mar 19, 2012 - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
21 Jump Street:
Directors Talk About
Johnny Depp’s Cameo
Description:
The Hollywood Reporter: Can you two talk about Johnny Depp’s cameo in 21 Jump Street? It’s not just probably the greatest cameo ever, it actually feeds directly into both the relationship dynamic of the show and the themes of your movie.
Phil Lord: Oh, I’m glad. We worked hard to try to make it make sense. And obviously, this is spoiler city, but we wanted to move the story. And then, we had a big swig of booze and walked up to-
Miller: A particular movie star…
Lord: The movie star in question. And when we started to talk to him about it, we had already him slipped the script and he was like, “Yeah — I really want to do it, I just have a couple of stipulations.” And his big thing is, he wanted to be in a scene with Peter DeLuise, and he wanted to die (laughs). And so we were like, all right! Let’s go.
