‘Jump Street’ gets female spinoff, ‘Men in Black’ ties

WASHINGTON — If you can’t get enough of “21 Jump Street,” you’re in luck.

reports that the franchise will continue with two new ventures.

One is a crossover with the “Men in Black” franchise, as Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum fight aliens.

The other is an all-female spinoff, similar to the recently announced all-female “Ghostbusters.”

Sony Pictures has reportedly hired “Broad City” writers Lucia Aniello and Paul Downs to pen one of two scripts.

The announcement means the franchise will be around for a while, something few could have predicted when the  2012 reboot of the ’80s TV series was first announced.

The first “21 Jump Street” movie grossed more than $200 million worldwide in 2012.

The sequel “22 Jump Street” (2014) grossed $331 million worldwide in 2014.

Jason Fraley

Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at 鶹 as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.

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