I’ve always thought that Rachel McAdams was adorable. She’s super-cute, and she’s one of those girl-women that will easily be able to play young(er) characters because of her inherent “cuteness”. When she’s 40, people will still think she’s in her 20s, and she’ll always have fans because she seems so “real” and like the cool girl who could be your neighbor. So it pains me to say this – Rachel McAdams doesn’t know her own strengths, and she just torpedoed herself by styling herself like a 50-something Real Housewife. With that adorable, dimply face, with that great bone structure and that girl-next-door sex appeal, WHY in God’s name did Rachel do this to her hair? It’s not just the too-thick, too-long BANGS TRAUMA (full-on), it’s also the cheap looking dye job, the horrible makeup, and the budget-looking Vivienne Westwood dress (that washes her out). Jesus, Rachel. Why did you do this to yourself?

So these are photos of The Vow premiere in LA last night. Maybe The Vow will be a hit movie for Rachel – even though it looks sappy and terrible, I suspect lots of women want to see it. Rachel’s career choices are weird/bad enough – but does she have to do this to her personal, celebrity image too? God, she just looks like hell. She never really “wows” me on the red carpet, but some really good stylists need to offer Rachel their services.

Meanwhile, Channing Tatum looked fine. His wife Jenna was at his side too – I didn’t care for her dress either (it looks like a reconfigured Victoria’s Secret baby doll), but at least her styling doesn’t make me want to cry and scream to the heavens.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

ET Online has interviews (you can watch the videos here, the embed wasn’t working right) with the stars of the upcoming romantic amnesia movie, The Vow. It’s about a young wife (Rachel McAdams) who suffers amnesia after a car accident and has to get to know, and date, her husband (Channing Tatum) all over again. It opens February 10 and it definitely looks cheesy but I’ll probably see it with my best friend at the movies. I not-so-secretly loved Dear John, and while you know exactly what to expect with these type of movies I still enjoy seeing a good romantic film. (Note: I assumed this was based off a Nicholas Sparks book, but it’s not, it’s roughly based on a real story.) Plus Channing Tatum is just so nice to watch and he’s old enough that I don’t feel guilty finding him hot.

The best story that Channing told on ET is about how he pranked Rachel McAdams by having a prosthetic dick made and surprising her with it during a scene. Channing was characteristically low key when he described this story, and then the interview cut to a segment with Rachel, in which she explains that he planned the prank a full month in advance with the props department. What’s more is that Rachel’s genuine reaction to the prop peen was captured on camera and will be used in the movie. (Probably when her character sees her husband naked for the first time. I would say spoiler, but come on, we all know the ending.)

Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams must rediscover love after an accident causes Rachel’s character to lose her memory in The Vow, and Channing tells ET that he decided to pull a practical joke on her during a nude scene!

“I did have a stunt pee pee that I had made for her for her reaction,” says Channing of the scene in which Rachel is surprised by her naked co-star walking into their bedroom. “It was a little prank that I pulled on her. It’s in the movie – her reaction was spot on. I didn’t have a lot of faith in her reaction because it was cold that day, and I didn’t want her to be laughing and pointing. I wanted her to be shocked.”

“A prosthetic, yes, that’s all true,” says Rachel with a laugh, recounting how Channing went to the prop department ahead of time to fabricate “a piece to terrify Rachel with.” She adds, “But it was great because I didn’t have to pretend … it was funny and got a genuine reaction out of me.”

Channing adds, “I’m not shy about being naked, obviously, as you can see in most of my movies.”

[From ET Online]

I would say this is creepy, but it sounds like it was called for in the scene and like she’s fine with it. It obviously lead to a good reaction for the shot.

Later in the interview, they ask Channing for a moment in his life that he never wants to forget, and he tells the story about how he first said “I love you” to his wife, Jenna Dewan, in an offhand way and got really embarrassed. I thought this story was so adorable and you could see how much he loves her.

