Sony Commissions 21 jump street/Men in Black crossover

[turtlefanforever]

it's happening
http://uproxx.com/movies/2015/04/sony-confirms-jump-street-men-in-black-crossover/

sonys statement: 21 Jump Street” took aim at reboots, while “22 Jump Street” targeted sequels, so it makes sense that the next “Jump Street” movie will send-up the current trend of Shared Movie Universes by having Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum enter the “Men in Black” universe and investigate aliens.

[AT-Man]

Well, both Jump Streets are funny movies, so maybe it'll be good.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Unbelievable. :trolleye:

[Leo656]

So, it's official, and "Why the f*ck not?" is now a good enough reason to bring any stupid and pointless idea to life as a movie?

Christ.

[Cure]

This sounds awesooooooome. I like the Jump Street movies a lot and I like the idea of them parodying shared universes.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

So, it's official, and "Why the f*ck not?" is now a good enough reason to bring any stupid and pointless idea to life as a movie?

Christ.

So far, Leo, it sounds like you and I are the only ones with any sense on this thread. :tlol:

[Cure]

So far, Leo, it sounds like you and I are the only ones with any sense on this thread. :tlol:

You know, you can just say you're not looking forward to it, but why do you need to put down the people who are looking forward to it by saying they're senseless? It's a movie, you piece of ****.

[Leo656]

Wow, that was called for.

People should like better things, sorry.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

You know, you can just say you're not looking forward to it, but why do you need to put down the people who are looking forward to it by saying they're senseless? It's a movie, you piece of ****.

You know, it may be the internet but I did word my comment a little harshly. I'd feel bad about that except you escalated.

So consider this my apology to the other guys/gals on this thread. :twink:

[Peanut]

Wow, that was called for.

People should like better things, sorry.

Yeah, like pro wrestling and My Little Pony.

[Mew]

Jesus, man. What's up on this forum? :tgrumble:

[Leo656]

Yeah, like pro wrestling and My Little Pony.

Don't you have to go jerk it to One Piece or something?

See? I can do it too.

[Peanut]

I already did, that's not the point.

You don't get to passively sh*t on something people enjoy, especially without explaination, when you're a loud advocate for trash of equal or lesser value.

[Leo656]

What are you, my f*cking stalker? The way you pop up in every thread I post in with this "ooohhhh you're so full of sh*t stuff" is seriously cracked. Go obsess over someone else. 15 years of this stuff is tiresome. Get help.

For what it's worth, I'd forever argue, with a straight face, and possibly with graphs and charts, that stuff like wrestling is infinitely less damaging to society and entertainment as a whole than more sh*t movies like this. Aaaaand I'd be right. It's stupid. I'll never say it isn't. But it's infinitely LESS stupid. Not EVERY single dumb idea a movie producer had while doing lines off a hooker's ass needs its own movie, and I'll stand by that forever. It's the truth whether people agree or not.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

What are you, my f*cking stalker? The way you pop up in every thread I post in with this "ooohhhh you're so full of sh*t stuff" is seriously cracked. Go obsess over someone else. 15 years of this stuff is tiresome. Get help.

For what it's worth, I'd forever argue, with a straight face, and possibly with graphs and charts, that stuff like wrestling is infinitely less damaging to society and entertainment as a whole than more sh*t movies like this. Aaaaand I'd be right. It's stupid. I'll never say it isn't. But it's infinitely LESS stupid. Not EVERY single dumb idea a movie producer had while doing lines off a hooker's ass needs its own movie, and I'll stand by that forever. It's the truth whether people agree or not.

You're going to eat your words when the Muppets Meet the Walking Dead crossover happens next year. #artisticlicense

[Leo656]

Yeah but see THAT'S a great idea! :lol:

.....not really... BUT... I can say I haven't seen that yet! :lol:

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Now what I WOULD get excited about is a Men in Black reboot, prequel, or sequel (MIB4). Or even a TV series.

