Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum Unite For Musical Comedy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum have been friends for a long time, and they've wanted to make a musical comedy together for a while now. They once had an idea to star in a remake of the classic Frank Sinatra/Marlon Brando musical Guys and Dolls, but it seems like they've moved away from that notion in recent years and have finally found something similar to scratch that itch.

THR reports that the duo — who have worked together on films like Havoc and Stop-Loss — will unite for an "R-rated musical comedy featuring two pilots on a misadventure." Gordon-Levitt and writer Michael Bacall (21 Jump Street, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) came up with the idea together, and Bacall is going to write the screenplay. Tatum and Gordon-Levitt will produce alongside Marc Platt, who turned Wicked into a smash hit on Broadway, and Universal will distribute the still-untitled project.

Tatum, of course, has plenty of dancing experience from the Step Up and Magic Mike movies, and he also sang for the first time in Hail, Caesar!, which includes a spectacular '50s-style musical number that was my favorite part of the film. JGL sings and dances all the time, and had his own show-stopping moment in his monologue when he hosted SNL a little while back. I can't wait to see what these guys do together.

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