On being romantic
“I don’t think it’s that hard to show someone that you care. To come in and be like ‘how as your day?’ Make it about them. Do something cute… draw a picture or a story and put it in her purse or something.”

On the moment he never wants to forget
“The first time that I accidentally told her that I loved her I didn’t mean to. I was on the phone with her, I was like ‘alright cool, love you… that’s awkward I’m going to hang up now.’”

Jenna and Channing are great together and I hope they make it last for a very long time. I also hope this movie is somewhat decent and does well at the box office. Both the leads are just so damn likable.

Update: I just saw this story on Buzz Sugar that Channing Tatum is going to host SNL this weekend for the first time. They had this preview video with Fred Armisen (below), but it doesn’t get good until the very end.

Here’s the trailer. My favorite comment on YouTube is this one “if you woke up and channing tatum said he was your husband… YOU DONT QUESTION THAT SH*T!”

Photos via AllMoviephoto

These are new photos of Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in Munich, Germany, where I assume they were doing some kind of photo call for The Vow. Lately, more and more films have been doing this, and I kind of hate it – the film promotion begins in Europe, with a series of photo calls and premieres, all before the American premiere. Unless the actor or actress is a huge international celebrity, or the film is some hugely expensive potential blockbuster, I don’t understand why Munich gets the photo call before New York City. Can anyone explain this? It’s not even like Rachel or Channing are well-known outside of Canada and the US, either. Weird.

By the way, Rachel’s lace dress is Collette Dinnigan. I don’t hate the dress, but I really think Rachel has some issues with her color choices. She doesn’t realize when certain shades wash her out, and she’s still choosing colors like she’s a brunette – which she’s not anymore, since she’s obsessed with being a blonde these days, for whatever reason.

As for Channing and Rachel, together in The Vow… I really don’t want to see the film. But I know some ladies do. Go ahead, it’s for you. You’re supposed to want to see it so you can weep and be overcome by the sappy love story. Here’s the trailer again:

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Over the years, I’ve grown to really like Channing Tatum. At first I dismissed him as a pretty-but-dumb kid, a decent guy with a sweet personality and not much else. But I misread him. He really is a sweet guy, I think, and a good ol’ boy from the South, but he’s smarter and he’s got more staying power than I originally thought. He sold a story that was turned into a screenplay which Steven Soderbergh just directed. He’s also moved into producing – he executive produced 21 Jump Street, and produced Magic Mike (his story about being a stripper in Tampa). Add to all of that this little fact: Channing is actually interesting and funny. He consistently gives great interviews, he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and he never thinks he’s “too good” for anything. It’s a great combination.

Anyway, Channing covers the new issue of Details, in support of his latest film, The Vow. He and Rachel McAdams star together as love interests, and the film looks super-sappy. I hope it’s a big hit, for both of their sakes. Oh, and he’s also in Haywire! I forgot that. Channing and Michael Fassbender, in the same film. YAY! You can read the full Details piece here, and here are some highlights:

Shootin‘: “When I was a kid,” he says, “we lived on the bayou in Mississippi. My dad would throw a beer can into the water and have me shoot at it. Once, when I was really little, we had this huge double-barrel shotgun, and when I tried it, it literally blew me off the dock.”

Wearin‘ dresses: “There goes Jesus,” Tatum said as we rolled along Sunset. And there He was in the crosswalk—latte in hand, robe flowing in His wake, fluttering across Fairfax Avenue. “I’d walk around in a man dress,” Tatum said. “It looks so comfortable. I’d do that all day long—walk around in a dress like Jesus.”

Artin’: He’s darker, deeper, more creative than his easygoing manner—and most of his roles—might suggest. These days, when he’s not attempting mock suicide, he spends a lot of time sculpting torsos from clay and drawing severe oil-stick sketches on butcher paper.

