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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Follow Reuters No script, no worries: Men in Black 3 shoots anyway Tweet Share this Link this By Kim Masters LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood veterans don't remember anything like it happening on a major movie before: In November, Sony Pictures started filming "Men in Black III" with only one act of the script set. The studio... Email Print Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » By Kim Masters Wed Mar 9, 2011 7:23pm EST LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hollywood veterans don't remember anything like it happening on a major movie before: In November, Sony Pictures started filming "Men in Black III" with only one act of the script set. The studio scheduled a production break from late December through mid-February, during which the remainder of the screenplay was supposed to be completed. Now the hiatus has been extended until March 28, and a new writer, David Koepp, who did uncredited work on the first "MiB" in 1997, has been brought on board to work out complex script issues involving time travel. Although the delay is costing millions, Sony says those expenses will be more than offset because the studio started shooting in time to save millions thanks to New York state tax breaks. But the decision to start filming a complicated, effects-driven tentpole without a finished script has some in Hollywood baffled. The top executive at one production company expressed skepticism that "the tax break is covering the chaos cost," adding, "There isn't any tax break that would convince me to do (what Sony did) -- ever!" "MiB III," scheduled to open in 3D in May 2012, has a budget that will easily pass $200 million. In the story, Will Smith's character returns to 1969 and encounters famous figures of the day, like Yoko Ono, as well as a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones' Agent K (played by Josh Brolin). Smith would have to travel quite far into the past just to see the previous edition of "MiB" in theaters: The sequel was released in 2002 and, despite a drubbing from critics, grossed more than $440 million worldwide. With studios chasing franchises, it's hardly surprising that Sony was determined to pursue another "MiB." Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said the studio came up with the unusual shooting plan because it feared the New York incentive program would expire at the end of December. (Instead, it was extended for five years.) The studio also has said the hiatus would allow outdoor scenes to be shot in New York in spring. But several observers suspect the studio moved ahead with production largely because all of the key players -- including Smith, Jones and director Barry Sonnenfeld -- were finally ready to go, and a delay might have jeopardized that. Smith and the others agreed to reunite based on a script from "Tropic Thunder" writer Etan Cohen. But though that version found favor with the studio, Sonnenfeld and producer Walter Parkes, Smith wanted changes. "He's become very enamored with aspects of screenwriting," said a source involved with the production. The source believed Smith has earned the right to weigh in on the script, but he says the actor's process "takes a long time." (The star's reps did not respond to a request for comment.) "MiB III" was supposed to start filming in October but was delayed until November, reportedly because of disagreements over the script. Even as filming began, Sony brought in screenwriter Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can") to make revisions. With the first act in the can, production shut down as scheduled around Christmas, but there still was no script acceptable to all parties. The problem hadn't been resolved when the hiatus ran its course in mid-February. One former studio chief was not surprised that Sony did not come up with a script that passed muster with Smith in the time allotted. "If he wasn't satisfied after it's been years in development, how are you going to fix that at Christmas?" this person asked. And though the prolonged pause in production is costing Sony millions, Smith is under no pressure to approve a script that is not 100% to his liking. A key player on the film explained that the nature of the project has made it difficult to get the screenplay right. "Any movie involving time travel seems to be difficult if you want to make it work and have no bull--t loopholes, which has taken longer than we thought it would," he said. But shooting that first act without the remainder of the script in place has only compounded the issues. "It's hard because you're locked into the beginning of the movie," a production source acknowledged. "It creates problems that are just kind of crazy." According to a source with firsthand knowledge of the situation, Sony expected to save more than $35 million thanks to the New York tax program. But that will be reduced because the hiatus has gone on longer than anticipated. Sony maintained that the extra costs are not substantial. "Because we extended the hiatus from the holidays, few people were on the payroll, so this was a relatively inexpensive decision that has had an insignificant impact on the budget," Elzer said. 1 2 Next Entertainment Fashion Film Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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