A while ago, we reported that Men in Black 3 was in the works, and now Columbia Pictures has hired Tropic Thunder scribe Etan Cohen (not to be confused with Ethan Coen of the Coen Bros.) to write the script.

There are no deals yet in place for franchise director Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones to return, but the studio is looking to start filming the third installment sometime in 2010 to hit a 2011 release.