'Men in Black' spin-off without Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones comingSeptember 30, 2017 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Men in Black are putting the suit back on. Sony Pictures is moving forward with a spin-off of the alien franchise and has put in on a fast track. The studio has set a May 17, 2019 release date for the currently untitled project, AceShowbiz says. Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, the writers for "Iron Man" and "Transformers: The Last Knight", have been tapped for the spin-off. According to Deadline which first reported the news, the writing duo have written a script which will focus on new characters. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are not expected to reprise their roles for the spin-off, but it "acknowledges and builds on the world they inhabited." Described as a contemporary sci-fi pic, the movie is about "the black-clad secret force that protects earth from the alien scum of the universe" and follows "new characters chasing villains that put the picture on more of a global scale than the two previous films." The hope is to expand the franchise and achieve the same success of "Jurassic World", a reboot of "Jurassic Park". The "Men in Black" spin-off is being produced by Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. They have reportedly met with directors and expect to land one soon. The spin-off will not replace the previously planned crossover between "21 Jump Street" and "Men in Black", which will reportedly feature Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill's characters donning the black suits. The crossover remains in development, though the spin-off will come first. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |