Men in Black III gets a Conchord

Now here’s an interesting piece of casting news…It looks like Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement is set for a role in Men in Black III.

According to Deadline, Clement will play Yaz, the main villian of MIB III, opposite returning stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.

The script will see agents Jay and Kay travel back in time to fight of this new intergalactic menace. Rumours have it that the pair will encounter a younger Kay, possibly to be played by Josh Brolin.

Barry Sonnenfeld is returning to the directors chair, with Etan Cohen and David Koepp on scripting duties. The movie is due to start production soon for the May 25th, 2012 release. Oh and it’ll be in 3D.