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2012鈥瞫听听met with a lot of enthusiasm from audiences for its unexpectedly high level of quality, but some of its most delightful surprises came in the form of continuity nods; the film contained a trio of cast member cameos from the TV series that provided its basis, namely Holly Robinson, Johnny Depp, and Peter DeLuise. The third-act appearance of the latter two in particular turned into one of听21 Jump Street鈥榮 most memorable moments, reuniting officers Doug Penhall and Tom Hanson for one last bust before going out in a blaze of glory.

翱产惫颈辞耻蝉濒测,听21 Jump Street听proved enough of a hit that MGM saw fit to green light a follow-up movie, and so we have听听coming down the pipeline for a June release this year. As with any franchise picture or sequel, the objective is to up the ante from the original and play off of what worked; that means even wackier shenanigans from everyone鈥檚 favorite听, Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill), as they head off to go undercover听, and another slate of cameos from the television show鈥檚 acting troupe to boot.听

Of course, none of this may come as much of a surprise; new cameos for听22 Jump Street听have been a possibility听, and besides that, there鈥檚 no good reason for Phil Lord and Chris Miller听not听to bring听Jump Street听alums on-board for brief but terrific supporting performances. But now we know which veterans of the original series will be showing up in the next film: according to听, Richard Greico and Brad Pitt will both make appearances throughout the narrative, though in what capacity remains a mystery.

Greico will reprise his role as Detective Dennis Booker, as anyone might expect, while Pitt will most likely play Peter, his guest character from season two episode 鈥淏est Years of Your Life鈥�. There鈥檚 zero information available as to how they鈥檒l fit into the greater plot here, but if we look at听the first movie for ideas, then it鈥檚 possible that Greico might either be working for Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) at the new Jump Street precinct, or operating undercover in the field. Pitt, on the other hand, is a bit harder to peg, but he was involved in a storyline devoted to discussing teen suicide, so maybe that could be a factor for his character.

Or maybe Pitt will portray a different person entirely in听22 Jump Street. For the moment, we only know that he and Greico will be in the movie, so again, we can only guess as to the nature of their cameos, but it鈥檚 good to know that Lord and Miller are dedicated to drawing from canon for their听Jump Street听movies. It鈥檚 a small gesture, perhaps, since nobody鈥檚 watching the reboots for strict cohesion between them and the television show, but it shows that they care about the material beyond its potential as fertile comedic ground.

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