Every actor talks about wanting to avoid typecasting by doing something different than what they’re used to doing, and in 21 Jump Street, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum do just that, as Hill takes point on the action part of the “action-comedy” allowing Tatum to explore the comedy side of the equation.
In this modern take on the popular FOX television show from the late 80s, the duo play Schmidt and Jenko, high school rivals who become fast friends at the Police Academy when they realize their abilities compliment each other. Even so, they’re pretty incompetent, so they’re demoted to a new undercover program led by the tough Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) where they’re assigned to infiltrate a high school and uncover the head of a drug ring.
ComingSoon.net spoke with Hill, Tatum, Ice Cube and comedian Rob Riggle about the film.
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum
We’re running our video interview with Jonah and Channing pretty much as is, as we talk to the duo about how this pairing came together – and Jonah is right, we have talked to him about this movie a lot in the last five years! Jonah also talked about playing with the police buddy action-comedy clichés we’ve seen so many times and Channing talked about doing comedy on this level for the first time and whether he wants to do more comedies.
