24 Jump Street Moves Forward After a Decade-Long Development Hiatus

Sony Pictures confirmed that a third entry in the R-rated “Jump Street” franchise, titled 24 Jump Street, is in active development. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in negotiations to reprise Schmidt, Jenko and Captain Dickson. Rodney Rothman will direct and co-write the screenplay with Hill and Meghan Malloy. Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Neal H. Moritz return as producers, while Hill and Tatum also produce through Strong Baby and Free Association, respectively.

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The series began with 2012’s 21 Jump Street, a loose adaptation of the 1987-1991 Fox series, starring Hill and Tatum as underperforming cops who go undercover at a high school. It earned over $200 million worldwide. Its 2014 sequel, 22 Jump Street, moved the duo to a college setting and grossed $331 million, bringing the franchise’s total to more than $500 million. The closing credits of the sequel featured a meta-montage of imagined sequels (medical school, culinary school, space, etc.), establishing a running gag about endless installments.

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• Rodney Rothman – director; co-writer; previously co-directed *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*.

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• Meghan Malloy – co-writer.

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• Phil Lord & Chris Miller – original directors, now producers.

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• Neal H. Moritz – long-time producer, Instagram-active on the project.

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• Reid Carolin (Free Association) and Matt Dines (Strong Baby) – producing partners for Tatum and Hill.

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• *21 Jump Street*: > $200 M worldwide.

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• *22 Jump Street*: $331 M worldwide.

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• Combined gross: > $534 M (per industry reports).

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These figures rank the series among Sony’s most profitable R-rated comedies.

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The number 24 continues the self-referential humor introduced in the 22-film’s end-credits sequence, which already imagined a “23 Jump Street” set in a medical school. A planned crossover with *Men in Black* (the original “23”) was abandoned, and producer Neal Moritz later posted on Instagram: “*It took so long to make we had to skip one*,” framing the skip as a deliberate joke.

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Variety and Deadline reported Sony’s formal green-light, noting that no plot details have been disclosed. Neal Moritz’s Instagram caption (June 2026) reiterated the title’s meta intent. Sony has not announced a release window, emphasizing that the project remains in early development.

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Tatum previously voiced frustration with producer Moritz, alleging that Moritz refused to accept pay cuts that Hill, Tatum and the original directors had offered to enable a sequel. In a 2024 interview Tatum described the stalled effort as “a lot of bureaucracy, kind of above-the-line stuff,” highlighting internal obstacles that kept the film in development hell for over ten years.

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• Some outlets state Tatum already has an offer to return; others say negotiations are only beginning.

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• While Moritz’s Instagram reveals a tagline on the script’s title page, other sources claim no plot details are known.

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• No official start of production or release date has been confirmed.

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1. “There is a project that was written and it’s still the best script that I’ve ever read for a third movie,” — Channing Tatum, ComicBook.com interview, 2024.

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2. “I’m going to put some good juju out there and I’m going to say I would love to see ’23 Jump Street.’ 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.” — Channing Tatum, Variety interview, 2024.

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3. “The script was perfect. It was a perfect idea, and it was perfectly executed so anything that we’ve written other than it just hasn't hit the bar. And we’re not gonna just go make it just to make it. Ya know, those first two movies were special for me and Jonah. We're trying.” — Channing Tatum, TVWeb interview, 2024.

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4. “It took so long to make we had to skip one.” — Neal H. Moritz, Instagram caption, June 2026.

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Negotiations with the principal cast are ongoing, and Rothman’s script is reportedly finalized. Sony has indicated that further updates will follow as the project moves from development toward pre-production, but a release timetable remains unannounced.

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