No Strings Attached

Posted By Kathleen David on July 1, 2011

Years ago there was this guy that I knew from the convention circuit. He was a friend of a friend who became a friend. One evening he told me about his idea for a comic book series which sounded really neat. Several years later our paths crossed again and he handed me the first issue of his new comic “Men in Black.” I congratulated my friend Lowell because I knew this was something that he wanted to achieve and did so.

Years later (say about 1996) I am in a movie theater and there is a teaser poster that says “Mr. Smith, Mr. Jones” at the top and “Men in Black” at the bottom. I found out through the grape vine that yes, that was Lowell’s Men in Black being made into a movie. Cool I thought and really enjoyed the heck out of the film which really hit on all cylinders for me.

Last night (2011) I find myself under the FDR drive down at the South Side seaport just off of Catherine’s Slip having a conversation with Mr. Smith about the comic book while they were filming Men in Black 3.

Kind of an odd full circle.

Things that I learned last night

Will is a salt of the earth kind of guy. Both feet on the ground and working hard for what he wants. He is also a good dad.

His kids are just like their father and I am betting their mother as well. Caroline was more than happy to meet Jaden and Willow. I had a nice conversation with Trey and wished him good luck in his next endeavor which I am sure he will succeed at since he has his father’s drive to get things done. I got to ask Jaden a couple of questions about the Karate Kid that I had wondered about. Willow was working out lyrics for a song she was writing which she is very good at.

Barry Sonnenfeld runs a tight but fun ship. Everyone there wanted to do their best for him.

Monitors are so much better than they were over 10 years ago. The digital age has made it much easier to see what you are filming.

Josh Brolin is a really nice guy and a good hugger.

Caroline is going to recognize a part of the film when we see it since she saw them do a number of takes which she thought would be cool.

I am very grateful to the people at Overbrook who made this evening happen.

Behind the cut a few photos from the adventure. Sorry, none of the cool set that they had going because it was a no photo zone.

Caroline meets Jaden which just rocked her world since she loved him in the Karate Kid. Jaden was really sweet to her.

(for the VI: We are on a movie set so there is a lot of equipment and the east river in the background. Caroline is to the left and is wearing a multi-colored dress and has her right arm wrapped around Jaden’s waist with a BIG GRIN on her face. Jaden is wearing a black LA Raiders Hat and a blue tank-top. He had his left arm wrapped around Caroline’s waist)

Caroline and Willow. Willow was working on an idea for a new song and Caroline told her that she had a pretty voice.

(For the VI: About the same place on the set. Caroline is to the right in the same dress as before. She has her arm around Willow and Willow has her arm on Caroline’s shoulder. Willow is wearing a black head wrap and a black and silver scarf. She has a white t-shirt with some slogan in red.)

Peter, Caroline and Agent J aka Will Smith

(for the VI: In the background you can see the Brooklyn Bridge and more movie equipment. On the right is Will dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and black tie. Caroline is in the middle. Peter is to the left wearing a grey polo shirt.)

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