[Peanut]

Yeah, I came into this thread cause of you, Napoleon.

If it bothers you that someone is calling your nonsense instead of swallowing it the way half the social rejects around here do, then I guess I'll step off. I wouldn't want to upset your only means of ego tripping.

[Leo656]

Y'know, I think a TV series would be pretty spiffy. The technology is there now. TV has been getting better than movies for a while now, since movies are now all about mindless spectacle to justify the exorbitant budget.

You could do a lot of fun stuff with an MiB TV series. It's not a favorite franchise of mine but I can see that taking off and being pretty good.

Yeah, I came into this thread cause of you, Napoleon.

Oh, look, Canada's Pudgy and Balding Answer To Bob f*cking Vila has yet another snarky reply for me.

I'm not the only one who notices your borderline creepy obsession with me, nor your need to have a snarky reply to EVERY post I make. Not even close. Get help.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Y'know, I think a TV series would be pretty spiffy. The technology is there now. TV has been getting better than movies for a while now, since movies are now all about mindless spectacle to justify the exorbitant budget.

You could do a lot of fun stuff with an MiB TV series. It's not a favorite franchise of mine but I can see that taking off and being pretty good.

I loved MIB1 and MIB3 (and pretend MIB2 didn't exist... too campy). Just watching a show like The Flash or even Battlestar Galactica shows that professional CGI isn't just for movies anymore.

[Peanut]

lol Yo, if I had Bob Villa money I'd have better things to do during breaks than surf on my phone.

[Leo656]

Cylons, I gotta say I think I'd be more apt to check out a MiB show than another movie at this point. Movies were fun for what they were but this new thing kind of proves they're out of steam. Now that sci-fi TV shows are the norm, you could take the franchise in some neat new directions. Maybe like a more lighthearted X-Files. I'unno, I probably wouldn't make it a point to watch it, but I'd be more curious about a show than another movie, for sure.

[Krutch]

It's a movie, you piece of ****.

Geez... who pissed in your Cheerios? At least I got a good chuckle over how much you threw up a shield defending 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover :lol: Amazing.

Anyways, I love how bananas Hollywoods getting. It just shows that its approaching a boiling point before people start wake up and demanding new material and not reboots, spinoffs, sequels, and crossovers.

But in the meantime I genuinely want to see how crazy this trend gets. Because mark my words, if this does well in theatres, we're going to see the most insane crossovers imaginable because... they make money now!

Saving Private Ryan/Crazy Stupid Love
The Proposal/Lucy
The Purge/****in' Jumanji

Sign me UP!

[Cure]

What are you, my f*cking stalker? The way you pop up in every thread I post in with this "ooohhhh you're so full of sh*t stuff" is seriously cracked. Go obsess over someone else. 15 years of this stuff is tiresome. Get help.

For what it's worth, I'd forever argue, with a straight face, and possibly with graphs and charts, that stuff like wrestling is infinitely less damaging to society and entertainment as a whole than more sh*t movies like this. Aaaaand I'd be right. It's stupid. I'll never say it isn't. But it's infinitely LESS stupid. Not EVERY single dumb idea a movie producer had while doing lines off a hooker's ass needs its own movie, and I'll stand by that forever. It's the truth whether people agree or not.

Movies are harmless. If even a few people who see the movie enjoy it, than it's worthwhile. Same with any brand of entertainment.

What IS harmful, however, is pretending like your point of view is the only correct one and you're above everything else. Especially over things as silly as movies. But hey, it's cool. You have your cronies sucking that d, so I don't blame you. Ego boosting feels goooood.

[Leo656]

Ummm, I'd argue it has less to do with "crony-ism". More to do with, "Hey, 99% of people like this guy, so maybe the two or three who don't and take their dislike to an obsessive degree are the ones with the attitude problem." Nah, too logical, that.

