'24 Jump Street' in Development With Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube in Talks to Return
Sony Pictures is developing '24 Jump Street,' the third installment in the crime comedy franchise, with stars Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube in talks to return. Rodney Rothman will direct from a script he co-wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy, while original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller return as producers. The project has been in development for over a decade, with the franchise's previous two films released in 2012 and 2014.
Sony Pictures is moving forward with '24 Jump Street,' marking the third film in the successful Jump Street comedy franchise. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube are in negotiations to reprise their roles, with Rodney Rothman set to direct from a script co-written by Rothman, Hill, and Meghan Malloy. Original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who helmed the first two installments (2012's '21 Jump Street' and 2014's '22 Jump Street'), will return as producers alongside Neal H. Moritz. The project has been in development at Sony for more than a decade, with a previously planned '23 Jump Street' having been scrapped. Tatum previously praised an earlier script for the third film, calling it 'the best script that I've ever read for a third movie.' No plot details have been disclosed for the new installment.
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