Back in April 2016, it was announced that Sony Pictures and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were planning a crossover film between the Jump Street and Men in Black series with The Muppets director James Bobin attached to direct. However, the project was later cancelled after being stuck in development hell for several years.
Now, in an interview with Collider, Jump Street star Channing Tatum discussed the spinoff film – titled MIB 23 – and stated that he believes that the project can still happen if Sony can work out the producing difficulties.
“You’re preaching to the choir, man. I still think it could work, I really do. And if Sony would ever really, like, I think do the hard work and figure out the producer problems that are inherent with that film, I think we can still do it. But right now, I don’t know why, they’re just not motivated to do it. It’s a big overhead on that movie, so.”
Tatum later described MIB 23 as “by and away the best third sequel to any franchise that I’ve ever read, in my entire life. Oh, funniest script — one of the funniest scripts I’ve ever read.” He followed, “I would not say that if I did not really believe it, because I don’t like being wrong, like, specifically about that”.
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