21 Jump Street
It was supposed to be the epic crossover film of the decade : Men in Blackmerging withJump Street , bringing together two great comedy franchises to lift both . The achiever of both various franchises was enough to let the estimation take root in the mind of creatives on both side but after years of hear to hash out point and ensure both franchises would get a fair shake , the crossing over film was eventually scrap .
Men in Blackwas a beloved ' 90s clowning ( based on a lesser - read comedian ) that spawned two more picture in 2002 and 2012 . Focusing on the risky venture of Agent K ( Tommy Lee Jones ) and Agent J ( Will Smith ) , penis of the secret exotic chore force out know as the Men in Black , all three films were box office hits and the first remains a mellow water line of sci - fi comedy .
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Meanwhile , actors Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum were geminate with direct team Phil Lord and Chris Miller to reboot the ' 80s television receiver series21 Jump Streetand give the franchise a much - needed breath of fresh air . With its meta , self - referential jokes and winning combo of Hill and Tatum , the twoJump Streetmovies earned their due praise .
regard how well - prize both franchises were , there was a time when it felt like even the flimsiest theme could net big resultant . Let ’s break down what happened with theMen in Black - Jump Streetcrossover film , from its early Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of possibility to its downfall to what is on the purview for both franchise .
Yes, The Men In Black/Jump Street Movie Was A Real Thing
The estimation of aMen in Black - Jump Streetcrossover is n’t some rooter surmise , but an all too real idea . The Sony leaks scandal of 2014 bore circumstances of yield which wo n’t be unpacked here , save for one thing : there was the revelation of plans to move forward with aMen in Black - Jump Streetcrossover film .
This was later made official,21and22 Jump Streetscreenwriter Rodney Rothman on scripting duties . James Bobin(The Muppets , Alice Through the Looking Glass ) was later attached to the task . By April 2016 , study come forth the novel working title for the crossover film wasMIB 23.Hill and Tatum were also attach to the film by 2016 butMen in Blackstars Smith and Jones were not ; at the meter , Smith was working onSuicide Squadfor Warner Bros. and Jones was working onJason Bourne .
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Shortly after these study , however , advancement on the crossing film seemed to stall .
The Men In Black/Jump Street Movie Was Canceled Because The Idea Was Too Complicated
MIB 23spent four long time trying to come together but to no help . In January 2019 , it was describe theMen in Black - Jump Streetcrossover had been canceled . And , as promising as it had seemed , the reason why were rootle in the core pitch .
Back in 2016,Jump Streetstar Jonah Hill expose in an consultation that a deal would likely not come together because it was just too complicated for theMen in BlackandJump Streetteams to follow to a deal that worked for them both . As reported by theToronto Sun , Hill shared :
" It ’s too complicated . They ’re trying to make all the deals , but it ’s kind of impossible with all the Men in Black stuff . The Jump Street moving picture were so fun to make and the whole jocularity of them was they were make fun of remakes and subsequence and reboots and then now it ’s become a giant subsequence , reboot . It ’s almost become what we were making fun of and it ’s backbreaking to maintain that joke when it ’s so in high spirits stakes . "
The idea that it testify too tricky to successfully unite theMen in BlackandJump Streetworlds was confirm three old age later on , in 2019 , byMen in Blackproducer Walter Parkes toEmpiremagazine:“We gave it a shot . It rick out to be an impossible lucifer - up . "
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As exciting as it would have been to see these reality collide , it ’s understandable why the crossing over got bolt down before it got off the ground . Hill said the mind he monger roll around"Will Smith ’s Agent Jay and Tommy Lee Jones ’ Agent Kay would be replace by ' younger ' actors . “It ’s an admittedly tenuous estimate for what should be such a big crossover result and it ’s imaginable working from that simple pitch shot unnerved creatives on both sides . Also , upon further reflectivity , there probably would have need to be important tonic change to either theMen in Blackor theJump Streetside since the former kit and caboodle within a PG-13 framework and the latter is very much an R - order franchise ; alter either of those franchises to get on adequate footing does n’t sound like it would be too successful .
Men In Black: International Replaced The Jump Street Idea
The DNA of what aMen in Black-23 Jump Streetcould have been certainly find like it live withinMen in Black : International . Much like 2012’s21 Jump Streethelped reboot the franchise while also delivering pot of tongue - in - cheek , self - deprecating , and occasionally self - cognizant jokes aim at the telecasting show it was establish on and the musical style it was work within , MIB 4seems to be doing much of the same .
As the quaternary plastic film in theMen in Blackfranchise with all - newfangled characters - played byThor ’s Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson - jumping into the world create in three previous films , Internationalis able to both poke fun at the fatuousness of the populace it ’s working within while toying with image or fiber dynamic within the film for refreshing comedic outcome . To this closing , theJump Streetvibe arguably know on even if the collaborationism is dead . Whether it leads to a full resurgence of the series and aMen in Black 5remains to be seen .
24 Jump Street Is Coming (Yes, 24)
Not moving forward with aMen in Blackcrossover film was no doubt a blow to the long - term plans in billet for theJump Streetfranchise , which also had afemale spinoffin growth around the same time asMIB 23 . After gestating for the honest part of four years and it all comes crashing to a stop , where precisely do you go from here ?
According to21and22Jump Streetco - theater director Phil Lord,24 Jump Street(yes , it ’s really " 24 " and not " 23 " ) is in development . He went on to clarify his remarks , saying,“We’re reserving 23 Jump Street . “Lord ’s conditional relation seems to be there are still plans to make a23 Jump Streetbut it will buck expectations and occur after24 . Lord and hisJump Streetco - director Chris Miller are known for subverting expectations in their moving-picture show , including theJump Streetfilms , so it ’s likely this reversal of titles will do the same affair . Whether or not the films continue to tell a linear story in the way21and22 Jump Streetdid , with the latter bear on the story from the former , remains to be seen .
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