\u201c21 Jump Street,\u201d starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, arrived in theaters on this day back in 2012.<\/p>\n
The movie was based on the TV series of the same name that ran from 1987 to 1991 and launched Johnny Depp to stardom.<\/p>\n
While the TV series took a more serious approach to the concept of young police officers going undercover as teenagers in high school, the movie went absolutely wild with comedy.<\/p>\n
Tatum starred as Jenko, the more jock\/popular type in high school that became a police officer, and Hill as Schmidt, the nerdier\/less popular kind of guy who also joined the force.<\/p>\n
They formed an unlikely dynamic duo, creating a hit comedy that was self-aware, raunchy as all get out, and screamingly funny.<\/p>\n
The film earned over $200 million at the box office and spawned a sequel, \u201c22 Jump Street,\u201d in 2014, which took things even further.<\/p>\n
The credits of the movie teased dozens of sequel ideas, including a crossover with \u201cMen In Black\u201d that almost came to life.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a project that was written and it\u2019s still the best script that I\u2019ve ever read for a third movie,\u201d Tatum told ComicBook.com<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n Tatum was being interviewed at the time with his \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d co-star Scarlett Johansson, who asked what happened to the project.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just a lot of bureaucracy, kind of above the line stuff,\u201d Tatum replied. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to get it made and we\u2019ve been trying to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, Tatum held out hope for the sequel, saying, \u201cYou know what, I\u2019m going to put some good juju out there and I\u2019m going to say I would love to see \u201823 Jump Street.\u2019 I would love to do it with Jonah, and Jonah I know wants to do it. We would love to just get to go play again.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Time<\/a>, the crossover would have followed Tatum and Hill\u2019s characters joining the alien managing government agency.<\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind<\/a> for all your pop culture obsessions.<\/p>\n