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 […]
Jump Street/Men in Black crossover MIB 23 came “very, very close” to happening, says Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Following the release of 22 Jump Street, it was revealed that 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 being one of the names to potentially helm the film. Now, during a recent appearance on the Happy. Sad. Confused. podcast (via The Playlist), the […]
Men in Black producer explains why Jump Street crossover MIB 23 fell apart
Back during 2014’s Sony hack, leaked documents revealed that the studio had been exploring a rather surprising crossover, MIB 23, which would have brought together the Men in Black and 21 Jump Street franchises as Jonah Hill’s Schmidt and Channing Tatum’s Jenko find themselves protecting the Earth from the scum of the universe. Following the […]
The Men in Black and Jump Street crossover is officially dead
Back during the Sony hack in 2014, it was revealed that the studio had ambitions to bring together two of its hit franchises – Men in Black and 21 Jump Street – for a crossover movie entitled MIB 23. The project started to pick up steam in 2016 when James Bobin (The Muppets) signed on to […]
Exclusive Interview: James Bobin, director of Alice Through The Looking Glass, on sequels, Sacha Baron Cohen and MIB 23
With the release of the anticipated Disney sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass only a few days away across both sides of the Atlantic, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis got the chance to sit down with the film’s director James Bobin (The Muppets, Flight of the Conchords) to discuss the making of the sequel. SEE […]
James Bobin confirms that he will direct MIB 23
Back in March it was reported that James Bobin (The Muppets) was in talks to helm Sony Pictures’ Men in Black / Jump Street crossover, and now the filmmaker has confirmed that he’ll be directing the project, which is going by the title of MIB 23. “Yes, it’s very early stages, obviously,” Bobin tells Coming […]
Jump Street/Men in Black crossover titled MIB 23, logo unveiled
Back in December 2014 during the Sony hack, it was revealed that the studio had been mulling over the idea of a crossover between its Jump Street and Men in Black franchises, with the project officially getting the go ahead earlier this year. Well, we now have a title for the mashup – MIB 23 […]
MIB 23: How the most unlikely movie mash-up came to be
Tony Black on the Jump Street and Men in Black crossover MIB 23… Remember the big Sony leak at the end of 2014? The one that made everyone panic about that really rather rubbish North Korea-baiting Rogen/Franco comedy? Well aside from the news that Spider-Man might end up coming back to the MCU (and arguably […]
