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The first teaser trailer for "twist" master M. Night Shyamalan's post-apocalyptic flick After Earth has surfaced and it's basically Facebook. I mean, it's actually mimicking those retrospective videos that Facebook let users make after it rolled out the new Timeline layout. Weird gimmick or clever narrative technique to outline an alternative history? See the video, and decide.

Will Smith is just about the best. When, on the Graham Norton Show, special guest Gary Barlow broke out a keyboard to play the infamous The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air introductory song, Mr. Smith immediately dropped into the verses as soon as the audience began to sing. Now, granted, it seems like there's probably a prompt for the studio to see the words, but it's clear that Smith didn't have such a gadget at his disposal. The man just knows his song and how awesome it is to really connect with people on a positive level.

The perpetually troubled Men in Black III finally has an official trailer. The story features Will Smith traveling back in time to save Tommy Lee Jones from, I don't know, extinction? Unfortunately, that seems to mean that Tommy Lee Jones will not be in the movie as much as fans would like, as Will Smith deals with a younger Agent K, played by Josh Brolin. Either way, the trailer looks like your par-for-the-course Men in Black humor and Will Smith being charming. Hitting theaters May 25, 2012.

Matt Mulholland, an obvious proponent of chillin' out max and relaxin' all cool, paid tribute to Will "Welcome to Earth" Smith, with an a capella medley of some of Big Willie's most recognizable songs.

(Matt Mulholland via Laughing Squid)

Indie rapper Dr. Tweenus Gonzo has released an album called The Fresh Prince Project, which consists of one song for each of the 24 episodes in the first season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Dr. Gonzo is going with a Radiohead-like name-your-price payment system (including $0), and the album is available for both download and streaming; though if you want to get any one of the 24 different album covers (!) inspired by Fresh Prince Season 1, you can pay $15 for a CD. (Dr. Tweenus Gonzo via Clusterflock via Urlesque)

It's official. Columbia Pictures has secured actor Will Smith, director Barry Sonnenfeld, and is in "advanced negotiations" with Tommy Lee Jones: Men in Black 3 is scheduled for a summer 2012 release. In a possible major plot-related give away, Columbia has also announced that they are in talks with Josh Brolin (of No Country for Old Men and Milk) to play a young Agent Kay.

ScreenRant suggests that this means that the movie will heavily feature the training of a new Kay. We have another idea.

Men in Black was awesome. Men in Black II, which came out eight years ago, was eh. Where will the third Men in Black movie fall on the awesome-eh spectrum? Unclear, but there are three key facts which may sway you, confirmed by director Barry Sonnenfeld: The movie is "ready to roll," MiB stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones have signed on, and -- brace for possible facepalm -- the movie's going to be in 3D.