Men in Black
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Men In Black is a comic, film, and television franchise about a secret government agency that fights extra terrestrials threatening planet Earth. The three original films in the franchise starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as Agents K and J. A reboot of the franchise, Men In Black International, will be released in 2019.
History
Men In Black originated as a comic book created by Lowell Cunningham and was published in 1990.[1] A loose film adaptation starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones was released on July 2nd, 1997.
The film was well received, gaining over $580 million and receiving one Academy Award.[2] The film saw two sequels: Men In Black II (2002) and Men In Black III (2012). There was also a television series based off the film which ran from October 1997 to June 30th, 2001.
Men In Black International
On December 20th, 2018, a trailer for a reboot of the franchise, Men In Black International, was released (shown below). The film will be released June 14th, 2019 and stars Tessa Thompson, Liam Niesson, and Chris Hemsworth (shown below).
Online Presence
The franchise has over 9.4 million likes on Facebook.[3] Additionally, the film has been a popular pop culture reference online, particularly a sequence where Jones and Smith put on their sunglasses. The sequence has been parodied by adding a third character attempting to put on sunglasses (examples shown below).
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