Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in talks to return 24, rue Jumpan all-new third installment of the hit R-rated crime comedy franchise.
The highly anticipated film is officially in the works at Sony, bringing the beloved lead actors back into negotiations more than a decade after the last film hit theaters.
Rodney Rothman, known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versesigned on to direct the comedy after co-writing the screenplay alongside Hill and Meghan Malloy.
This revival marks a major step forward for the successful film franchise, whose development has been blocked for many years.
After the massive success of 2012 21 rue du saut and 2014 22 Jump StreetSony spent a lot of time developing a third, now abandoned, film titled 23 Jump Streetwhich was initially planned as a crossover with the Men in black franchise.
Tatum previously praised the canceled crossover, describing it as the best script he’d ever read for a third film.
Why is there no ’21 Jump Street’ movie
Even if a sequel is a long time coming, fans might wonder why the studio is moving straight to 24, rue Jump instead of doing the twenty-third chapter.
The decision to skip an issue is actually a continuation of the franchise’s iconic joke.
The films have always been a very conscious rehash of the original 1980s TV series starring Johnny Depp, and the end credits of the second film poked fun at the idea of endless sequels.
In this ending, Schmidt and Jenko were shown going undercover in a series of increasingly ridiculous scenarios, including a medical school, a culinary school, a dance school, and even space, which essentially served as a fictional scenario. 23 Jump Street.
By naming the new project 24, rue Jumpthe creative team keeps this hook alive for the audience.
The original film became a surprise worldwide phenomenon by teaming Hill and Tatum as Schmidt and Jenko, two underachieving police officers sent undercover at a local high school to take down a dangerous drug ring.
