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Looks like I’ll have to wait for those sequels to Enemy of the State, Hancock and *Independence Day a little longer, as **Will Smith **has officially signed on for a third outing of the Men in Blackseries along with Tommy Lee Jones](http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/tommy-lee-jones/1804405/main), according to Barry Sonnenfeld](Barry Sonnenfeld | Moviefone). The director, who helmed the first two installments, told Roger Friedman ofShowbiz 411 *that he’s ready to roll on Men in Black 3D – and don’t act surprised about that D at the end – just as soon as the script is good to go.
Is the “awaited” script still the work of *Tropic Thunder *scribe Etan Cohen, who was reportedly halfway done with a first draft last October? Friedman didn’t find out. Nor is there any update on the casting of Josh Brolin](Josh Brolin | Moviefone), who’d been linked to the part of a younger version of Jones’ character, Agent K, for a plot involving time travel. But if Jones is indeed in, unexpectedly, perhaps the story has changed. That, or Jones has agreed to just appear in minimal, present-day capacity.
Friedman presumes Sony will push for MIB3D to hit theaters in a year due to the loss of*Spider-Man 4 *as a summer 2011 tentpole. Tradition would mean a July 1 release date, but that would put this up against Transformers 3](Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) - Movie | Moviefone). It also means the production does need to roll right away, though I’m the last person to think they’d care to take their time and deliver a quality sequel with a lot of substance. And that’s sort of okay, since the *MIB *movies are at least enjoyable pieces of insignificant fluff. Thanks to the magic spectacle of 3D, the third movie will simply need some wild, screen-popping aliens and weaponry to get people in seats.