Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the newMen in Blackmovie, titledMen in Black: International. Details on the plot are still scarce beyond a story involving a mole inside MiB, but the film toes the line between reboot and continuation asEmma Thomsonreprises her role as Agent O fromMen in Black 3.Chris HemsworthandTessa Thompsonare the new leads, with Thompson playing a woman who’s been searching for the Men in Black ever since she had an alien encounter as a child and wasn’t neuralized. Hemsworth, meanwhile, plays MiB’s star agent who is set as Thompson’s partner.
Straight Outta ComptonandFate of the FuriousdirectorF. Gary Graysteps into the director’s chair, taking over forBarry Sonnenfeldwho helmed the first three movies. He’s working from a screenplay byArt MarcumandMatt Holloway(Iron Man), and Sonnenfeld andSteven Spielbergremain onboard as executive producers.
As this trailer explains, the villains this time around are a group of shapeshifting aliens that can look like anyone, including Men in Black agents. This creates a kind of MIB vs. MIB where they’re each shooting their own gadgets at each other. But what you’re really here for is the chemistry between Hemsworth and Thompson, and that looks like it’s lost none of its spark sinceThor: Ragnarok. More importantly, it also makes this different than the Smith/JonesMIBmovies where a craggy veteran works with a young hotshot. I’m glad there’s a different dynamic on the table and that Hemsworth and Thompson are bringing their own comic energy to this project. There’s a line and moment from Hemsworth near the end of the trailer that got a big laugh from me, and I’m hoping for that same kind of attitude throughout the movie.
My only qualm is that it seems pretty obvious thatLiam Neeson’s character is the mole. If he’s not, they’re doing a heavy amount of misdirection since mentor-who-is-actually-bad is kind of a tired trope. However, it seems to obvious that I have to believe that the mole is some other character. You don’t want people guessing the twist before they even walk into the theater.
Check out the newMen in Black: Internationaltrailer below. The film opens June 14th and also starsRebeccaFerguson,Kumail Najiani,Rafe Spall,Laurent Bourgeois,Larry BourgeoisandLiam Neeson.
