✨ Michael Jackson Refused to Be an Alien Men in Black II is a 2002 sci-fi comedy sequel directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as secret agents protecting Earth from aliens. During production, Michael Jackson, a huge fan of the first film, personally contacted Sonnenfeld and asked to appear in the sequel. At first, the director offered Jackson a small alien cameo. Jackson refused. He said if he was going to be in Men in Black, he wanted to wear the black suit and b