The Men in Black films were simply brilliant and a sparkling firework of ideas, especially the first one. Parts 2 and 3 were also a hit and made a lot of money, but after the spinoff Men in Black: International it was over – despite a top-class cast. You can see what went wrong on TV today.
Sci-Fi flop on TV: That’s what Men in Black: International is about
Molly (Tessa Thompson) had contact with extraterrestrials at a young age and has not been able to forget the experience since then. 20 years later, she is still searching for the truth and, above all, for the Secret organization that erased her parents’ memory, but not hers has.
When she finds the Men in Black, she is taken in by Agent O (Emma Thompson) and is able to look behind the scenes. Man in Black High T (Liam Neeson) assigns her to her new partner Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) in London.
Together they must face a Face an alien swarm that can change its shapeAt the same time, there is also a mole causing trouble in the organization.
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Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson in Men in Black: International
A lot went wrong with Men in Black: International and you can tell that from the sci-fi film
Men In Black could have been a glorious comeback with an all-star cast, but instead it was a gigantic flop. With production costs of around 220 million US dollars, it only grossed 254 million at the box office. Men in Black 3 had brought in more than double the box office and fans and critics also had nothing good to say about the film itself.
This is probably due to massive creative differences behind the scenes. Director F. Gary Gray and producer Walter Parkes were not in agreement about what Last-minute script changes, shortened storylines and lots of chaos and uncertainty on set, as The Hollywood Reporter writes.
TV or stream: When and where is Men in Black: International coming out?
If you want to see for yourself whether the whole thing has really become as bad as it sounds, you have the opportunity to do so today, Monday, May 27th. at 22:15 on ZDF the opportunity. There will be no repetition.
However, you can still watch the film online via stream as usual. At Netflix, for example, it is included in the subscriptionbut it can also be rented or bought from Maxdome, Amazon, Apple TV, Google or Magenta TV.
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