Men in Black 3 is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. It is the third installment in the Men in Black films series which in turn is loosely based on the comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. It was released fifteen years after the original Men in Black and ten years after the first sequel, Men in Black II. Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer, respectively. In the film, Boris the Animal, an old enemy of Agent K, escapes from prison and travels back in time to kill the younger K in order to allow his species, a ruthless alien race known as Boglodites, to attack Earth. This forces Agent J to go back in time and team up with K's younger self to save his partner and the world. With a budget of over US $215 million, it is not only one of the most expensive films made but also the most expensive comedy film made as of 2021.
| Director | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| Produced by | Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald |
| Writer(s) | Etan Cohen |
| Starring | Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emma Thompson |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Don Zimmerman |
| Production, company | Columbia Pictures, Hemisphere Media Capital, Amblin Entertainment, P+M Image Nation, Imagenation Abu Dhabi |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | May 14, 2012 (Berlin), May 25, 2012 (United States) |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $215–225 million |
| Box office | $624 million |
| Netflix ID | 70217910 |
About Men in Black 3
The third film in the franchise follows Agent J as he travels back in time to Agent K's early days. It is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and was released 10 years after Men in Black II.
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Frank the Pug does not make an appearance in the film. Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's wife, makes a cameo in the movie.
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Latest information about Men in Black 3 updated on July 28 2021.
