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 squad of young undercover cops – Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete), Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) and Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) – to infiltrate high schools and fight crime.
I am at a loss for words on this one. I remember 21 Jumpstreet being an alright television program, but it was more important as a launching pad for Johnny Depp and Richard Greco more than anything else. This is a show that really doesn’t need a remake in my opinion.
Starsky and Hutch had some laughs, but I really hate the slapstick remake and sincerely hope that this film doesn’t go in that direction. Who knows, Jonah Hill could be the world’s biggest Jumpstreet fan, and really knock this one out of the park. That would be the best case scenario; and one that we should hope for. I am skeptical though, and chalk this up to the current trend of remake madness.
