'23 Jump Street' Release Date News - 2014's '22 Jump Street' Writer Signs On For Sequel w/ Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum

22 Jump Street made about six times what it cost to be made in the box office this summer, so it's no wonder we're already hearing talk of a sequel. In fact, the writer behind the 2014 hit, Rodney Rothman, has this week been hired to script 23 Jump Street, with stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill expected to reprise their roles. While we don't know of a release date or any plot details for this new comedy, we're still excited to see Rothman penning the next installment!

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are signed on as producers of 23, but have not accepted the directors' chairs as of yet.

For fans of the franchise, you may recall the ending montage of the film, poking fun at the amount of sequels the movie would get. Though this was a joke, and we probably won't see 40 Jump Street, this third installment was inevitable after the $50 million movie grossed around $320 million in the box office.

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Deadline reports:

Sony Pictures and Original Film have started forward motion on 23 Jump Street. They've set Rodney Rothman to write the script. Rothman was one of the writers who scripted 22 Jump Street for Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. The big question is whether Phil Lord and Christopher Miller will be back to direct the third film. I can report that they are overseeing the script with Rothman as producers on the third film with Neal Moritz, Hill and Tatum. The directing job is theirs if they want it, but insiders said they haven't committed to direct at this point.

(via Deadline)