Barry Sonnenfeld

Date of Birth

1953-04-01

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Addams Family Values, Blood Simple, Big Trouble, Nine Lives, Men in Black 3

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Men in Black director says Will Smith’s farts forced them to evacuate the stage for three hours

Posted 2 years ago

Barry Sonnenfeld says Will Smith's farts on the set of Men in Black actually forced them to evacuate the set for three hours.

Bonus feature on the 4K Blu-ray release of 1991's The Addams Family reveals Christina Ricci saved film by suggesting the ending be changed

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The Addams Family is now on 4K Blu-ray; clip details how Christina Ricci saved the film

Posted 5 years ago

When we first heard that Paramount would be celebrating the 30th anniversary of director Barry Sonnenfeld’s The Addams Family with a 4K release of the film, the street date given for the physical media edition was November 9th. That changed along the...

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Barry Sonnenfeld’s Metal Men movie is back in development

Posted 5 years ago

Here’s a blast from the past: It’s been nearly a decade since it was first announced that Barry Sonnenfeld would be directing a big-screen adaptation of DC’s Metal Men. We haven’t heard all that much about the Metal Men movie...

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Barry Sonnefeld's The Addams Family is coming to 4K with a "More Mamushka" edition.

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The Addams Family (1991) coming to 4K with ‘More Mamushka’

Posted 5 years ago

Paramount is celebrating the 30th anniversary of director Barry Sonnenfeld’s The Addams Family with a 4K release of the film that will include a never-before-seen “More Mamushka!” extended edition. The film will be reaching Digital 4K Ultra HD on October...

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Wednesday: Luis Guzmán cast as Gomez Addams in Netflix series

Posted 5 years ago

If you want to know why Luis Guzmán is dancing the Mamushka, it’s because he’s been cast as Gomez Addams in the Wednesday series on Netflix. The creepy and kooky live-action series is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’...

Wednesday Addams live-action series from Tim Burton gets spooky at Netflix

Posted 5 years ago

Something mysterious and spooky is coming to Netflix, and by that, I mean Tim Burton's live-action Addams Family series. The eight-episode spin-off revolves around the iconic brother-torturer herself, Wednesday Addams, for a concept that's altogether creepy and kooky. Titled Wednesday, the coming-of-age...

The Addams Family: Tim Burton eyeing live-action TV series project

Posted 6 years ago

For what would be his first significant live-action television series, Tim Burton is looking to get creepy and kooky with The Addams Family. Word of the project hails from Deadline, who says the seriously spooky filmmaker is negotiating to executive...

Mark Wahlberg was almost young Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black 3

Posted 6 years ago

Sometimes it's fun to look at what might have been, even when the film's aren't exactly cinematic classics. MEN IN BLACK 3 is considered the good one among the MEN IN BLACK sequels, although the bar was set pretty low...

Will Smith promises Bad Boys 3 is good; wishes he could neuralyze MIB sequel

Posted 6 years ago

While MEN IN BLACK actor Will Smith unboubtedly makes the official uniform of the franchise's secret government agency look good, it's recently been revealed that the Fresh Pince who played Agent Jay for the first three films in the series...

Emmy-winning acting legend Rip Torn has died at age 88

Posted 7 years ago

In a sad bit of news to break last night, industry legend Rip Torn passed away at the age of 88. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, he died peacefully in his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his...

Chris Hemsworth & Tessa Thompson spill details about the Men in Black reboot

Posted 8 years ago

After three movies with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, Sony Pictures is looking to reinvigorate the MEN IN BLACK franchise with the upcoming spin-off/reboot which will star Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, who have already proven their chemistry in...

Chris Hemsworth in negotiations to suit up for Men in Black spinoff

Posted 8 years ago

After sharing a major parenting win with all of the internet, Chris Hemsworth is in the news again as The Hollywood Reporter says that the Marvel action star is in early negotiations to star in Sony's MEN IN BLACK sci-fi comedy...

F. Gary Gray in talks to direct Men in Black film without Smith or Jones

Posted 8 years ago

The days of MEN IN BLACK being a Will Smith / Tommy Lee Jones franchise appear to be over, as Sony is seeking to relaunch the property with a different cast saving the world from interplanetary threats. A couple years...

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