Romancin’: “You gotta do the Dear Johns. You gotta do The Vow… I’m conscious about why I did those parts, those movies,” Tatum says after jokingly apologizing for my having had to watch them. He says he took the roles for the sake of his education, which is, of course, an industry trope. But it’s one he delivers with such sincerity that it’s impossible not to absolutely take him at his word. “I wanted to learn from Rachel on The Vow,” he says. “I wanted to learn from Lasse Hallström on Dear John—he did The Cider House Rules and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. I didn’t go to acting school, so my knowledge of story, filmmaking, and character comes from just being on set and doing it… I know I’m not the best actor,” he says. “But I hope my characters are getting better.”

Producin‘: “I really don’t want to be in any more movies that I don’t produce,” he says. “Unless it’s with one of the 10 directors that I really want to work with, I don’t have any interest in not being on the ground floor of creating it.”

Hangin‘ with the dog: “Want to see dirty dancing?” Tatum asks. Lulu trots over to the far side of the patio. When Tatum snaps his fingers and commands “Dirty dancing,” the muscled pooch—in her rhinestone-studded pink leather collar—charges toward him. She leaps high into his arms, and he thrusts her upward until she’s suspended over his head in a balletic lift. Then the two twirl around, poolside, illuminated by twinkle lights. “You jumped the gun,” Tatum says to the dog. “We’ll do it over.” Which they do, again and again.

Workin’: Tatum’s office has 25-foot-high ceilings, a desk made from the wing of an old airplane, and an enormous chalkboard with ideas and stories blocked out all over it. A couple of leather saddles sit on sawhorses near the door. Tatum says he’s often there until 4 a.m., brainstorming or writing snippets of scenes or making clay torsos. “Jenna’s not always happy when I come home that late,” he says, “but I’ve just got to get it out.”

Toastin‘: “What are we toasting?” I ask. He looks up and meets me dead in the eye. “Isn’t it obvious?” he says. “We’re just getting started with our lives, just figuring out the rest of it. The creativity is in place, the sex is good. There’s really only one toast to make.” Tatum lifts the glass as high as he lifted his dog. “Live forever,” he says. “Just live like this forever.”

[From Details]

He’s so cute. When I think about the less talented, more entitled people who actually find success and acclaim in the industry, it makes me want to see Channing succeed even more. I especially liked what he said about why he’s made the sappy movies like Dear John and now The Vow – because he wanted to learn, because he wanted to work with those people, because Channing knows that there‘s always more to learn and you shouldn‘t denigrate those early experiences. I wish Rooney Mara was more like Channing Tatum. I can’t believe I just said that.

Photos courtesy of Details’ slideshow.

I can’t even begin to describe how depressed I am this morning. When I was first looking through the morning photos, my heart skipped a beat when I saw that the LA premiere of Haywire was held last night. That could only mean one thing: My Fassy. Michael Fassbender has a supporting role in the Steven Soderbergh film, which stars Gina Carano as a Jason Bourne-esque CIA operative who goes rogue after the agency tries to kill her. Fassbender plays the hit man who is first assigned to take her out. It does not end well for him, unfortunately. Anyway, Fassy wasn’t there. SON OF A…! There are no photos of The Beast Within. He was probably off somewhere, wrecking some lucky bitch’s sweetshop.

So we’re left with this assortment of dongs. It’s a decent gathering of dudes, but I’m still disappointed. I’m including photos of Ewan McGregor and his wife Eve, who… look, I’m sure Eve is a lovely woman, she’s raising four girls out of the spotlight, and Ewan seems to just adore her. BUT HER HAIR. Good God. Meanwhile, Ewan is a vampire. He’s 40 years old! He could pass for late 20s.

Here’s Channing Tatum and Gina Carano. Gina’s dress is lovely – I like that she got all decked out for her first big premiere for her first starring role. Also: Channing is HUGE. Jesus.

Channing with his wife Jenna Dewan. I think Jenna is a really pretty girl, in that cute girl-next-door way. I don’t like her hair either, though.

