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21 Jumpstreet The Movie?
The Movie Blog — It appears hell has frozen over and a 21 Jumpstreet film adaptation has been spotted skating on the ice. We get the following scoop from our friends at comingsoon: Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that Jonah Hill (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad) will write the screenplay for and executive produce Sony’s adaptation of “21 Jump Street,” the popular ’80s show starring Johnny Depp. The magazine says that it hasn’t been decided whether Hill will star in the movie. In the series, which ran from 1987-1990 on Fox, Depp’s Officer Tom Hanson was assigned to an elite ...

Jonah Hill writing movie adaptation of “21 Jump Street”
Pop Critics — When does the madness stop? Are you kidding me? A 21 Jump Street big screen adaptation? I know it will never, ever stop, but it doesn’t stop me from wishing people would stop reaching back for old TV shows to make into movies. Like the upcoming A-Team. It’s also shocking to me that a guy like Jonah Hill would be attached to this, not only as a writer but also as the executive producer. With his history of comedies and working with Judd Apatow, I’m surprised he’s not trying something more original. Or even original. From Coming ...