Jonah Hill Leaps to 21 Jump Street

Jonah Hill Leaps to <i>21 Jump Street</i>
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Superbad's Jonah Hill has signed on to executive produce and possibly star in a new movie version of Johnny Depp's star-making, late-80s vehicle, 21 Jump Street. Variety reports:

The smallscreen property, which aired from 1987-91 on Fox and starred Johnny Depp, revolved around a group of young cops who worked undercover in high schools and colleges.

The "Superbad" thesp would develop the screenplay as a potential starring vehicle and serve as executive producer.

Neal Moritz will produce the film with Stephen J. Cannell, who co-created and exec produced the series.

 

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