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Side Effects: The Soderbergh-Tatum Triple Punch
Posted on09. Dec, 2012 by Henrick Vartanian.
Channing Tatum – Hollywood hunk, and People Magazine’s newest “Sexiest Man Alive” has pretty much made 2012 his bitch. This has been the year where the former Abercrombie-&-Fitch-model-turned-actor has made his mark in cinema. And we can either love it or leave it. Despite random cinematic misfires—such as “The Eagle,” a dusty swords-and-sandals drama [...]
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That ‘Magic Mike’ Movie: Oiled Abs, Hot Moves, And a Thong Malfunction?
Posted on13. Jun, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
The promo campaign for Magic Mike is in full swing and Warner Bros. is making it clear they’re aiming both barrels at their target female audience (and not their husbands or boyfriends). “Tell your boyfriend you’re going to book club,” advises one tagline for the film. The film was penned by Reid Carolin based on [...]
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This Onscreen Partnership of Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum
Posted on31. Jan, 2012 by Ben Scuglia.
In the annals of Hollywood there are director-actor teams that have become legend: Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann. Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro or Leonardo DiCaprio. Steven Soderbergh and… Channing Tatum? The Oscar-winning auteur and the former Abercrombie & Fitch model will have paired [...]
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UPDATE: CHANNING TATUM SET FOR SUMMER RELEASE
Posted on28. Oct, 2011 by Ben Scuglia.
Mark your calendars, movie fans: Warner Bros. has acquired “Magic Mike“ for release June 29, 2012. The epic tale of male strippers is directed by Steven Soderbergh and is adapted from the real-life experiences of matinee idol Channing Tatum. The abs-tastic cast includes Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez. The [...]
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Steven Soderbergh blames retirement gossip on loose-lipped Matt Damon
Posted on12. Sep, 2011 by Ben Scuglia.
So is Steven Soderbergh retiring or not? The prolific auteur has the paranoia-thriller “Contagion“—in which a deadly virus takes out an all-star cast of Oscar-winners and nominees (in theaters now). But all anyone wants to know is whether he’ll leave filmmaking behind at the ripe old age of 48. News of his much-gossiped-about retirement has [...]
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UPDATE: MORE HUNKS JOIN CHANNING TATUM STRIPPER EPIC
Posted on25. Aug, 2011 by Ben Scuglia.
The eye-candy quotient of the forthcoming “Magic Mike” just increased tenfold with the addition of “White Collar“ hottie Matt Bomer and “True Blood” werewolf Joe Manganiello. The blogosphere was briefly afire over the news that scorching Cuban model-actor William Levy had joined the cast, too. He recently turned heads in the Jennifer Lopez video for [...]
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*UPDATE: Alex Pettyfer to play character based on Channing Tatum’s stripper days
Posted on12. May, 2011 by Ben Scuglia.
UPDATE – THR reports; Alex Pettyfer will star in the lead role in Magic Mike, a character based on the real life experiences of Channing Tatum, who was a stripper at age 18, making ends meet while pursuing an acting and modeling career. Tatum (31) will appear in the film as a “mentor” to the 21-year-old [...]







