Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in talks to return to 24 Jump Streetan all-new third installment in the R-rated crime comedy series.
The long-awaited film is officially in the works at Sony, bringing the beloved lead back into talks more than a decade after the last film hit theaters.
Rodney Rothman, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versehas signed on to direct the comedy after co-writing the script with Hill and Meghan Malloy.
The revival marks a big step forward for the successful film franchise, which has been stuck in development for many years.
After the massive success of 2012 21 Jump Street and the 2014s 22 Jump StreetSony spent a long time developing a now scrapped third film called 23 Jump Streetwhich was originally planned as a crossover with Men in black franchise.
Tatum has previously praised the canceled crossover, describing it as the best script he had ever read for a third film.
Why isn’t there a ’21 Jump Street’ movie
Although a sequel has been a long time in the making, fans may wonder why the studio is jumping right in 24 Jump Street instead of doing the twenty-third chapter.
The decision to skip a number is actually a continuation of the franchise’s signature running joke.
The films have always been a very self-aware reboot of the original 1980s TV series starring Johnny Depp, and the final film on the second film probably scoffed at the idea of endless sequels.
In that ending, Schmidt and Jenko were shown undercover in a series of increasingly ridiculous scenarios, including medical school, culinary school, dance school, and even rooms that essentially functioned as a fictional 23 Jump Street.
By naming the new project 24 Jump Streetthe creative team keeps that banter alive for the audience.
The original film became a surprise global phenomenon by pairing Hill and Tatum as Schmidt and Jenko, two underperforming police officers sent undercover at a local high school to dismantle a dangerous drug ring.
