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

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

The Wrap 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 WTOP 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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