Washington DC, June 11 -- '24 Jump Street' is in the works, and stars Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and Ice Cube are in talks to return for the third installment in the R-rated crime comedy franchise, reported Variety.

According to outlet, Rodney Rothman will direct the film and wrote the script with Hill and Meghan Malloy. Also returning are producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller who helmed the first two films, 2012's '21 Jump Street' and 2014's '22 Jump Street' and Neal H. Moritz.

Tatum and Reid Carolin are producing for Free Association, as are Hill and Matt Dines under their Strong Baby banner.

According to Variety, '21 Jump Street' starred Hill and Tatum as Schmidt and Jenko, a couple of underachieving cops who go undercover at a local...