
At the same time, the crossover would've perfectly played into the meta themes of the franchise and set up some classic Jump Street gags. As both properties involve buddy-cop scenarios, it's easy to see the latter's Jenko and Schmidt replace the former's J and K.Ĭonsidering the Jump Street film series parodied franchises turning into endless cycles of sequels and reboots at the end of its own second installment, releasing a third movie could ruin the joke or come off as hypocritical. However, the Men in Black franchise is completely different and lends itself to a wacky comedy franchise like Jump Street. Jonah Hill believed the Jump Street and Men in Black crossover plan was too ambitious, telling the Toronto Sun, " It’s almost become what we were making fun of, and it’s hard to maintain that joke when it’s so high stakes.” MiB 23 producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller don't have a great track record with huge franchises, as they also lost directorial control of Solo: A Star Wars Story.
