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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- Behind the scenesClint Eastwood turned down K
The studio wanted Clint Eastwood as Agent K, but he chose to direct and star in Absolute Power instead. Tommy Lee Jones only accepted after Steven Spielberg promised the script would improve: the first draft, he reportedly said, "stank".
source ↗ - Behind the scenesWill Smith almost wasn't J
Spielberg and the studio preferred Chris O'Donnell, but Barry Sonnenfeld talked him out of taking it. Smith got the part partly because the director's wife was a fan of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. David Schwimmer also passed.
source ↗ - ChangeThe Baltians vanished from the film, not from the novel
In the last two weeks of post-production, the galaxy plot was simplified and the Baltians, a race rival to the Arquillians, were removed through changed subtitles, computer images and Frank the Pug's dialogue. The film's novelization still has them.
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- Behind the scenesThe ending was redone after 9/11
The climax was originally shot against the twin towers of the World Trade Center. After the 2001 attacks, the whole scene was redone at the Statue of Liberty, and other scenes with the towers were edited or reshot.
source ↗ - CameoMichael Jackson cameos as an agent
Barry Sonnenfeld wanted Michael Jackson as an alien, but he refused: he wanted to appear in the MIB suit. The director agreed, and Jackson has a cameo as an agent.
source ↗ - ReferenceAgent L left with a one-line explanation
Linda Fiorentino doesn't return as Agent L. In the film, a line says J had her neuralyzed because she wanted to go back to working at the morgue. According to the producer, the studio didn't see her as a permanent character in the franchise.
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- Behind the scenesTime travel was Will Smith's idea
Smith pitched it to Sonnenfeld during Men in Black II in 2002: J goes back in time to save K and learns his partner's backstory. Development took years because of the knotty time-travel script issues.
source ↗ - CameoJosh Brolin plays young K
Sonnenfeld considered Mark Wahlberg for the 1969 K, but cast Josh Brolin.
source ↗ - ReferenceAndy Warhol is an MIB agent
In 1969, J and K reach the Factory and learn that the artist Andy Warhol, played by Bill Hader, is an undercover agent.
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- Behind the scenesA production full of clashes
Director F. Gary Gray and producer Walter Parkes clashed during the film. Parkes had final cut, rewrote pages during shooting and even took over some directing duties. The studio tested two cuts, one from each, and picked Parkes's.
source ↗ - ChangeThe original script had an alien band
An early draft had an edgier tone, with commentary on immigration, and villains inspired by the Beatles: an alien four-piece band whose members merged into one at the climax. Parkes swapped it all for a lighter story.
source ↗ - CameoLiam Neeson was once considered for K
The actor who plays High T was one of the names considered for Agent K in the first film, in 1997.
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- ReferenceThe series lives in a separate timeline
Per Wikipedia, the series happens after the first film in an alternate timeline: K never retired, J is still seen as a rookie and L is a senior agent.
source ↗ - ReferenceHeadquarters sits under LaGuardia Airport
Unlike the films, where MIB headquarters is at 504 Battery Drive, the series puts it in what looks like a disused area under LaGuardia Airport.
source ↗ - CameoK changes voice
Ed O'Ross voices K in season one, and Gregg Berger takes over for seasons two to four. Keith Diamond voices J.
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