Merrick here...


A few weeks back we learned that SUPERBAD's Jonah Hill was in talks to star opposite Shia in TRANSFORMERS 2 (HERE).

SIDE NOTE: did ya hear about that Dolby newsletter (HERE) which says TRANSFORMERS 2 would be 3D? I couldn't even follow the action in the first film...I can't imagine such madness flying into my face).

A few days later, we learned that talks between Hill and the TRANSFORMERS 2 gang fell apart HERE.

Now comes word that Hill has moved on to developing his own property...a resurrection of 21 JUMP STREET, the Johnny Depp TV series from the the late 80s through early 90s.

It hasn't been decided whether Hill will actually star in the movie, but Sony confirms that he'll work on the screenplay and serve as executive producer.

...says THIS ARTICLE at Entertainment Weekly.

If I had to guess, this would be a far better opportunity for Hill than TRANSFORMERS 2 and is probably why talks with the production fell apart.