'Gambit' Delayed; Doug Liman Will Direct Amazon's 'The Wall' While He Waits
Why is Gambit delayed yet again? The X-Men spinoff has been pushed back for rewrites, and director Doug Liman will helm Amazon's The Wall in the meantime.
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Darren Aronofsky In Early Talks To Direct Channing Tatum As Evel Knievel
The Evel Knievel biopic may have a new director who is just perfect for telling a story about excess, obsession, and boundary pushing.
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Channing Tatum Learning Real Card Tricks For 'Gambit'
Channing Tatum is excited to play Gambit, and the actor is going all out for the role as Reid Carolin says a magician is teaching Channing Tatum card tricks
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Channing Tatum May Make Directorial Debut With 'Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock'
Channing Tatum to direct Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock with partner Reid Carolin. It's based on the book by Matthew Quick (Silver Linings Playbook).
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Channing Tatum 'Gambit' Film Will Be Based On A Chris Claremont Treatment
The Gambit movie just took a big step forward. We know that Channing Tatum is set to play the character in a film from Fox that will likely connect to the existing X-Men franchise. And now the film has a screenwriter: Josh Zetumer (the RoboCop reboot) will script. But the interesting bit for long-time comic…
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Channing Tatum May Co-Direct Jo Nesbø Thriller 'The Son'
Channing Tatum wants to go into directing. Now he's in talks to co-direct (with Reid Carolin) and possibly star in The Son, based on the book by Jo Nesbø.
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TV Bits: 'Girl Meets World', 'Hemlock Grove', 'Masters Of Sex', Darren Aronofsky, Dan Harmon, Channing Tatum
I suppose 32-year-old Ben Savage is technically old enough to have a 13-year-old daughter, but it still feels weird to see him playing the proud dad instead of the confused kid on Girl Meets World, doesn't it? Also after the jump: Darren Aronofsky and HBO ditch Michael Chabon's Hobgoblin FX's The Strain adds John Hurt; Liv…
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'White House Down' Set Visit: Channing Tatum And Roland Emmerich Make Quick Work Of The Summer Blockbuster
That dirty wifebeater Channing Tatum is wearing is no coincidence. “I’ve always wanted to do a Die Hard” admitted the actor and in his upcoming action film White House Down, he’s getting that chance. Director Roland Emmerich will once again reign havoc on the White House, this time with the help of John Cale (Tatum), a Secret Service…
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Sequel Bits: 'Sin City 2', 'Super Troopers 2', 'Sherlock Holmes 3', 'Indiana Jones 5', 'Ted 2', 'Magic Mike 2', 'The Shining'
None of these updates are all that major, but there are a lot of them so let's get right to it. After the jump: Channing Tatum won't direct Magic Mike 2 just yet Stephen King's The Shining (book) sequel gets dated Jude Law is totally up for more Sherlock Holmes Karen Allen reiterates Indy 5 is up…
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'Magic Mike 2' To Be A Channing Tatum-Directed Road Trip Comedy?
Magic Mike may no longer be in theaters, but writer Reid Carolin and star (and real-life inspiration) Channing Tatum are determined to see the enterprising male stripper live on -- even if they have to direct the sequel themselves. Or at least that's the latest rumor going around about Magic Mike 2, based on a…
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Channing Tatum To Star And Produce Evel Knievel Biopic
This year, Channing Tatum has certainly made the jump from charming leading man to A-list superstar and now he's about to make an even bigger jump. On a motorcycle. Over a bunch of cars. He's going to produce and star in a film about Evel Knievel, the legendary daredevil, being developed with the help of…
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'Magic Mike' Review - Serious Drama, Unserious Thrills
The one and only time my non-cinephile girlfriends have ever seemed truly jealous of my job is when I mentioned in passing that I'd reviewing Magic Mike. "The male stripper movie!" they exclaimed. "Oh my God, I can't wait to see that." The appeal was obvious: Magic Mike promised to dish out cheese, sleaze, and…
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'Magic Mike' Eyeing Broadway Adaptation
These days, it's no longer enough for a movie to just succeed by itself on the big screen -- if there's a movie spin-off, theme park attraction, board game, or stage adaptation to possibly be made of it, someone, somewhere is already working on it. Such is the case with Magic Mike, Steven Soderbergh's male…
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'Magic Mike' UK Trailer - Less Furniture Building, More Beefcake
Now this is what I'm talking about. Whereas the first U.S. trailer for Steven Soderbergh's male stripper flick Magic Mike took pains to frame Mike (Channing Tatum) as just a sensitive furniture maker searching for something more than the seedy life of an exotic dancer, the new U.K. trailer plays up the sheer entertainment value…
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Warner Bros. Will Release Steven Soderbergh's Male Stripper Movie 'Magic Mike' In June 2012
Briefly: Steven Soderbergh has already wrapped his movie Magic Mike, which stars Channing Tatum and is based on Tatum's own youthful experience as a male exotic dancer. Because Soderbergh works fast he's already got a cut of the film, and Warner Bros. has picked up the movie for distribution next summer. Magic Mike will hit…
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Casting Bits: 50 Cent In 'Frozen Ground', Betsy Brandt And Kevin Nash In 'Magic Mike', Ashley Bell In 'Last Exorcism 2' And 'Chasing Shakespeare'
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson hasn't exactly blown anyone away with his acting chops, but the guy who once got shot 9 (or was it 3? Either way) times and lived to tale the tale isn't about to get scared off by a couple of negative reviews. He's already got three films lined up for next…
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Casting Bits: Sienna Guillory Confirmed For 'Resident Evil: Retribution;' Olivia Wilde In 'Better Living Through Chemistry;' James Hong In 'RIPD'
This is kind of a catch-all casting break, as it goes all over the map. I'd love to tie the four stories that follow to a theme beyond 'these people are all in new movies,' but if that theme exists, I'm afraid it escapes me now. So, after the break you'll find: Sienna Guillory appears…
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Steven Soderbergh's 'Magic Mike' Casts Riley Keough And Joe Manganiello; Jessica Biel Rumored
Steven Soderbergh's Magic Mike, the film based on experiences Channing Tatum had as an exotic dancer in his youth, is going forward full-steam. The film locked Alex Pettyfer early on to play a young male stripper mentored by 'Magic' Mike Martingano, played by Tatum. Earlier this week the film landed Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer…
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Steven Soderbergh's 'Magic Mike' Recruits Matthew McConaughey And Matt Bomer
You probably know by now that one of Steven Soderbergh's last pre-retirement films will be Magic Mike, written by Reid Carolin, a film about a male stripper that is partially based on actor Channing Tatum's experiences working as a young dancer and 'ab and ass' showman in Tampa, FL. (And one which has been drawing…
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Steven Soderbergh To Direct Channing Tatum And Alex Pettyfer In 'Magic Mike'
We've known for some time that Channing Tatum wanted to make a movie about a male stripper. (Stripping being something Tatum really did in his own past.) We were surprised, a couple weeks back, when Steven Soderbergh revealed that he would make the movie as one of his last few before retiring as a director,…
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