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JULY 3
MEN IN BLACK 2
Who’s In It? Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones
Who Directed? Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in
Black)
What’s It About? Smith and Jones are
reunited as agents Jay and Kay in this
sequel to their 1997 sci-fi comedy
smash. This time around an evil alien,
cunningly disguised as Lara Flynn Boyle,
takes the entire Men in Black headquarters
hostage. And the only person who
can help Jay save the day is his retired
former partner — assuming Jay can find
him, and restore his memory. MTV’s
Johnny Knoxville co-stars as an alien
and, in a cameo, pop star Michael
Jackson plays against type as a regular
human being.
JULY 3
POWERPUFF GIRLS
Who’s In It? Cathy Cavadini, Tara Charendoff
Who Directed? Craig McCracken (debut)
What’s It About? The filmic version of the
Cartoon Network’s animated series shows how
sisters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup first
got their powers and became superheroes.
LIKE MIKE
Who’s In It? Lil’ Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut
Who Directed? John Schultz (Drive Me Crazy)
famous 14 | july 2002
What’s It About? The teen rapper makes his
movie debut as a little kid with big hoop
dreams, who gets a chance to play for the
NBA when a magical pair of sneakers gives
him Michael Jordan-like powers.
JULY 12
REIGN OF FIRE
Who’s In It? Christian Bale, Matthew
McConaughey
Who Directed? Rob Bowman (The X-Files)
What’s It About? It’s 20 years in the future � �