Men in Black II
Also known as Men in Black 2, MIB 2
2002 film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
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"Men in Black II" is a 2002 science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld that continues the story of secret agents who monitor and regulate alien activity on Earth. The film reunites the main characters from the first movie for another adventure involving extraterrestrial threats and humorous situations.
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6.4Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay – who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the MIB, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy – to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction.
Released: 2002-07-0388 minDir: Barry SonnenfeldAction, Comedy, Science FictionBudget: $140MBox office: $445MPart of: Men in Black Collection
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones as Kay
- Will Smith as Jay
- Rip Torn as Zed
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Serleena
- Johnny Knoxville as Scrad / Charlie
- Rosario Dawson
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Men in Black II (stylized as MIIB in promotional material) is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film based on the Marvel Comics series of a similar name based on the conspiracy theory. Produced by Columbia Pictures and Amblin Entertainment in association with MacDonald/Parkes Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the sequel to Men in Black (1997) and the second installment in the Men in Black film series. The film was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro, and it stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, with Lara Flynn Boyle, Johnny Knoxville, Rosario Dawson, Tony Shalhoub, and Rip Torn in supporting roles. It also featured Michael Jackson's last feature film appearance before his death in 2009. In the film, the emergence of an alien threat reunites Kevin Brown / Agent K (Jones) and James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J (Smith).
Development for a sequel film began following the box office success of the original; Jones, Smith, and Sonnenfeld's returns were confirmed by 2001, and David Koepp was initially hired to write the screenplay. Koepp then left production to work on Spider-Man (2002) and was replaced by Gordon, who developed the script and story further. Fanaro was later brought in to perform some final rewrites to Gordon's treatment. Principal photography began on June 11, 2001, and lasted until that September, taking place primarily in New York City; filming was delayed, and several scenes were reworked following the September 11 attacks that month. The film's soundtrack contained the theme song "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)", performed by Smith. Aside from this song, composer Danny Elfman, who scored the first film, returned to compose its sequel.