( CNN ) -- Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill should be sick of each other by now . And if they were n't really friends off screen , they probably would be . After filming the surprisingly successful `` 21 Jump Street '' and reteaming for the June 13 follow-up , `` 22 Jump Street , '' the two actors have put in countless hours filming and doing press for their projects , the kind of time that could strain any professional relationship . But as Tatum told CNN at the `` 22 Jump Street '' premiere on Tuesday , these two got `` lucky . '' `` It does n't always work out like this , '' Tatum , 34 , said . `` Sometimes you take a movie because you like someone 's work , and then you get to work with them and you do n't actually enjoy working with them . And we just got really lucky . '' In the `` Jump Street '' movies , the pair play former high school foes who become friends after being partnered as police officers . The concept is a spin on the '80s TV series of the same name , and , like in the TV show , Hill 's Schmidt and Tatum 's Jenko are at first sent to work undercover in a high school . The resulting comedy , `` 21 Jump Street , '' was released in March 2012 to critical praise and box office success , proving that Tatum could do more than just sub as a heartthrob . `` 21 Jump Street '' was such a hit that it was n't long before a sequel was announced , and by most accounts , `` 22 Jump Street '' is just as funny as the first . What works so well in the film , which sees the pair 's undercover cops head to work on a college campus , is what cements the duo 's bond off-screen : a raunchy , daring sense of humor . For example , the `` X-rated '' bet that they made before the opening of `` 21 Jump Street '' -- wherein Hill promised to `` kiss the tip '' of a certain part of Tatum 's anatomy through his underwear if they reached $ 35 million that first weekend -- is exactly the kind of off-the-wall camaraderie that comes across on screen . `` For this kind of movie , '' Hill observed at the premiere , `` the friendship translates into what the movie 's about , which is kind of rad . '' CNN 's Topher Gauk-Roger contributed to this report .
Channing Tatum says he and Jonah Hill got `` lucky '' with their friendship . The two off-screen friends bring their bond to `` 22 Jump Street '' The comedy sequel opens on June 13 .