Liam Neeson is back in the public eye in a new trailer for Men in Black: International.
This is his first film role since his controversial comments about race earlier this year.
The Antrim native stars alongside Chris Hemworth as MIB agents working in London in the latest footage of the film.
Neeson caused an outcry in February while promoting his vigilante justice movie Cold Pursuit when he recalled an incident in which a female friend told him she had been raped by a man who was black.
Liam Neeson apologises for admitting he wanted to kill an innocent black man
During an interview, he said he had walked near pubs with a heavy stick at the time "hoping some 'black b*****d' would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could ... kill him".
Neeson later issued a formal apology for his comments a few weeks later saying: “Over the last several weeks, I have reflected on and spoken to a variety of people who were hurt by my impulsive recounting of a brutal rape of a dear female friend nearly 40 years ago and my unacceptable thoughts and actions at that time in response to this crime.”
A red carpet premiere of the film was cancelled following negative reaction to his comments.
The newest film in the Men In Black franchise will also star Dame Emma Thompson and Tessa Thompson, replacing previous stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
In the trailer, Thompson can be seen trying to convince Dame Emma to recruit her to "the best kept secret in the galaxy".
She reveals that the MIB erased her parents' memories but didn't get hers, and she now wants to join the service to defeat aliens.
The synopsis reads: "The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organisation."
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