Word is out that Kiwi Comic Jemaine Clement is in negotiations to play the badguy in Men in Black 3.
The star of the cult HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Clement will play Boris, a devious figure that is both “charmy and creepy at the same time.” He is reportedly one of several new alien baddies that will be be making matters complicated for the black suit-wearing heroes of Men in Black 3.
The script is still being written, but the role he appears to be in negotiations for is the same role that Sacha Baron Cohen was rumoured for as well.
The movie still looks like it will be a time travel flick that will bring our heroes back to 1969 where they will run into a younger version of Agent K still rumoured to be played by Josh Brolin.
I like the idea, and I could see him as a badguy. Still a funnyguy, Clement has an edge of darkness in his presence that I could see him tapping into. I was worried that with Cohen as the badguy, he wouldnt be imposing enough to be taken seriously. His characters often have that edge of campiness that work in silly comedies like Taladega Nights, but I just didnt see him fitting in as the main guy. Maybe the quirky bumbling minion?
