"There' s a lot in the movie that's actually so indicative of my life!" Channing Tatumtold THR at the premiere. Tatum went to college for only about a semester to play football, when he thought he would go pro. "There's a line, 'I'm the first person in my family to fake-go to college,' and that's pretty much the reality in my life."
Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill posed with NYPD officers at the premiere before skipping the press line and heading to film a segment for The Colbert Report. Director Phil Lord shared what's behind the onscreen magic between Tatum and Hill: "They're so natural, they play great together, they authentically care about one another and respect each other — it's great to see."
Jay Pharoah
Saturday Night Live'sJay Pharoah hit the 22 Jump Street premiere.
Amber Stevens
Amber Stevens said of learning from Hill on set: "He comes prepared with ideas of jokes, but at the same time, he's really free so that if something new comes to him, he tells everyone, 'Let's see what happens.' I learned that you don't have to be tied to the page – it's a lot of improv up there!"
Jessica Williams
Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams also attended the premiere of 22 Jump Street.
Ice Cube
Ice Cubesaid of 22 Jump Street's meta approach, "It's fun — it includes the audience. And I'm the king of sequels!"
John Milhiser
Saturday Night Live'sJohn Milhiser also headed uptown from 30 Rock for the screening.
Keith Lucas and Kenny Lucas
Keith Lucas and Kenny Lucas, who play Tatum and Hill's dorm buddies in the film, recalled when Tatum filmed the spoof of Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split. "I think it was Channing's idea – they shot that pretty quickly!" said Keith, while Kenny added of its viral outcome, "When Channing Tatum's part of it, you pretty much assume it's going to go viral!"
Michael Weber
The Fault in Our Stars screenwriter MichaelWeber hit the 22 Jump Street screening, just two days after his own film premiered.
Nolan Gerard Funk
Awkward's Nolan Gerard Funk spoke with press before the 22 Jump Street screening.
Beating the ‘Sequel’
From left: director Phil Lord, Channing Tatum and director Christopher Miller. "The big joke is, obviously, sequels are a terrible idea — they're just more expensive and worse than the first one, and they're 'missions,' not movies," Tatum told reporters on the red carpet. (He admitted that the joke's on him though, as he's currently finishing the script for Magic Mike XXL. "Look, it's hard! I thought Magic Mike was going to be easier to write because we left so much creatively on the table, but it's one of the things that you got to work," he told THR of that sequel, set to center on the gang attending a stripper convention.
Amir Arison
The Blacklist's Amir Arison stepped out to Lavo for the premiere's afterparty.
Rachel Dratch
Rachel Dratch hit the bash at Lavo following the screening.
Tatum Talks Producing
From left: producer Neal H. Moritz, director Phil Lord, Channing Tatum and director Christopher Miller. Also present was Tatum's producing partner, Reid Carolin. "About two years ago, Reid and I decided, 'All right, we're really gonna try to do this, put up a flag and make a statement in the town,' " he reflected of his journey as a producer alongside Carolin. "We had to just start. To cut to two years later and we're actually doing it, it's a great validation. I love that guy — he's super smart, super funny. He's truly my other half, and I don't mean that in a light way."