24 Jump Street in Development at Sony Pictures After 12-Year Gap
Sony Pictures is developing 24 Jump Street, reuniting stars Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube more than a decade after 22 Jump Street. The film will be directed by Rodney Rothman, co-writer and co-director of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, from a script he co-wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy, with original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller returning as producers. The unusual title jump from 22 to 24 has been cheekily explained by producer Neal H. Moritz as: 'It took so long to make we had to skip one.'
Sony Pictures is moving forward with 24 Jump Street, the third installment in the action-comedy franchise that began with the 2012 reimagining of the late-'80s TV drama. Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube are all expected to return, with Rodney Rothman — co-writer and co-director of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse — set to direct from a script he co-wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy. Original directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are attached as producers, alongside franchise veteran Neal H. Moritz. The project comes 12 years after 22 Jump Street, and the conspicuous skipping of a 23rd installment has been addressed with characteristic franchise humor: Moritz posted the script's title page on Instagram with the subtitle 'It took so long to make we had to skip one.' The franchise has always been self-referential about its numbering, with each film's title tied to the in-universe street address of the undercover police unit's headquarters. The 22 Jump Street end-credits sequence famously teased dozens of future sequels, listing '24 Jump Street: Foreign Exchange Students' among them, though it remains to be seen whether the new film will follow that premise. No release date has been announced.
What's missing
No information has been provided about whether any original cast members beyond the three leads — such as Brie Larson or Dave Franco — are expected to return, nor has any production timeline or release window been confirmed.
What different sources said
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Spider-Verse creators are returning to 21 Jump Street for 24 Jump Street
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