It will be released as the sequel to
Men in Black II on May 25 2012 almost ten years after the release of Men in Black II and fifteen years after the release of the original Men in Black.
It will also star Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson, Alice Eve and Jemaine Clement, with Barry Sonnenfeld returning as director, and Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer. The film is the third entry in the
Men in Black film series which is based on the Malibu / Marvel comic book series
The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. Principal photography began in New York City on November 16, 2010.