Men In Black How Chris O Donnell Was Dissuaded From Taking A Lead Role

In a new interview with The Huffington Post, however, Sonnenfeld has revealed that Chris O’Donnell – then off the back of Batman Forever – was the studio’s choice for one of the two lead roles. Sonnenfeld wanted Will Smith, the studio had an idea of pairing Chris O’Donnell with Clint Eastwood. He resorted to being, er, ‘economical with the truth’. It’s unclear quite what Chris O’Donnell thinks of this, but Sonnenfeld’s actions didn’t do the Men In Black films any harm. Will Smith duly signed up, hot off the back of the original Independence Day becoming a massive hit, and Men In Black would kickstart a franchise…