How Steven Spielberg Got Will Smith To Star In “Men In Black”

If you’re wondering how Will Smith ended up in “Men In Black,” he’s spilling the tea.On Kevin Hart’s “Hart to Heart, Smith shared that he just came off the success of “Independence Day” and didn’t want back-to-back alien flicks on his resume.

Amblin Entertainment, owned by Steven Spielberg, was producing “Men In Black” and Spielberg wanted the actor for the role of “J.” Smith added, “Steven Spielberg sent a helicopter for me. I was in New York. It landed at his house. And, like, he had me at hello.”