First Look: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer And Matthew McConaughey Strip Down For Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Magic Mike’
Love him or hate him, you’ll be seeing a lot ofChanning Tatumin 2012: Shooting at things inSteven Soderbergh’sHaywire, romancing Rachel McAdams inThe Vow, going to the prom with Jonah Hill in21 Jump Street, fighting Cobra inG.I. Joe Retaliation, and possibly getting killed by Steve Carell in Bennett Miller’sFoxcatcher. But if I’m being honest, the one I’m really curious about is Soderbergh’sMagic Mike, which stars Tatum as an experienced stripper who takes a newbie (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing.
It’s notjustthe idea of near-naked men parading around, I promise — I’m intrigued by the unusual premise and the interesting cast, and am hoping to see a bit of Soderbergh’s sly sense of humor. But yeah, the promise of buff, shirtless dudes helps too.
After the jump, check out the first image, featuring Tatum, Pettyfer, andJoe Manganielloin military-themed costumes, whileMatthew McConaughey, who plays the owner of the club, takes charge as a shirtless Uncle Sam. More details after the jump.
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Yes, the actors are pretty covered up for a group of male strippers, but what did you expect? It’s all about the art of the tease, after all. The marketing folks can’t give everything away for free this early on.
Though Soderbergh’s been making noises about retiring in the not-too-distant future, he’s showing no signs of slowing down just yet.Magic Mikeis the second of two movies the filmmaker has scheduled for next year, the other being January’sHaywire. Soderbergh will then go on to the Scott Z. Burns-pennedBitter Pilland HBO’sLiberacebiopic. (Reportedly, that’ll be his last movie.)
Also starringMatt Bomer,Kevin Nash,Gabriel Iglesias,Olivia Munn,Riley Keough,Betsy Brandt,Wendi McLendon-Covey, andCody Horn,Magic MikeopensJune 29, 2012— pitting it against that other film featuring Tatum in military gear,G.I. Joe: Retaliation. The script forMagic Mikecomes fromReid Carolin, who based it on Tatum’s real-life experiences as a young stripper.
