Time to seize these sun shades! Sony Photos has enlisted Chris Bremner, the screenwriter behind “Dangerous Boys For Life” and “Dangerous Boys: Trip or Die,” to pen a script for a fifth installment within the “Males in Black” franchise.
It’s nonetheless unsure whether or not Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones will reprise their roles as Agent J and Agent Okay, the alien-hunting duo who starred in three of the franchise’s 4 earlier movies. Nevertheless, Bremner’s involvement is perhaps notably interesting to Smith, who additionally starred within the two “Dangerous Boys” motion pictures he wrote. Sony beforehand tried to reboot the sequence with 2019’s “Males in Black: Worldwide,” that includes Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson as new brokers. Sadly, the movie underperformed commercially, incomes $253.9 million towards a manufacturing funds over $100 million. Regardless of this, Sony clearly believes the property retains worth, because the franchise has collectively grossed over $1.9 billion.
Bremner has additionally written “The Man From Toronto,” a mistaken id comedy starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, which premiered on Netflix in 2022. Moreover, he wrote “Quick & Free,” a Netflix movie anticipated to star Will Smith. The unique “Males in Black” debuted in 1997 shortly after “Independence Day,” and its success helped launch a blockbuster franchise with sequels in 2002 and 2012. Smith’s firm, Westbrook, not too long ago introduced a cope with Paramount, although the actor has been comparatively low-profile for the reason that controversy surrounding his Oscar slap.
Bremner is represented by WME and Kaplan/Perrone Leisure.
Sony has not commented on this report. Deadline was the primary to report {that a} new “Males in Black” film is in growth.
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