Matt Bomer was there, for no reason than he likes wearing suits, I guess. He’s so pretty, it hurts.

Melanie Griffith… I don’t even know. No comment.

Joe Manganiello – random beefcake. He looks nice here, though. He and Bomer are tight, so maybe they had a boys’ night out to support Soderbergh, who they both worked with on that male-stripper movie. Based on Channing Tatum’s early years. Joe is playing Big Dick Richie, just FYI.

Dominic Monaghan – random Hobbit.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Despite appearances, I am slowly coming to realize that Channing Tatum is something of an anomaly. While I’ve admittedly found him rather bland as an actor (probably due to a few lackluster choices like Dear John), the man does give good interview and seems to have a good attitude about the fact that people are rather unkind towards him. After all, he can manage to joke about his rumored missing chromosome (“I don’t know, could be true”) and talk at length about the painful memory of that time his penis almost got burned off. Also, he very deftly handles questions about his (NSFW) year as stripper Chan Crawford, which has to be just a little bit embarrassing. Now, just as Tatum’s preparing to appear in 21 Jump Street movie reboot, news comes down the pike that Tatum will be re-living his stripper days in a Steven Soderbergh movie:

First off, Steven Soderbergh does still plan to step away from directing with more or less the same timeline, however he’s a workhorse and seeing another interesting project cross his desk–luckily for us–he’s decided to squeeze in one more picture onto his schedule.

The director plans to team with Channing Tatum, who stars in Soderbergh’s forthcoming “Haywire,” on the actor’s passion project “Magic Mike.” The film is one Tatum has been talking about making for a while now, as it’s an autobiographical tale about his young days as a stripper. Way back in early 2010, Tatum talked about the project and at the time had another helmer in mind saying, “I’ve already got the director picked out. I’d like Nicolas Refn, who did the movie ‘Bronson,’ to do it because he’s insane for it. It needs to be a crazy film and I think it’s also possible to do a cute, romantic movie.” Obviously, in the time that has since passed, Tatum hooked up with Soderbergh and the two seem to have hit it off smashingly.

The story will find Tatum playing the titular character, who teaches a younger dancer how to hustle his wares on stage and off, and it’s inspired by the actor’s own experiences. “This was a wild and pivotal time in my life and I couldn’t be more thrilled to go down the rabbit hole with Steven,” Tatum said in a statement obtained by Deadline.

“When Channing talked to me about this, I thought it was one of the best ideas I’d ever heard for a movie,” Soderbergh said in a statement. “I said I wanted in immediately. It’s sexy, funny and shocking. We’re using ‘Saturday Night Fever’ as our model, so hopefully we’re on the right track.”

We’ve been told that the film will be a low budget affair, not quite as lean as the production of “The Girlfriend Exprience,” but likely coming in with a $6-7 million pricetag. The script will be penned by Reid Carolin who will also produce alongside Nick Wechsler, Gregory Jacobs and Tatum. “Magic Mike” will be taken to buyers next month at Cannes for foreign pre-sales where as part of the presentation a teaser cut by Soderbergh will be shown featuring Tatum. And lensing on this will begin very soon with a September/October shoot in the works.

[From The Playlist]

LMAO. Are they totally serious about using Saturday Night Fever as a template? This could be a complete disaster in the making, and considering how Soderberg made The Girlfriend Experience a boring movie despite the fact that it starred porn star Sasha Grey, well, I don’t have really high hopes for a great film here. Still, Tatum really has the stripper moves, and I find it quite interesting that Tatum can turn on the charm for interviews and on the red carpet, but he’s a real wet blanket (see below) when getting papped. He should, you know, dance for the cameras at all times like he did as Chan Crawford. Here’s that NSFW video again, by the way. Nice socks!

