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Christina Izzo

22 Jump Street Director Explains How Channing Tatum Helped Improve A Key Scene

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 22 Jump Street.

From his action movies (Fighting, the G.I. Joe movies) to his dance-focused dramas (Step Up, the Magic Mike franchise), it can be easy to forget that Channing Tatum is really freaking funny. It's a fact that his 22 Jump Street director reminded the world about with a social-media post praising the actor's improvisational skills. 

Christopher Miller, co-director of the 2014 comedy sequel—which stars Tatum and Jonah Hill as buddy-cops going undercover at a college in order to find the supplier of a new drug—took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to give a little behind-the-scenes insight into one of the movie's most memorable moments. In the X post, the filmmaker revealed how an improv suggestion from Channing boosted the hilarity of the scene: 

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