Hang outside the Kaufman Astoria Studios these days and you might just get a glimpse of Will Smith. The actor is working on two stages at the Queens complex, filming the blockbuster “Men in Black 3.” He’s not the first celebrity to tread the boards there — nor the last: Next month, the “Bourne” team will start filming the fourth film in the franchise. The Famous Players-Lasky Studios, as it was known when it opened 90 years ago, was host to W.C. Fields in the silent film era, and the Marx Brothers when talkies came in. Today, it boasts seven huge soundstages, including a new, 18,000-square-footer where an enormous mock-up of Cape Canaveral has been constructed for “Men in Black 3.” Here’s a behind-the-scenes tour, led by studio president Hal Rosenbluth.
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