And I'm too much of a Big Picture guy to argue that every half-baked idea getting its own multi-million dollar movie is "harmless". I'm totally glad there's no homeless or starving people in the world, or just in this country, and we as a society thus have unlimited money and resources to spend/waste on movies nobody asked for and most people over a certain age probably won't enjoy.

I know that's dramatically over-simplifying things, but the point still stands: Every dollar spent on something like This Project is a dollar that could have been better spent almost literally anywhere else. Hollywood needs something like the old Nintendo Seal of Quality. "You're only allowed to make X number of movies per year, so you better not waste anybody's time." :lol: That'd help, at least. Better than how it works now. "You know Connect Four never had a movie. Here's a hundred million dollars, go jack off."

[MsMarvelDuckie]

So, it's official, and "Why the f*ck not?" is now a good enough reason to bring any stupid and pointless idea to life as a movie?

Christ.


I think that ship already sailed, actually. Do I need to bring up Battleship? A movie based on a frickin game about sinking the other guy's boats. And my metaphor just became so much more apropos, now that I think of it.... :twink:


So far, Leo, it sounds like you and I are the only ones with any sense on this thread. :tlol:


Nope. Not the ONLY ones. Clearly some ideas need to be killed. Quickly.


You're going to eat your words when the Muppets Meet the Walking Dead crossover happens next year. #artisticlicense


You, know, I would almost like to see that.... At least it's better than THIS tripe.


Anyways, I love how bananas Hollywoods getting. It just shows that its approaching a boiling point before people start wake up and demanding new material and not reboots, spinoffs, sequels, and crossovers.

But in the meantime I genuinely want to see how crazy this trend gets. Because mark my words, if this does well in theatres, we're going to see the most insane crossovers imaginable because... they make money now!

Saving Private Ryan/Crazy Stupid Love
The Proposal/Lucy
The Purge/****in' Jumanji

Sign me UP!


I'm almost scared to see what else they can come up with, if this does well. Then again, my dream of a TMNT/Gargoyles movie could see light, too, so....


Edit: And my smilies are working again!! :teek: :tcool: I don't get it, one update they stop working, the next time they do. WTF??!!

[Leo656]

I actually want the Connect Four movie now that I went and said it. I wanna see a movie about an alien race that attacks with giant checkers falling from the sky, and an elite military force that counter-attacks by firing opposite-colored giant checkers out of a giant cannon rigged up by Jeff Goldblum. Mostly, I wanna see the part of the trailer where they hit you with the logo, and then someone says "Diagonally! Pretty sneaky, sis!" to Megan Fox and then she rolls her eyes.

[Jester]

Hey, Clue is one of my favorite flicks.

[Leo656]

:lol: Ya got me. :lol:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Hey, Clue is one of my favorite flicks.


Which ending? Mine? The butler did it. So cliché, but so funny! (Also, Tim Curry is a frickin genius.)

[Wildcat]

There was a topic already on this but anyway it actually does work for a crossover. Both are comedies and both deal with fighting crime. The Jumpstreet guys getting caught up with the MIB fighting aliens fits the theme of things. It's more creative than a reboot which was said to be happening.

Hey a MIB/Ghostbusters crossover would be awesome. They're so similar. GB is doing the universe thing, so...

The naysaying is just the typical Hollywood complaining thing nowadays.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Movies are harmless. If even a few people who see the movie enjoy it, than it's worthwhile. Same with any brand of entertainment.

Budgets not being recouped and resulting in massive financial losses for studios would argue that you are, in a word, incorrect.

By your logic, The Incredible Hulk was worthwhile. And The Losers was worthwhile.

