'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 Jump Street film franchise, with Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube in talks to reprise their roles. Rodney Rothman will direct from a script he co-wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy, while original producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Neal H. Moritz return in a producing capacity. The announcement ends more than a decade of development limbo for a third film and revives one of Sony's most successful comedy franchises.
Sony Pictures is moving forward with '24 Jump Street,' skipping the number 23 in a self-referential nod explained by producer Neal H. Moritz's Instagram post of the script's cover page, which reads: 'It took so long to make, we had to skip one.' Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube are all in talks — though not yet under formal contract — to reprise their roles as Schmidt, Jenko, and Captain Dickson respectively. Rodney Rothman, who won an Oscar for 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' and contributed to the script of '22 Jump Street,' will direct from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who directed both previous films, return as producers alongside Moritz, Tania Landau, and the stars' respective production partners. The original 2012 film grossed over $200 million globally, while the 2014 sequel earned $331 million worldwide; a long-discussed third film — at one point conceived as a crossover with the Men in Black franchise — was ultimately scrapped before this new project was greenlit. The title '24 Jump Street' also plays on a gag in the closing credits of '22 Jump Street,' which spoofed a series of increasingly absurd potential sequels, with '23 Jump Street' depicted as set at a medical school.
What's missing
No plot details have been disclosed, and it remains unclear whether the film will continue the franchise's undercover-at-a-school premise given that Hill is now 42 and Tatum is 46. A production timeline and release date have not been announced.
How coverage differed
Coverage was largely uniform across outlets. Deadline included a skeptical 2014 Tatum quote about the viability of a third film, adding a slightly more cautious tone, while Washington Times noted that Tatum currently has only an offer rather than a formal deal — a distinction most other outlets did not emphasize.
What different sources said
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