Men in Black still take screen in style
MOSCOW — The Men in Black are back — wearing the same suits and sunglasses but different faces.
Actors Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson flew to Moscow to launch the fourth instalment of the science-fiction franchise originally starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, which pits suited agents against aliens disguised as humans on Earth.
In Men in Black: International, the Avengers’ star and Creed actress play Agent H and Agent M, who have to find a mole in the organization. As in the other instalments, cars and gadgets take centre stage.
“We had this pretty cool souped-up Lexus that we got to drive, which has all sorts of gadgets and the ability to ... fly across water and fly up walls and all sorts of things,” Hemsworth said. “And then there was this old classic Jag (Jaguar), that just looked like a classic beautiful car but again, all the weapons ... come out of the exhaust pipe and the sideview mirror and so on, so that was pretty awesome.”
Thompson paid tribute to Smith.
“The first (Men in Black), film marks his real entry into global stardom and I think now we can take it for granted because there are a lot of people of colour in Hollywood but he was really ... one of the first.”
Hemsworth said if given one of the agent’s memory-blanking devices, he’d use it on himself so he could watch some of his favourite movies again with fresh eyes.
“Certain films ... I’ve seen 10, 15 times and still love them but wish I could have that very first impression and experience again.”