/2/2018, 1:58 AM
@MUTO123 @reil It's such a shame poor guy just can't rest at the moment. He has it coming from everywhere.
InsertMontage
InsertMontage - 6/2/2018, 4:18 AM
aflynn
aflynn - 6/2/2018, 8:03 AM
Shaping up to be an incredibly entertaining cast so far.
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 6/2/2018, 9:47 AM
I like the cast so far but I really never found him all that funny. He’s blown up and th’s great but I guess I just don’t get him.
rabid
rabid - 6/2/2018, 10:04 AM
Hopefully they stick closer to the comics than the last movies did. They got too focused on aliens and forgot all the cryptozoology.
AlabamaMan2
AlabamaMan2 - 6/2/2018, 11:10 AM
I use to work the doors at the comedy store & sometimes at nerdmelt which kumail owned & one thing I remember clearly is that kumail would always be a top 3 comedian each night, hes just naturally funny, very effortless.
csims1885
csims1885 - 6/2/2018, 2:16 PM
I'm not concerned about the cast... It's the writers that I'm curious about.
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