Will Smith Performs “Men in Black” with J Balvin at Coachella

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Will Smith Performs "Men in Black" with J Balvin at Coachella

J Balvin made his return to Coachella on Sunday night, and he brought along Will Smith for a performance of “Men in Black” towards the end of his sub-headlining set.

Complete with backup dancers donned as ETs, a massive alien head popping up in the center, and a reprise of the 1997 film’s costumes, J Balvin pulled out all the stops for his Men in Black production. Will Smith emerged to perform the blockbuster’s titular theme song — halfway through, the track’s beat switched to a reggaeton groove, and Smith and J Balvin recreated the dance from the song’s music video.

The performance concluded with J Balvin being “captured” by suited backup dancers and Smith flashing the audience with a memory-eraser ray. Watch footage of Smith’s appearance below.

Will Smith was far from the only celebrity making a Coachella appearance last weekend. Willow, his daughter, appeared during Jon Batiste’s set — meanwhile, No Doubt brought out Olivia Rodrigo, Vampire Weekend brought out Paris Hilton, Lana Del Rey brought out Billie Eilish, and Tyler, the Creator capped off his headlining set with guests Childish Gambino, A$AP Rocky, and Kali Uchis.

Will Smith has been relatively quiet since the infamous Oscars slap in 2022, but he is gearing up for the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, titled Bad Boys: Ride or Die. No further reboots of Men in Black have been confirmed since 2019’s fourth installment, Men in Black: International, but as we’re learning with Smith’s Bad Boys franchise, never count Hollywood out on needlessly rebooting IP.

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