MEN IN BLACK 4 Will Feature A Prominent Female Lead; Is Will Smith Returning?
It looks like the Men In Black franchise is set for some big changes. No, it's nothing as wacky as that 21 Jump Street crossover idea, mind you. According to MiB producers, the fourth movie in the popular series will star a 'Woman in Black'. Will she be joined by Will Smith?
It's been four years since the last Men In Black movie, and nineteen years since the last good one (*sorry*), so how do longtime franchise producers Laurie MacDonald & Walter Parkes intend to revive the lucrative sci-fi/comedy series? By introducing a female lead. Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, MacDonald revealed that Men In Black 4 will star "a prominent woman in black".
Plans for the fourth movie are underway, which will serve as a fresh start for the franchise. "We sort of looked at the first three in retrospect as a bit of a trilogy," Parkes explained, "We tried to tell a story about those two characters and that relationship, It sounds silly because it’s a fun, science fiction comedy but when you work on these things you sort of try to find some thematic basis underneath it. Now we are looking at a reinvention, but it’s a wonderful world to get back into."
They're not wrong. One or two new leads would certainly help shake things up, and it might be nice to see (at least) one female protagonist take centre stage this time around. Whichever actress they cast in the role may inevitably be joined by a returning Will Smith - who was originally presumed to be sitting this one out. "Never count Will out" Parkes insisted.
How would you like to see a fourth Men In Black movie handled? Personally, I kinda want to see them go down that ridiculous Jump Street crossover route - but only if Phil Lord & Chris Miller are free to oversee things. Sound off with your thoughts in the comments below!
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