Photos courtesy of Fame Pictures

Johnny Depp is not only a talented actor with incredible screen presence, but he’s also an all-around swell guy who seems very open (relatively speaking) to the suggestions of others. While I wish that we could somehow talk him out of his latest wang-sheath fashion craze, that’s probably not possible, so we’ll have to settle for the fact that Depp has twice spoken of the fact that he’s “absolutely” open to doing a cameo in the “21 Jump Street” reboot and would definitely do it if it’s offered. Well, the offer has arrived, and Depp has now been confirmed for said cameo of the Jonah Hill-scripted movie:

It looks like Jonah Hill has gotten his wish. ComingSoon.net has confirmed that Johnny Depp will indeed have a small cameo role in Columbia Pictures’ 21 Jump Street, which is now filming for a March 16, 2012 release.

To be directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), the big screen adaptation stars Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Rob Riggle, DeRay Davis, Dave Franco and Jake Johnson.

Based on the Fox series that ran from 1987 to 1991, the movie will center on two undercover cops (Hill and Tatum), who are assigned to work in schools. Cube is playing the police chief and Larson is the female lead.

Hill had previously said that they had written a “really funny” cameo for Depp and was hopeful that he would do it.

[From Coming Soon]

Yes, the reboot (like virtually all others) will probably suck (since it stars the interchangeable Channing Tatum and the by-now-ridiculous Ice Cube, why wouldn’t it?), but I think it’s great that Depp has confirmed that he’ll be making an appearance. Lots of actors in his position would probably think they’re just beyond backtracking a few decades to revisit the franchise that made their name, but Johnny is totally down with this sort of thing:

He was so fine back in the day, wasn’t he? Although I’m wondering whether Depp will reprise his former television show character or if they’ll just plop him into the movie in a very unexpected manner. Whatever the case, the alleged “funny” nature of the cameo will once again prove that Depp can make light of himself and is perfectly willing to do so. In fact, he does so regularly by playing such eccentric characters like his most famous to date, Jack Sparrow, a role that (as we’re all quite aware by now) he’ll reprise very soon in the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides. By the way, here’s that movie’s latest promotional television spot.

Photos courtesty of Fame Pictures and AllMoviePhoto

As I mentioned earlier this morning, I am a fan of Channing Tatum. Not his work specifically, but him as a person. I think he’s funny and sweet and very much like the good ol’ boys hustlers I grew up with. Anyway, there’s a special treat for those of us who like him – he’s the March cover boy for GQ Magazine! He’s done GQ before – he was their cover boy in 2009, where he posed shirtless in nearly every shot. In this cover shoot, they let him keep on his clothes for the most part. BOO. GQ hasn’t released their interview yet, but they did send us this little preview, and I can safely say that Channing sounds like he gave yet another great interview. The boy just does his thing, and he has no qualms about spending 24 hours with a journalist and getting hammered:

Channing Tatum has to be one of America’s most fun movie stars, he’s also crazy (it’s his life motto). Don’t believe us? Just ask Jessica Pressler, our writer who spent twenty-four hours deep in the California Desert with “Chan” armed with glow sticks, tequila, snacks, and Snuggies.

Before camping out together (don’t worry, he called his wife first!), the pair spent the night bar hopping through a tiny mining town, mingling with the locals, and touring the area’s abandoned bordellos.

During their journey, Tatum opened up about his stint as a stripper, “I’m not ashamed of it. I don’t regret one thing. I’m not a person who hides sh*t”; being type casted as a beefcake, “No one’s calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to prove to myself”; and why doing his own stunts is important, “I think people pay money to see the actor go through a wall. I want to be like, ‘Holy sh*t, Johnny Depp actually jumped off that building. That guy’s f*cking crazy. I want to be him.’”

[From GQ]

Yes, he probably won’t be cast as a lawyer anytime soon. But it may happen eventually. And hey, it’s not so bad being a beefcake. Lots of male actors would love Channing’s reputation as an easy-going beefcake steadily building his resume. Hey, Channing just worked with Ron Howard! And now he’s starring as a Roman something in ancient times. So, it’s not like he’s only getting parts where he plays the dim-witted dancer boy. I would like Channing to do more comedy, honestly – he’s so funny in interviews, it would be interesting to see him steadily build a comedic portfolio.

