It had been assumed any idea for such a film was unlikely to proceed beyond the early stages of development, but the project now has a director in The Muppets filmmaker James Bobin, according to U.S. magazine Variety.
The publication reports that although Jonah and Channing will return to their Jump Street roles as cops Morton Schmidt and Greg Jenko, Men In Black actors Will Smith and Tommy Lee-Jones will not return as studio bosses look to relaunch the franchise with fresh faces.