MIB threequel going back in time for inspiration...
Alex Winehouse

09:36 28th September 2011

The lead make-up artist on Men in Black III has promised that the movie will feature "retro" aliens from the past.

Special effects make-up artist Rick Baker revealed that the look of the aliens will borrow heavily from the B-Movies of the 1950s and 60s, as opposed to more modern interpretations.

He told Coming Soon: "The thing that's cool is there is a time travel element [to the story].

"Where I had fun is that we go back to the Men in Black headquarters of the '60s. The first thing I said is that we should have retro aliens, not aliens of 2012. More based on B-movies of the '50s and '60s. So, a lot of the aliens are based on that. Space suits with fishbowl helmets and ray guns."

Men in Black III reunite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, with Smith's Agent J travelling back in time to meet a younger version of Jones's Agent K, played by Josh Brolin.

The film is released on May 25, 2012.

The greatest sci-fi films...

 

 

 

  • Inception (2009)

  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

  • Terminator 2: Judgement Day

  • Alien (1979)

  • Back to the Future (1985)

  • Metropolis (1927)

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

  • Blade Runner (1982)

  • Star Trek (2009)

  • Planet of the Apes (1968)

  • Moon (2009)

  • E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

  • Avatar (2009)

  • Wall.E (2008)

  • District 9 (2009)

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