Joseph Gordon-Levitt 'in talks' to team up with pal Channing Tatum for musical Wingmen

By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com

Published: 23:10 EDT, 24 March 2017 | Updated: 23:14 EDT, 24 March 2017

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and his pal Channing Tatum are reportedly 'in talks' to finally team up for their fifth onscreen collaboration.

The 36-year-old Emmy winner and hitRECord founder also wants to write, produce, and direct Universal's R-rated musical comedy Wingmen - according to Variety.

The long-delayed project - which was first announced a year ago - centers on two pilots who crash in Las Vegas and cover Billboard 100-style hits in a 'Pitch Perfect meets Book of Mormon'-style adventure.

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Pictured in November: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (L) and his pal Channing Tatum (R) are reportedly 'in talks' to finally team up for their fifth onscreen collaboration
Coming together: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (L) and his pal Channing Tatum (R) are reportedly 'in talks' to finally team up for their fifth onscreen collaboration

Pictured in November: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (L) and his pal Channing Tatum (R) are reportedly 'in talks' to finally team up for their fifth onscreen collaboration

At the helm: The 36-year-old Emmy winner and hitRECord founder also wants to write, produce, and direct Universal's R-rated musical comedy Wingmen - according to Variety

At the helm: The 36-year-old Emmy winner and hitRECord founder also wants to write, produce, and direct Universal's R-rated musical comedy Wingmen - according to Variety

'Me and that boi Chang gonna go get it!' The long-delayed project - which was first announced a year ago - centers on two pilots who crash in Las Vegas and cover Billboard 100-style hits in a 'Pitch Perfect meets Book of Mormon'-style adventure

'Me and that boi Chang gonna go get it!' The long-delayed project - which was first announced a year ago - centers on two pilots who crash in Las Vegas and cover Billboard 100-style hits in a 'Pitch Perfect meets Book of Mormon'-style adventure

The Sundance Jury Prize winner - who turns 37 next month - will also produce Wingmen, which will be co-penned by his 22 Jump Street screenwriter Michael Bacall.

Channing and Joseph both conquered Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle with their hilarious dead-on impersonations of pop divas Beyoncé and Janet Jackson, respectively.

The married fathers-of-one last collaborated on Gordon-Levitt's 2013 directorial debut Don Jon, where Tatum starred in the movie-within-a-movie 'Someone Special' with Anne Hathaway.

The talented twosome also acted together in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Stop-Loss (2008), and Havoc (2005).  

Pictured in 2012: The Sundance Jury Prize winner - who turns 37 next month - will also produce Wingmen, which will be co-penned by his 22 Jump Street screenwriter Michael Bacall

Pictured in 2012: The Sundance Jury Prize winner - who turns 37 next month - will also produce Wingmen, which will be co-penned by his 22 Jump Street screenwriter Michael Bacall

Drag: Channing and Joseph both conquered Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle with their hilarious dead-on impersonations of pop divas Beyoncé and Janet Jackson, respectively
Drag: Channing and Joseph both conquered Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle with their hilarious dead-on impersonations of pop divas Beyoncé and Janet Jackson, respectively

Drag: Channing and Joseph both conquered Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle with their hilarious dead-on impersonations of pop divas Beyoncé and Janet Jackson, respectively

Movie poster: The married fathers-of-one last collaborated on Gordon-Levitt's 2013 directorial debut Don Jon, where Tatum starred in the movie-within-a-movie 'Someone Special' 

Movie poster: The married fathers-of-one last collaborated on Gordon-Levitt's 2013 directorial debut Don Jon, where Tatum starred in the movie-within-a-movie 'Someone Special' 

12 years later: The talented twosome also acted together in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009, Stop-Loss in 2008, and Havoc in 2005 (pictured)

12 years later: The talented twosome also acted together in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra in 2009, Stop-Loss in 2008, and Havoc in 2005 (pictured)

'The best stories are the ones created with friends,' the LEGO Batman Movie funnyman tweeted last June.

Channing conceived and co-directed the 13-man show Magic Mike Live - based on his hit films - which opens next Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Club Domina in Las Vegas.

The Hail, Caesar! triple threat next stars opposite Adam Driver and Daniel Craig in Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky, which hits US theaters August 18 and UK theaters August 25.

The LEGO Batman Movie funnyman tweeted last June: 'The best stories are the ones created with friends'

The LEGO Batman Movie funnyman tweeted last June: 'The best stories are the ones created with friends'

'Introducing the #MenOfMML and their abs': Channing conceived and co-directed the 13-man show Magic Mike Live - based on his hit films - which opens next Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Club Domina in Las Vegas

'Introducing the #MenOfMML and their abs': Channing conceived and co-directed the 13-man show Magic Mike Live - based on his hit films - which opens next Thursday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino's Club Domina in Las Vegas

Hitting US theaters August 18! The Hail, Caesar! triple threat next stars opposite Adam Driver (L) and Daniel Craig (M) in Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky

Hitting US theaters August 18! The Hail, Caesar! triple threat next stars opposite Adam Driver (L) and Daniel Craig (M) in Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky

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