Sony Hack: The Good, Bad And Weird Movies The Studio Wants To Make

In many ways, the Sony hack has revealed how the Hollywood sausage is made. The unprecedented hack has led to the leak of embarrassing emails sent by Sony executives revealing their opinions on many celebrities, including Angelina Jolie and Kevin Hart, and the movies they've made. The data leaks also shed light on pitched story ideas that sound too crazy to be true except that the people talking about them are top execs like Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Here are some of the more inspired movie ideas that could make their way to theaters.

'21 Jump Street' Meets 'Men in Black'

If, looking back, the Sony hack is remembered for just one thing it may be the "21 Jump Street"-"Men in Black" crossover pitch. The concept is surreal -- Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill would be recruited to fight alien threats -- and would serve as a way to reboot the "Men in Black" franchise and move on without Will Smith. The movie sounds crazy but one must give credit to Sony for trying to find a way that would continue the success of one current franchise and bring back an older one. "21 Jump Street" and "22 Jump Street" had modest budgets, $42 million and $50 million, respectively, and were huge hits for Sony. The 2012 reboot of the TV series earned $201.6 million worldwide and the 2014 sequel earned $331.3 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

Another factor to consider is the directing team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Lord and Miller also directed "The Lego Movie," another movie that wasn't expected to be good but was a critical and commercial success for Warner Bros. Sony wants to be in the Lord and Miller business and even approached them to oversee Sony Pictures Animation. Sony may appear dysfunctional, but it's hard to argue with their pursuit of the directors.

'It's Me, Mario!'

We're going to pretend that 1993's "Super Mario Bros." movie never happened, right? The movie was poorly received and the sci-fi approach did not work. Emails obtained by BuzzFeed reveal Sony may have secured the movie rights to Nintendo's massive "Mario" franchise. Rather than attempt another live-action adventure, Sony is looking at an animated "Mario" movie, which seems like sound strategy. Buzzfeed points out that Sony Computer Entertainment and Nintendo are competitors -- less so for the current generation of consoles as Sony's PlayStation 4 chiefly battles Microsoft's Xbox One -- and a "Mario" movie could lead to a boost in sales for Nintendo.

Do We Need a Kanye West Movie?

Among the thousands of leaked emails, the Daily Beast has discovered a few discussing music projects that could be set up at the studio. One pitch focuses on a Kanye West film that would be some sort of experience combining cinema and technology. Based on that, it seems to fit along the lines of "Metallica Through the Never" and not a straight biopic. Sony also discussed a Destiny's Child biopic but it is unclear if the studio has plans to go forward with the movie. Don't worry: Lifetime has a Destiny's Child film lined up for 2015.

Who You Gonna Call?

If something strange is happening in the neighborhood, Sony believes it would be best to call Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum. An all-female "Ghostbusters" is set for 2016 and Sony wants a spinoff that features two of Hollywood's biggest stars. Pratt has "Guardians of the Galaxy" and the upcoming "Jurassic Park" while Tatum has the "Jump Street" franchise and plenty of history with Sony, the Daily Beast reported. Tatum is pushing for the spinoff and wants to get the Russo brothers -- directors of "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" -- as producers.