Overview

• Tatum told Variety he doubts the film will ever happen because producer overhead would match or exceed the production budget.
• He described the screenplay as the best he has read for himself and Jonah Hill, signaling strong creative interest from the leads.
• Tatum said he, Hill, and directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller agreed to reduce their producer fees to help make the project viable.
• He identified veteran producer Neal H. Moritz's large fee as the principal sticking point preventing a greenlight.
• The project remains unproduced and unscheduled despite the first two films' strong box-office results.