“The Vow” director Michael Sucsy has no trouble recalling his first impression of Channing Tatum, at least not anymore. “A friend reminded me he’d shown me an issue of Details or GQ and (Tatum) was on the cover, and I said, ‘Well, I’d work with him!’
“He’s an extremely attractive guy, but when his name came up for ‘The Vow’ … I’d always seen him play these emotionally colder, sort of military parts.” After meeting with the actor, however, Sucsy told producers: ” ‘He’s perfect for this. This guy’s got a bigger heart than his chest cavity.’ I sensed it in that meeting and can confirm it now: He is the white knight he plays in this movie.”
After only seven years in the business, Tatum is emerging as a complex figure: In person, he projects a guy’s-guy Southern gentlemanliness; he made his name in dancing movies; his filmography is dotted equally with popcorn flicks and collaborations with Steven Soderbergh, Dito Montiel and Kimberly Peirce. And despite those uncomplicated screen personas that gave Sucsy pause, the former model and stripper is now a hands-on producer.
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Channing Tatum, Zooey Deschanel to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in February
Monday, January 16th, 2012New York, NY – January 11, 2012 – Channing Tatum makes his debut as host on February 4. Tatum can next be seen alongside Jonah Hill in the feature film “21 Jumpstreet” due out March 16. His past film credits include “Coach Carter,” “Step Up,” “Stop-Loss,” and “Dear John.”
The Grammy-nominated band Bon Iver will make their SNL debut alongside Tatum. The group released their second album, “Bon Iver,” in June 2011 to critical praise garnering attention for many of their singles including “Holocene,” which received two Grammy nominations and “Calgary.”
Zooey Deschanel will make her debut SNL appearance as host on February 11. Deschanel stars in the hit sitcom “New Girl,” for which she recently earned Golden Globe nominations for both Best Actress and Best Television Comedy. Deschanel has starred in several films including “500 Days Of Summer,” “Yes Man,” and “Elf;” and along with her many film and television credits, boasts an impressive musical career as one half of the critically acclaimed band, She&Him. Deschanel was nominated for a Grammy Award for her original song “So Long,” written and performed for the feature film “Winnie The Pooh.”
The “swag pop” music duo, Karmin, will make their first musical guest appearance on February 11. Best known for their covers of Billboard chart toppers, Karmin are releasing their debut album with their own original songs including “Crash Your Party” and “Broken Hearted.”
“Saturday Night Live” is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.
Channing Tatum, Blake Lively and Jude Law set to star in The Side Effects for Steven Soderbergh
Monday, January 16th, 2012For a man who is supposed to be on the verge of retirement, director Steven Soderbergh sure is making a lot of films. HAYWIRE is coming on January 20th and the male stripper film MAGIC MIKE is following later this year. Next up for the busy director is the psychological thriller THE SIDE EFFECTS (formerly titled “The Bitter Pill”) from screenwriter Scott Z. Burns. To aid him on his adventure, Soderbergh has set Channing Tatum, Blake Lively and Jude Law to star in the film.
The basic story is about a woman (Lively) that turns to prescription drugs to deal with her husband’s impending release from prison. Tatum will play the husband while Law will play the woman’s psychiatrist. This will mark the third time Soderbergh and Tatum have worked together, previously teaming up on HAYWIRE and MAGIC MIKE and the second time he and Law have worked together (CONTAGION). Shooting on Effects is set to start in April for a release in 2013.
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