article_snippet: The movie, which is to star Kirsten Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, shoots this summer and will be released July 22, 2016.
article_snippet: Joe and Anthony Russo, the duo behind "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and
article_snippet: who signed a first-look deal with Sony last week, are being tapped to produce and direct the new movie.
article_snippet: Drew Pearce, who penned "Iron Man 3", will write the script while Channing Tatum, another Sony favorite after the 22 Jump Street movies, will also produce with his partners Reid Carolin and Peter Kiernan.
article_snippet: If all goes as planned, Channing Tatum would also star in the new movie.
article_snippet: Sony is one of the studios less franchise-rich than others, such as Disney or Warner Bros. or even Paramount, which is cranking out "Transformers" and "G.I. Joe" movies.
article_snippet: How seriously is Sony taking this?
article_snippet: The Hollywood Reporter.