Chris Hemsworth In Negotiations to Star In Sony's 'Men in Black' Spinoff | THR News - video Dailymotion

F. Gary Gray, who directed last year's 'Fate of the Furious,' is in negotiations to direct the movie.

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00:00Here comes Chris Hemsworth. The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that the

00:04Thor actor is in early negotiations to star in Sony's self-titled spin-off of

00:09the sci-fi action comedy franchise Men in Black.

00:11F. Gary Gray, who directed last year's Fate of the Furious, is set to direct the movie,

00:23which has a script by Iron Man writers Matt Holloway and Art Markham. The film is slated

00:28for release on June 14, 2019. Similar to how Jurassic World revived the Jurassic Park movie

00:33series, Sony's reboot is set to feature new characters rather than agents K and J,

00:38portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in the original films, and built on the

00:42contemporary sci-fi world in which they operated. Sources say the new combination of

00:46characters includes a white character, a black woman, and an older man. The story is set in London.

00:51Smith & Jones powered the first Men in Black film to $589 million at the global box office in 1997.

00:58They went on to star in two sequels, one in 2002 and one a decade later in 2012.

01:03The entire franchise has made more than $1.5 billion worldwide.

01:08Walter F. Parks and Laurie MacDonald are back as producers while Steven Spielberg is returning as executive producer.

01:14As for Hemsworth, the actor last led the war movie 12 Strong. He returns as Thor in Avengers Infinity War

01:20and will also appear in Bad Times at the El Royale.

01:22So what do you think about Chris Hemsworth possibly joining the world of Men in Black?

01:26And who else do you think should star? Be sure to let me know all your thoughts in the comments.

01:30Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.