Emma Thompson to Become a Man in Black?

Emma Thompson (Nanny McPhee, Harry Potter series) is reportedly in talks to star in Men in Black III as Oh, the head of the MiB. For the last two films, the organization has been run by Rip Torn's Zed, but his recent legal suggest that Thompson might have been hired specifically to replace him.

In January of this year, Torn, intoxicated, broke into the Lakeville, Connecticut branch of the Litchfield Bancorp bank, believing it to be his Lakeville residence. He was charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, second-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree criminal mischief.

The matter is being taken very seriously by the court, as this is far from the first time Torn's alleged alcohol abuse has gotten him into trouble. It's a shame, as Zed was always a fantastic part of the Men in Black movies.

In Men in Black III, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones will be reprising their roles as Agents J and K, with Josh Brolin (Jonah Hex, No Country For Old Men), playing a young Agent K and Jemaine Clement (Dinner for Schmucks, Flight of the Conchords) playing the film's antagonist Boris. Barry Sonnenfeld, who directed the first two films, returns to direct the third installment from a script by Etan Cohen (Tropic Thunder, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. The film is aiming for a May 25th, 2012 release and will be released in 3D.

What do you think of Josh Brolin playing a younger version of Jones's Agent K? More importantly, what do you think it means for the plot? It could be a simple flashback, or, being a sci-fi movie, we could be looking at a time travel plot.