Sony Hack Reveals Channing Tatum Working On 'Ghostbuster 3' Spin Off With Chris Pratt As Lead Cast Members

Hacked emails from Sony Studios' executives have been popping like mushrooms lately.

And one of the most recent leaked exchanges of emails from the giant studios' claim that Channing Tatum is trying to work on a spin off movie for "Ghostbusters 3."

Reportedly, the project "Magic Mike" star is cooking with Amy Pascal is entirely different from what "Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence is involved with.

This time, Tatum is allegedly planning a "Ghostbusters" film with his "10 Years" co-star Chris Pratt.

The Daily Beast, who exclusively obtained the leaked emails reported that the 34-year-old hunk is determined in finding a project that would allow him to work with his pal, Pratt, again.

The email dated August 21 reads,

"Let us show the world The DarkSide and let us fight it with all the glory and epicness of a HUGE BATMAN BEGINS MOVIE. I know we can make this a huge franchise. Fun adventure craziness. COME OONNNN!!!"

And the following day right after Tatum sent out an email to Amy Pascal - Sony's Co-chairwoman - Hannah Minghella of Columbia Pictures also messaged Pascal and other Sony execs explaining what project Tatum is talking about.

"So... in a curious turn of events - the Russos and Channing want to develop Ghostbusters as a vehicle for Channing and Chris Pratt to do together," Minghella wrote. "The Russos, [Joe and Anthony] Channing and Reid have been brainstorming ideas and want to create a whole new mythology that would support multiple movies (the way that Nolan reinvented Batman). To be clear - the Russos want to produce (not direct) and while Channing and Chris are looking for a movie to do together they haven't mentioned this to him yet because they weren't sure how we'd react."

Columbia Pictures Co-president then added, "They want to make it simultaneously super scary while also super funny. They love the idea that they are mortal heroes who are believers in the paranormal and the only people who can defend mankind from a paranormal threat. I know we're mid negotiations with Paul [Feig]. I'm not sure whether we'd ever develop two different versions simultaneously. Joe Russo is open to the idea that both movies could be developed in partnership so they compliment one another within the same Ghostbusters universe. Apparently the Russos are very close to Paul and Joe suggested Paul could be attached to direct both. Personally I think it's possible for the female version to co-exist with this other version so maybe they're not mutually exclusive."

Meanwhile, Channing Tatum nor Chris Pratt have released any statement about the Sony hacked emails involving them and a possible "Ghostbusters 3" spin off.

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