MIB III just got a lot more interesting: Sharlto Copley is in talks to star in the sci-fi sequel, along with Alec Baldwin and Gemma Arterton.

Barry Sonnenfeld's 3D entry in the series is probably one of the most pointless ideas since someone invented the chickpea, but the wave of new talent certainly makes it more intriguing.

The District 9 star is negotiating for the part of "a fast-talking Yoda-type alien" - a description which sounds horrible, but probably quite apt for the improv-heavy comedian. Alex Baldwin, meanwhile, will be the head of MIB in the 60s, with Gemma Arterton looking at the role of his secretary.

MIB III still stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as Agents Jay and Kay, who travel back in time to 1969 to stop evil villain Yaz (Jemaine Clement). And they totally meet a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones (Josh Brolin). Meanwhile, Emma Thompson appears as the modern day MIB chief. Just in case the other names weren't exciting enough for you.

I shouldn't be so easily won over by the prospect of added Sharlto Copley to anything. On the other hand, I clearly should. Discuss. 

Emma Thompson is in talks to join Men in Black 3. Yes, Nanny McPhee is going black, baby.

Barry Sonnenfeld's sci-fi sequel sees Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reunite as Agent Jay and Kay, who have to travel back in time to 1969 for some unknown reason (which will presumably be better than the guff that passed for story in MIB 2). There they meet Josh Brolin, playing the young Agent Kay.

Somewhere in there fits evil villain Yaz, playing by Jemaine Clement. And also involved is Agent Oh - Emma Thompson - who takes charge of the MIB team when monitoring a prison breakout.

That's all the plot details revealed so far by Sony's secretive 3D project. But David Koepp's given the script a once-over, so hopes are moderately raised. Shooting starts later this month.

What with the horrifying Human Centipede hitting the cinemas and the recent release of Splice, I (as a research scientist) am starting to feel a bit persecuted. You may think I’m paranoid but more often than not, scientists end up as the bad guys in movies.

Whether we're villains with God complexes or clueless, well-intentioned beings who mess with things way beyond them, us test tube folk always get left carrying the buck. Especially when Bad Things Happen.

Researchers in medical sciences, and particularly genetics, seem to be the most likely to be given the Frankenstein (or "Harold Shipman") treatment. But is Hollywood right? Are we all horrible, heartless or just plain ignorant? If The Human Centipede is "100% medically accurate", let's open the Pandora’s Box of Hollywood’s past scientific failures and see just how accurate their "evil" scientists are.

Director: Susanna White
Cast: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes
Certificate: PG
Release Date: Friday 26th March

In Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she’s needed the most and wanted the least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world. In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green’s children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

The reunion is off, apparently. Keira Knightley will not be back working with Atonement director Joe Wright on My Fair Lady. Knightley, who also acted under Wright for Pride and Prejudice, is all set to star as Eliza Doolittle in the remake of the popular musical. But Keira's casting and Emma Thompson's script apparently aren't enough to lure Joe Wright to the project.

Following rumours of his helming My Fair Lady, he confirmed to Screenrush that he's definitely not doing it: "I thought about it for a couple of minutes and decided not to do it, and then suddenly it got into the press that I was doing it." And so the world waits for the next director to step into the chair. All we know so far? It's not Michael Bay...

Director: Lone Scherfig
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson
Certificate: 12A

Jenny (Mulligan) is 16. She lives in Twickenham. She does her homework. She listens to French records. She dreams of a place at Oxford. She's got a bright future ahead of her. But when older man David (Sarsgaard) enters her life, wooing her with his world of maroon sports cars, expensive clothes and jazz clubs, that future gets a little overshadowed. Sure, she'll get an education, but it's easy to see that she'll learn the hard way.

We all remember what happened to Hepburn. After securing the starring role in 1964's My Fair Lady, she sung her socks off. Then got dubbed over. Well, that won't be happening to Keira Knightley. Yes, after battling it out with Scarlett Johansson for the part, she will be playing Eliza Doolittle in a new version of the musical (based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion), which may be directed by Joe Wright.

Scripted by our very own Emma Thompson, the remake will still see Eliza taken on by Professor Henry Higgins (drop the 'h' when reading aloud) for a bet. And who might poor Professor Higgins be? Why, the rumours whipping round at the moment say Daniel Craig. How now, brown cow, indeed.

Director: Lone Scherfig
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson
Certificate: 12A

Jenny (Mulligan) is 16. She lives in Twickenham. She does her homework. She listens to French records. She dreams of a place at Oxford. She's got a bright future ahead of her. But when older man David (Sarsgaard) enters her life, wooing her with his world of maroon sports cars, expensive clothes and jazz clubs, that future gets a little overshadowed. Sure, she'll get an education, but it's easy to see that she'll learn the hard way.