When I first heard “21 Jump Street” was being turned into a
movie starring Channing Tatum, I was less than thrilled. “21 Jump Street” was one of the cop shows
I watched when I was a kid, along with “Nash Bridges” and reruns of “Hill Street Blues” and “Dragnet.” However, the more I learn
about the movie, the more I approve. It seems different enough from the 80s
show, but still similar enough to make it worthy of the “21 Jump Street” title. These are some of
the facts I learned from Collider.com which make me excited to see the 2012 version:
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- Johnny Depp is rumored to appear as his character from the original series, Tom Hanson. If it gets Depp’s approval, it gets my approval.
- The creator of the show, Stephen J. Cannell, was very involved with development on the film adaptation until he passed away in 2010. The movie is taking the material in a comedy direction while the show did not. The filmmakers hope the end result is a worthy spin on Cannell’s original concept.
- The original theme song will make an appearance in some form. Once you hear that song once you’ll never get it out of your head.
- The directors watched all 103 episodes of “21 Jump Street” before production.
- There’s a reference to Johnny Depp’s crew along the lines of, “We’re re-commissioning an old program from the 80s that was shut down.”
- The directors cite “48 Hrs.,” “Lethal Weapon,” and “Running Scared” as influences in the buddy-cop genre. So, it has to be good.
- One of the directors wanted Ice Cube to play the Jump Street captain because he thought “it would be great having the guy who wrote ‘F*** the Police’ play a police captain.” NWA fans are scratching their heads right now. First Ice Cube was in a PG-rated family flick, now he’s a cop.
I am so excited for this movie! I love Channing Tatum though! Have you heard any good reviews of the movie? I heard some people were upset with the fact that this version is more of a comedy. Also I love all the facts you provided!
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