Jake Joins Jump Street Flick

Jake M. Johnson ("No Strings Attached," "Get Him to the Greek") joins the action comedy film adaptation of "21 Jump Street" says Variety.

Michael Bacall ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") wrote the R-rated script in which Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play a pair of undercover cops working in high schools and colleges. The tone has been described as “John Hughes meets ‘Bad Boys'".

Johnson will play a principal at the school.

Rob Riggle Brie Larson Dave Franco DeRay Davis and Ice Cube playing the captain of the two cops also star.

The notion of original TV Series  star Johnny Depp making a cameo for the pic is also a real possibility

Chris Miller and Phil Lord ("Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs") are directing.

Filming kicks off later this month.

The pic is set to hit theaters in March 16, 2012.