Complex sentence: In May 2011, Franco was cast with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in the Columbia Pictures action comedy film, "21 Jump Street" as Eric, a high school student and the lead dealer of the drug.
Split into simpler sentences: In May 2011, Franco was cast in the Columbia Pictures Action Comedy film "21 Jump Street" alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Franco played the role of Eric--a high school student and the lead dealer of the drug.