Both movies were badass, and yet, no sequels... but sure, let's give money to Shrek Vs. Saw and other bizarre movie mashups.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Should be a fun ride

[MikeandRaph87]

So far, Leo, it sounds like you and I are the only ones with any sense on this thread. :tlol:

Make hat three of us. Men In Black story is told. It does not need to be revisited. I do not care for the type of humor of 21 Jump Street and fail to see how the two series are similar enough to crossover. I thought this was some stupid comic mini-series, but no it is a dumb movie concept instead.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Make that three of us. Men In Black story is told. It does not need to be revisited. I do not care for the type of humor of 21 Jump Street and fail to see how the two series are similar enough to crossover. I thought this was some stupid comic mini-series, but no it is a dumb movie concept instead.


You mean four. I thought so too. And honestly, I can't even see why Jumpstreet got the comedy treatment in the first place, since the movies have NOTHING to do with the original show. It was originally a young-cop DRAMA, very serious in tone, with little humor or comedy. It was very YOUNG-looking cops in a high-school undercover for drug-busts and the like, not some "buddy-cop" comedic show. The movies are Jumpstreet in name only, and don't need to cross-over, get sequels, or anything else. Certainly not with MIB, which is really a far higher grade of movie franchise, anyway.

[MikeandRaph87]

You mean four. I thought so too. And honestly, I can't even see why Jumpstreet got the comedy treatment in the first place, since the movies have NOTHING to do with the original show. It was originally a young-cop DRAMA, very serious in tone, with little humor or comedy. It was very YOUNG-looking cops in a high-school undercover for drug-busts and the like, not some "buddy-cop" comedic show. The movies are Jumpstreet in name only, and don't need to cross-over, get sequels, or anything else. Certainly not with MIB, which is really a far higher grade of movie franchise, anyway.

Interesting. I know of it and know it launched Johnny Depp but never have seen it, mainly because it never aired in syndication and I was infant when it was on. I assumed a Night Court esque approach. I will not be in line to see it IF it actually gets beyond script just as I plan on only seeing the male centered reboot of Ghostbusters. Let the public decide and hope that the core of it is will not be ruined in the long run.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Interesting. I know of it and know it launched Johnny Depp but never have seen it, mainly because it never aired in syndication and I was infant when it was on. I assumed a Night Court esque approach. I will not be in line to see it IF it actually gets beyond script just as I plan on only seeing the male centered reboot of Ghostbusters. Let the public decide and hope that the core of it is will not be ruined in the long run.


Yeah, I remember watching it back in the day, and had a mild crush on Depp at the time, although I liked the young black female cop better. I forget their characters' names, but it was a really good show for the time, and had some pretty heavy themes at times.

Ah, Night Court. THAT was a show that would have made for a fun comedy movie reboot. And would have made more sense than doing a comedic take on Jumpstreet, as people would already know what they were getting into. I can't even imagine why anyone thought that was a good way to go with that franchise. Makes me think someone's buddy-cop show idea bombed with producers, so they just changed the title and did some tinkering to make it "fit" the basic premise, and the producers suddenly said "OH! I remember that show! Let's do it!"

[MikeandRaph87]

The closest Night Court may ever been seen on the big screen is likely this:
http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/75d9c7e73d3c925726e5d758b4570818/my-cousin-vinny.jpg

[Leo656]

Hah. "Yoots".

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

http://screenrant.com/men-black-reboot-trilogy-will-smith/

So apparently Sony still wants to cash in on MiB but at least is currently thinking about going about it in a slightly more sane way.

I think a REBOOT is a bad idea. But continuing in the MiB universe, focusing on agents other than Kay and Jay... THAT I could get behind, if done well. I mean, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith make the original three movies what they are, but the universe is ripe for more stories.

Basically, Men in Black: The Next Generation. Do it well and I'll watch it.

[chrisdude]

I like the MIB movies, but that really doesn't strike me as an interesting universe. I think what makes it work is Will Smith playing street smart cop who doesn't grasp how out of his element he is. That's why 2 wasn't as good, J knew what he was doing. Aside from some a few gags about aliens having weird bodies, there's not much to it. And J's story couldn't have been wrapped up more nicely. I'd leave it alone, with or without Will.