Liam Neeson In Talks For Men in Black Spinoff

Variety reports that Liam Neeson is in talks to join Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in the upcoming spinoff to Men in Black. The film will be directed by F. Gary Gray from a script by Matt Holloway and Art Marcum. The film arrives on May 17, 2019. Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce, with Steven Spielberg and David Beaubaire executive producing.

Neeson will play the head of the UK branch of the Men in Black agency. It’s similar to the role played by Rip Torn in the first two films.