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<em>Men In Black III</em> Brings Coney Island Back To the '60s
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Jen Carlson
Published May 2, 2011
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Last year there was a casting call for Men In Black III, where a call out specified "people that are less than 4’10 and more than 6’5 in height to play aliens. Men and women to play late 1960s New Yorkers." Another last month noted they were still looking for "1969 New Yorkers (hippies, beatnik poets, 60s celebrity look-a-likes, bikers, models, etc)" and explained "most scenes take place in 1969 and men and women must be willing to get a hair cut and to work around smoke."
This week the production is shooting on Surf Avenue in Coney Island, and a ton of extras—including Lola Star—have been called in for a boardwalk scene. Star has been transmitting photos from the "past" via Twitter all day, and you can check out a few above. Apparently Smith was about to film a chase scene down the boardwalk just before one of them was taken.
Bonus: check out all of these Frank the Pug pups!
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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