Etan Cohen, "Tropic Thunder" writer, has been tapped to write the third installment in the "Men in Black" series for Columbia Pictures.

There's no news as yet as to whether the franchise's stars will reprise their roles but let's be honest, this project would not be made without them.

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as part of secret government agency monitoring alien activity on Earth.

The first film opened on July 2nd, 1997 with a big $51 million weekend before going on to end with $250.6 million domestically and over $338 million internationally. The sequel followed on July 3rd, 2002 with $52.1 million earned on its debut weekend before finishing with $190.4 million on U.S. soil and $251.4 million overseas.