Oh, and he’s totally going on HGF this week!

Photos courtesy of Nathaniel Goldberg/GQ, more pics at GQ’s slideshow.

I know there isn’t a lot of love for Channing Tatum amongst true dong connoisseurs. It’s true, Channing often comes across like a meathead, and he isn’t cultured or suave or dashing like, say, Jon Hamm or Michael Fassbender. But I still really like Channing. He reminds me so, so much of the good ol’ boys I grew up with (and still live around). And honestly, Channing is one of the South’s better specimens. He’s sweet-natured, humble, and he always come across as an incredibly decent guy. He’s so the guy who would buy me a beer because I seemed like a “fancy city gal” because I‘m the only girl not wearing flip-flops in the bar – for real, that’s happened to me many times in my beloved South. Good ol’ boys associate no flip-flops and a not-so-pronounced Southern accent as a “fancy city gal”.

Anyway, Channing has a new movie out - The Eagle, which isn’t doing so well at the box office. I wish they would let Channing do more interviews to promote the movie, because he gives AMAZING interviews. He’s really chilled-out and unexpectedly hilarious. In this one, with New York Magazine, Channing covers all of the hot topics: homoerotism (“Jamie Bell and I have a bromance. We’ve been having sex for a few years now”), his alleged missing chromosome (“I read on IMDb one time that I’m missing a chromosome or something. Which, I don’t know, could be true.”) and his old life as a stripper (“It was a crazy time in my life. Young and crazy and in Tampa.”). LMAO, I want “Young and crazy and in Tampa” to be my epitaph.

In The Eagle, there are two male leads but no female love interests. Would you say there’s a homoerotic element to the film?
Well there are swords, and two guys are sword fighting. There’s a metaphor there I’m sure. And back in the Roman day I think it was probably more accepted than it is now. But there’s none in the movie. Me and [director Kevin Macdonald] talked a lot before we started filming: There is no love story in the movie, but it’s a relationship movie for sure.

There’s been a lot of buzz about the master-slave relationship going on there. Seems a little BDSM.
I think Jamie had a lot of fun having me as a slave. I don’t think I took advantage of it like I should have when he was my slave. But Jamie, yeah — he abused me. So maybe there was some frustration coming out a little bit here and there.

But would you say there’s a bromance aspect to it? They need each other even though they resent each other — that’s the basis for a lot of love stories.
I think there’s love in any relationship, whether it’s between a man and a woman, an animal and a person. Look, you have a need to be understood, humans gather around each other and they need to help each other through things. Jamie’s character and my character through trial by fire had to figure out how to understand each other. So I guess you could call it a bromance.

How about in real life?
Jamie and I have a bromance. We’ve been having sex for a few years now.

How’s that going?
Going fantastic.

He’s a lot smaller than you. He’s really small.
He’s a goer though.

What’s a goer?
I don’t know. I just made it up.

So you went to Sundance last month with the corrupt-cop movie The Son of No One. How was it?
It went good. I know there was some discrepancy and a little bit of bad mud being slung at certain actors. I think it was all unwarranted. I think Katie [Holmes] is an amazing actress.

Did you see The Hollywood Reporter article that said there were walkouts?
I try not to read it. It kinda hurts, man, sometimes, so I try not to read ’em. It can literally turn your head inside out. It’ll make you the most insecure person on the planet. And actors are probably already the most insecure people on the planet. Adding fuel to the fire probably will not help.

Why so insecure?
You know people, if they don’t like you — you’re opening up in a sort of way, putting your shit out there. If people take a big ol’ shit on it, it hurts a little bit.

Ever read anything about you that’s ever made you feel that way?
I read on IMDb one time that I’m missing a chromosome or something. Which, I don’t know, could be true.

