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    ‘Men in Black’ Reboot Gains Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, and Kumail Nanjiani

    Mary Anne ButlerBy


    This Men in Black thing is one of those few “reboot” times where we’re honestly curious to see what the end result is. Already sporting a starring cast of Chris Hemsworth AND Tessa Thompson, and they’ve just added three more big names to the flick.

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    Liam Neeson attends the Irish premiere of his film ‘The Commuter’ at Cineworld. Credit: G Holland / Shutterstock.com

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Liam Neeson and Oscar-nominated Kumail Nanjiani have signed on to join the MiB franchise, and Dame Emma Thompson is returning as Agent O, the chief of the Men in Black organization.

    This, of course, makes the film sound more like a continuation of the previous movies rather than a true reboot, but that’s what Sony is calling it, so we will too.

    F. Gary Gray (Fate of the Furious) is directing, and Matt Holloway and Art Marcum (Iron Man) wrote the most recent draft of the script.

    As of right now, the film has a “set” release date of June 14th, 2019.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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