New 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.

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For 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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Channing Tatum has revealed he plans to take a hiatus from acting, to focus on directing and producing.The Step Up star, who next appears in The Eagle with Jamie Bell, has set up a production company called 33andOut Productions, and would like to get more involved behind the camera.

“I’m probably going to take a break from acting after a little while because I’ve enjoyed the developmental process so much – it’s been a lot of fun for me,” he told Collider.

“It helps you as an actor to learn story and to learn how to really nurture a script and work with a writer so you’re not sitting there having to write it yourself and give notes.”

Channing, who is currently in The Dilemma as Winona Ryder’s on-screen lover, is keeping his fingers crossed for a GI Joe sequel.

“From everything I’ve heard, there’s a script. They’re trying to figure out something going on behind the scenes with the director,” he continued.

“They keep everything pretty close to the chest with those big movies but I do know there’s a script. I have not read it yet. I’m about to start lighting a fire under those guys’ feet to give it to me because I’m dying to know. I know it’s substantial. It’s definitely different from what I hear.”

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The rumors have been confirmed, Channing Tatum will join Jonah Hill in the film adaptation of 21 JUMP STREET, Columbia Pictures announced this morning. Tatum will also serve as an executive producer on Jump Street.

The film is based on the show that aired in the 80s about police officers that go under cover in high schools as students to stop crimes that were occurring. The show launched Johnny Depp’s career, but there’s no word if Depp will make an appearance in the film.

The characters that Hill and Tatum are playing will not be reboots from the original series.

21 Jump Street will be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Hill wrote the initial script and the screenplay has been written by Michael Bacall. Hannah Minghella and Jonathan Kadin will oversee the production for Columbia Pictures.

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Even though Relativity Media already has a strong working relationship with star Channing Tatum (Dear John, Fighting, and Haywire), the production company just closed a deal with the actor/producer that will strengthen that relationship exponentially. Tatum, with producing partner Reid Carolin, has entered into a two-year pact that gives Relativity the opportunity to partner with the duo.

Relativity’s President of Worldwide Production, Tucker Tooley, is thrilled by the deal, stating, “Channing is an immensely talented actor and incredibly enthusiastic about finding material to produce with Reid. We look forward to working with the two of them over the coming years.

Tatum and Carolin’s next project, Ten Year – which also stars development partner and Tatum’s wife, Jenna Dewan – is not included in the recently inked deal. Though, in-development titles The Contortionist’s Handbook, What’s Left of Us, and 11 Minutes – all potentially starring Tatum – are possible partnership opportunities.

Until the first partnership comes to fruition, Tatum can be seen in a wide variety of high-profile films: The Dilemma with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, The Eagle with Jamie Bell, The Son of No One with Al Pacino and Katie Holmes, and The Vow with Rachel McAdams. Tatum also stars in Relativity’s upcoming star-packed thriller, Haywire, featuring Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Michael Angarano, and Gina Carano.

Since Tatum is currently one of the hottest stars in Hollywood, this deal is an especially prudent move on the part of Relativity. As Tatum’s star power will inevitably rise with these projects, so too will Relativity’s.

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