Tag: 22 Jump Street

  • ‘Sick Girl’ Trailer — Nina Dobrev Fakes It Til She Makes It

    ‘Sick Girl’ Trailer — Nina Dobrev Fakes It Til She Makes It

    Lionsgate Movies has released the trailer for Jennifer Cram’s R-rated comedy, Sick Girl — a female-driven film about a woman who believes that she and her friends have grown apart over the years. The starts with Wren Pepper, played by Nina Dobrev, and a couple of friends on a road trip, having the time of…

  • Will There Ever Be a ‘23 Jump Street’?

    Will There Ever Be a ‘23 Jump Street’?

    It’s been over ten years since Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill first went undercover as high schoolers trying to bust a drug ring in the R-rated comedy hit 21 Jump Street. Unsurprisingly, the duo returned for a sequel in 2014, along with directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who have since exploded with projects such…

  • Seth MacFarlane to Reboot ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ With the Lucas Brothers (Exclusive)

    Seth MacFarlane to Reboot ‘Revenge of the Nerds’ With the Lucas Brothers (Exclusive)

    Seth MacFarlane is reviving the age old rivalry between jocks and nerds. The comedic actor is developing a reboot of the seminal ’80s comedy “Revenge of the Nerds” at 20th Century Studios.Keith and Kenny Lucas, identical twin brothers best known for their scene-stealing roles in “22 Jump Street,” are set to write and star in…

  • ‘Hair Love’ Director Recruits Lil Rel Howery For Heist Comedy ‘The Come Up’

    ‘Hair Love’ Director Recruits Lil Rel Howery For Heist Comedy ‘The Come Up’

    Matthew A. Cherry won an Oscar for his 2019 short film Hair Love, which he wrote, produced, and directed, and now he’s lined up his first feature film since taking home his Academy Award. He’ll direct The Come Up, a heist comedy starring Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), the Lucas Brothers (22 Jump Street), and…

  • ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Brings the Heat, Delivering $68 Million Mlk Debut

    ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Brings the Heat, Delivering $68 Million Mlk Debut

    The Martin Luther King holiday is bringing more box office heat than originally expected as Sony’s Bad Boys for Life delivered the second largest Mlk four-day performance ever as well as the studio’s largest R-rated opening ever. Added to that, even Universal’s Dolittle outperformed expectations, though the $175 million production still has a long way…

  • ‘Face/Off’ Reboot in the Works at Paramount

    ‘Face/Off’ Reboot in the Works at Paramount

    The 1997 action movie “Face/Off,” which starred John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, is getting a reboot.Paramount has hired “22 Jump Street” screenwriter Oren Uziel to pen the script with Neal Moritz producing. David Permut, who was a producer on the original film, will executive produce. No actors or director has yet boarded the reboot.John Woo…

  • Jillian Bell on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’: ‘This Was the Movie I Wanted to See When I Was 13’

    Jillian Bell on ‘Brittany Runs a Marathon’: ‘This Was the Movie I Wanted to See When I Was 13’

    Jillian Bell takes the lead in “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” landing her first starring role in the Sundance hit.“I feel very lucky and the project feels very special, very near and dear to my heart. We’re so proud of what we made,” Bell told Variety at the film’s premiere on Thursday night in Los Angeles.…

  • Jillian Bell Reveals the Improvised Scene Paul Thomas Anderson Cut From ‘The Master’

    Jillian Bell Reveals the Improvised Scene Paul Thomas Anderson Cut From ‘The Master’

    Paul Thomas Anderson has been called a “comedy lurker.” He cast his hilarious wife Maya Rudolph and Martin Short in “Inherent Vice” and completely redefined the way the world saw Adam Sandler in “Punch Drunk Love.”But even the most diehard fans may not remember that Jillian Bell, of “Workaholics” and “22 Jump Street” fame, played…

  • ‘Detective Pikachu’ Sequel in Development With ’22 Jump Street’ Writer

    ‘Detective Pikachu’ Sequel in Development With ’22 Jump Street’ Writer

    Ryan Reynolds’ “Detective Pikachu” is already getting a sequel.Oren Uziel will write the script for the second installment to the upcoming live-action movie “Detective Pikachu.”Uziel most recently worked on the screenplay for Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog.” His past credits include writing and directing “Shimmer Lake,” and penning “The Cloverfield Paradox” and “22 Jump Street.”“Detective…

  • Exclusive: Tiffany Haddish in Talks to Star in New ‘Jump Street’ Movie

    Exclusive: Tiffany Haddish in Talks to Star in New ‘Jump Street’ Movie

    Tiffany Haddish is one of the hottest names in comedy at the moment and multiple sources have told Collider that the Girls Trip star is in talks for one of the new leads in Sony’s female-driven reboot of 21 Jump Street. Sony had no comment. Rodney Rothman (22 Jump Street) is writing and directing the…