Like missing which chromosome?
That’s all I read before I was like, “Oh my God, I gotta stop” and pulled the ripcord. It’s all dangerous reading those message boards. I went on there to try to remember the name of a costume designer that I worked with and I scrolled down for a second and was just like no, no, no, no, no, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.

That kind of thing can get addictive for some people.
It’s human nature; we want to see destruction. We know that bodies are gonna be everywhere and it’s gonna be carnage.

Speaking of carnage, how is your burned penis? Everything healed?
It’s great. I’m back on top. No scarring, nothing. That part of your body is very regenerative.

Were you scared?
You should burn your privates and see how scared you are. I’m not even kidding. It’s by far one of the most painful things I’ve ever been through. That’s your man, that’s your dude, that’s your guy. I’ve had a longer relationship with him than I have with my parents.

It’s admirable that you were so eager to talk about it so publicly and openly.
Thanks, man. Look, I know people are gonna want to know, so the best thing I know how to do is literally to overtalk about it so that people are tired of talking about it.

There you go. That’s smart. Do you do that with anything else?
Obviously the stripping thing. But it’s kind of old news. Everyone wants to talk about it but they all keep saying the same thing. It was a crazy time in my life. Young and crazy and in Tampa.

[From New York Magazine]

I just love the guy. Nothing fazes him! If Naomi Campbell or Russell Crowe had been asked these kinds of questions, the interviewed would be hospitalized because a cell phone had been shoved up his ass. I also love that he defends his costars, no matter what. Katie Holmes gets Channing’s stamp of approval, for what it’s worth. And Jamie Bell is a “goer” – a great non-defense. God, I adore him.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Remember 21 Jump Street, that late 80s hot cop show starring Johnny Depp? It aired when I was in high school and I only watched it occasionally despite all the eye candy. It featured Depp, Peter DeLuise, Holly Robinson and Dustin Nguyen as undercover narcotics agents who would infiltrate high schools. (You can still watch it on Hulu if you’re in the US. I tried to watch an episode and it just seemed so dated to me.) We’ve heard for some time that there’s a 21 Jump Street film coming with Jonah Hill attached. Now there’s news that beefcake Channing Tatum is in talks to co-star. This could be good:

EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum has jumped to the top of the list for the lead of Sony Pictures’s 21 Jump Street. I’m told that Tatum will soon be in negotiations to star alongside Jonah Hill. Production will begin in the spring. Based on the 1987 Stephen J. Cannell series that was one of the Fox Network’s early successes and launched Johnny Depp, the movie was scripted by Michael Bacall based on a story he hatched with Hill. The film will be directed by Cloudy with the Chance of Meatballs helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. I’m told that the studio has met with a bunch of potential leading men and that Tatum and Hill matched up well. Both look youthful, which helps since the film is about undercover officers who infiltrate schools to fight crime. UTA-repped Tatum’s creating some pre-release buzz for his comic turn as the other man in the Ron Howard-directed The Dilemma, which Universal released on January 14. He’ll follow in a dramatic turn as a Roman soldier trying to reclaim his family honor in the Kevin Macdonald-directed The Eagle for Focus Features.

[From Deadline Hollywood]

Just last week I watched Dear John and was practically swooning over how gorgeous Channing is. With him and Amanda Seyfried on screen together it’s like there was too much prettiness to bear. He’s a decent actor and I’d love to see him do comedy. It’s hard to tell whether this film will hit the mark, but since I’m not attached to the series I’m not worried that they won’t do it justice. It could be a fun reboot and I’d love to see more of Tatum. We might get a Johnny Depp cameo as well – Depp told MTV last year that he would “absolutely” do a cameo and that it would be “hilarious.”

Here are a bunch of shirtless pictures of Channing in Italy with his new wife Jenna Dewan on 7/16/10. He’s also shown in the header on 8/10/10. Jonah Hill is shown out with his girlfriend Jordan Klein on 9/2/10. Credit: Fame Pictures. Inset image via Pynk Celebrity