21 Jump Street set for female spin-off

Jonah Hill, O'Shea 'Ice Cube' Jackson and Channing Tatum star in 22 Jump Street.

The popular bromance, 21 Jump Street, is about to get a female spin-off.

This isn't the only female-led spin-off in the works with Ghostbusters also getting a reboot with ladies in the leads.

It seems Hollywood is finally catching on to what everyone else already knows - girls can be tough.

Actresses Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are all rumoured to have signed on to the Paul Feig-directed reboot of Ghostbusters.

Sony has now turned its attentions to the 21 Jump Street franchise, according to The Tracking Board, which reports on inside information from Hollywood.

The comedy film, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, has had two outings thus far, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street, with a third in the works - 23 Jump Street.

The films have taken a different tone to the original TV series starring Johnny Depp and Peter DeLuise as police officer who posed as high school students.

The Tracking Board reports that Sony has signed up writers Lucia Aniello and Paul Downs, from TV show Broad City, to write the screenplay.

Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum star in 22 Jump Street.

- AAP