Men in Black/Jump Street Crossover Movie Unlikely to Be Made, Star Says

One of the more surprising movies to have been announced in recent years was a crossover between Men in Black and the Jump Street series. The film was even given a title in April, and seemed to be moving forward with director James Bobin. However, Jump Street star Jonah Hill has now stated that MIB 23 is unlikely to happen.

As reported by the Toronto Sun, Hill has admitted that although he came up with the original concept, there are logistical obstacles to getting it to the screen. "I had the idea," he said. "But I doubt that movie will get made. 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," he explained. "The Jump Street films were so fun to make and the whole joke of them was they were making fun of remakes and sequels and reboots and then now it's become a giant sequel, reboot.

"It's almost become what we were making fun of and it's hard to maintain that joke when it's so high stakes."

News of MIB 23 was first revealed following the Sony email hack of 2014. In April, the studio confirmed at CinemaCon in Las Vegas that the film was in active development. However, no further news has emerged about the project until now.

Nevertheless, Hill remains hopeful that a third Jump Street film will be made with directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who are about the direct the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff. "I love Channing [Tatum] and I love Phil and Chris and I love making those movies--they're a lot of fun. So I hope it works out."