MEN IN BLACK Spinoff Finds Its New Leader In BATMAN BEGINS Star Liam Neeson

MEN IN BLACK Spinoff Finds Its New Leader In BATMAN BEGINS Star Liam Neeson

Sony's upcoming Men In Black spinoff has found its new director in Academy Award-nominated actor Liam Neeson. The former Batman Begins star will join a cast headlined by Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson.

By RohanPatel - May 22, 2018 04:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Men in Black
Source: Variety
Variety is reporting that Sony Pictures is currently in advanced negotiations with Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson (The Commuter) to join their upcoming Men In Black spinoff, which will star Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the lead roles. While details on their characters remain under wraps, we do know that Neeson will be playing the head of the M.I.B. at the U.K. branch of the top-secret alien-hunting organization.

F. Gary Gray (The Fate of the Furious) is directing with a script from Iron Man scribes Matt Holloway and Art Marcum. Production is expected to begin this summer with a June 14, 2019 release date already set. 

The plot is being kept under heavy lock-and-key, but the film will not be a reboot of the original trilogy that starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. It will instead be a true spin-off that takes place in the same cinematic universe, but follows a pair of new agents (Hemsworth & Thompson) on an entirely different continent as they embark on an all-new intergalactic, world-saving adventure. 

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 5/22/2018, 4:52 PM
Neeson: "MIB, I'll FIND you"
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/22/2018, 5:05 PM
SupermansTrunks
SupermansTrunks - 5/22/2018, 5:07 PM
This movie is going to be bonkers
Menks123
Menks123 - 5/22/2018, 5:11 PM
Ok, this is going to be such a great movie. I have no doubts anymore whatsoever.

Bring it on.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 5/22/2018, 5:12 PM
You know I’ll see this one in theaters. It’ll also make a worthy inclusion to my already expansive blu ray movie set.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 5/22/2018, 5:12 PM
Well Chris Hensworth is funny!! Liam Neesons can be funny (watch the Life Too Shorts clip with him its great), and I enjoy Tessa Thompson. I'm in.
ckal9
ckal9 - 5/22/2018, 5:16 PM
All I know is it will probably be funny because Hemsworth is a comedic acting genius. His timing is impeccable.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 5/22/2018, 5:21 PM
Makes it a bit more interesting.

Now Liam Neeson has trained Obi-Wan, Batman, has been Zeus and now he leads the MIB. I am sure I am forgetting about other things. Oh yeah he was Aslan in Narnia too.
Jaspion
Jaspion - 5/22/2018, 5:27 PM
@NinnesMBC - he's a terrible parent, though.
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 5/23/2018, 12:47 AM
@NinnesMBC - He also happens to have a very particular set of skills.
aflynn
aflynn - 5/22/2018, 5:23 PM
Good cast continues to impress.
JohnnyTBP
JohnnyTBP - 5/22/2018, 5:26 PM
Excellent casting
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