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Sony greenlights third Jump Street film “24 Jump Street” — $500M franchise expands.

6/13/2026

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Sony Announces 24 Jump

Sony Pictures is advancing a third Jump Street film titled “24 Jump Street.”
Rodney Rothman will direct and co-write the script with Jonah Hill and Meghan Malloy.
Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in talks to reprise Schmidt, Jenko and Captain Dickson.
Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Neal H. Moritz will produce a sequel whose franchise’s first two films have earned over $500 million worldwide.

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Sony Skips Sequel

The new film will skip a third entry, using “24” as a meta-joke referencing the prior sequel montage.
Sony’s move emphasizes the franchise’s reliance on meta-humor, a tone that defined the original R-rated blockbusters.
Channing Tatum publicly lamented corporate gridlock and above-the-line cost issues that kept the script shelved.
Sony executives cleared financial bottlenecks to meet audience demand for high-energy theatrical comedies in the streaming era.

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Sony Cancels MiB

The “MiB 23” crossover was abandoned after legal disputes over producer credits and profit participation.
Channing Tatum called the screenplay the best script he had ever read for a third movie.
The attempt to blend alien policing with Schmidt and Jenko proved unmanageable, leading to the project’s collapse.
Sony issued hopeful press releases before permanently scrapping the film, making the skip of “23” for “24 Jump Street” a meta-commentary.

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Sony Announces 24 Jump

Sony Pictures is advancing a third Jump Street film titled “24 Jump Street.”
Rodney Rothman will direct and co-write the script with Jonah Hill and Meghan Malloy.
Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in talks to reprise Schmidt, Jenko and Captain Dickson.
Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Neal H. Moritz will produce a sequel whose franchise’s first two films have earned over $500 million worldwide.

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