Men in Black 5 is officially on the way
The screenwriter of the last two Bad Boys is on the case.
The black glasses come out of the drawer.
Sony is putting the “flashouilleurs” back on the road: the studio has entrusted the writing of a Men in Black 5 to Chris Bremner, the screenwriter of the last two opuses Bad Boysnamely Bad Boys For Life And Bad Boys: Ride or Die. A way to capitalize on the success of the saga Bad Boyswho recently gave Will Smith a winning return.
The whole question is whether Will Smith will be back alongside Tommy Lee Jones in Agents J and K. Nothing is confirmed for the moment.
But the presence of Bremner could weigh in the balance, he who also signed Fast & Looseaction film starring Will Smith currently in production for Netflix.
Sony is clearly attempting a controlled relaunch of the saga, after the relative failure of Men in Black: International (2019) with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, which brought in “only” $253.9 million for a budget of more than 100 million. Despite this poor performance, the franchise remains one of the studio’s treasures: more than 1.9 billion dollars accumulated at the box office.
Released in 1997 in the wake of Independence Daythe very first Men in Black had given birth to a legendary duo – Smith/Jones – and two sequels in 2002 and 2012.
For now, Men in Black 5 does not yet have a planned release date.
