Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt team up for R-rated musical comedy

Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are coming together to sing and dance onscreen in a musical comedy, according to a release from Universal Studios.

Universal has acquired the film in what the release calls a "competitive situation."

Screenwriter Michael Bacall, who came up with the original idea with Gordon-Levitt, will write the screenplay.

Details, including the title and release date, have been sparse for the upcoming project. But The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the news on the project, said it would be an R-rated musical comedy featuring two pilots on a misadventure.

Marc Platt, who brought Wicked to Broadway, and Adam Siegel will produce for Marc Platt Productions. Gordon-Levitt and Tatum are also listed as producers.

Tatum has made a name as a dancer in 2006's Step Up and 2012's Magic Mike. He is currently onscreen tapping and singing in a memorable number from Hail, Caesar! Gordon-Levitt has a similarly big song and dance number in 2009's (500) Days of Summer.

Gordon-Levitt and Tatum danced on the same stage during Seth MacFarlane's 2013 Oscar opening monologue. The actors have worked together on the 2005 thriller Havoc and the Iraq War drama, 2008's Stop-Loss.