CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman Working To Get ‘23 Jump Street’ Greenlit
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Channing Tatum recently told ComicBook.com that he’s still interested in pursuing ‘23 Jump Street’ with franchise co-star Jonah Hill. The film would serve as the third film to their hit R-rated comedy blockbusters ‘21 Jump Street’ (2012) and ‘22 Jump Street’ (2014).
A third movie was officially put in development by Sony Pictures way back in September 2014 following the critical and financial success of ‘22 Jump Street,’ with Rodney Rothman hired to pen the script. During the notorious Sony hack in the same year, it was revealed that the film was being designed as a crossover with ‘Men in Black,’ which sparked mass fan attraction between both franchises. Variety reported in March 2016 the crossover film was moving forward with director James Bobin, but the film was never put into production.
“There is a project that was written and it’s still the best script that I’ve ever read for a third movie,” Tatum told ComicBook.com, while promoting his new movie ‘Fly Me to the Moon.’ He added that ‘23 Jump Street’ was never made due to “a lot of bureaucracy, kind of above the line stuff. It’s really hard to get it made and we’ve been trying to get it done.”
Channing Tatum has seemingly sparked fan speculation again after recently saying chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman is now trying to work out how to get ‘23 Jump Street’ off the ground.
“You know what, I’m going to put some good juju out there and I’m going to say I would love to see ‘23 Jump Street,'” Tatum added. “I would love to do it with Jonah, and Jonah I know wants to do it. We would love to just get to go play again.”
Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2012’s ‘21 Jump Street’ was a surprise box office hit grossing $200 million worldwide, and the 2014 sequel launched to $331 million worldwide.
It’s safe to say that a third film and possible conclusion to the comedy trilogy still has huge demand.
Watch a scene from ‘22 Jump Street’ below:
