It has been confirmed that Johnny Depp will be appearing in the movie version of 21 Jump Street. He will star in a small cameo role that has been written especially for him. The film, based on the 1987-91 TV series about cops who went undercover in schools, will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs). 21 Jump Street’s cast includes Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson and Dave Franco (James’ brother), with Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) also recently announced to be on board.
The film will be released on March 16th 2012. Depp, who played Officer Tom Hanson in eighty episodes of the TV show that helped launch his successful acting career, can next be seen at the cinema reprising his role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which opens on the 18th of May in UK cinemas.
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