REMINDER: Channing Tatum’s ‘Dear John’ Premieres in Turkey and the Dominican Republic
March 19, 2010
I want to remind all of Channing Tatum’s Fabulous Fans in Turkey and the Dominican Republic that ‘Dear John‘ just premiered in your countries YESTERDAY AND TODAY!!!
‘Dear John‘ tells the story of John (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he meets during her spring vacation. It’s based on a Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling book, helmed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden, and wrapped filming in the Charleston, South Carolina area in December of 2008.
Fans can get more info on the film on the Turkish site ‘SineMalar.com‘ (where the movie is known as ‘Sevgili John‘) and the Spanish official site for the film (where the movie is known as ‘Querido John‘). Below, fans can watch the ‘Querido John’ trailer…
I also found some new wallpapers on the ‘Querido John’ official site. You can click on them to view and download…
In case you haven’t already, fans can check out tons of photos from the film in the CTU Photo Gallery and can watch trailers and cast interviews on CTU’s Youtube channel.
What’s up next for ‘Dear John‘? The movie is being released in Portugal on March 25th, in Spain and Taiwan on March 26th and in France and Belgium on March 31st. Fans can CLICK HERE to view future release dates for other countries.
In a previous post, I also mentioned that Chan will be heading over to the UK soon to promote the April 14th release of ‘Dear John‘ in that country. In my next post, I have some new details on how UK fans can attend a special screening of the film with Chan and his co-star Amanda Seyfried. Stay tuned!
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RUMOR OR REEL?: ‘Captain America’ Casting and ‘Dear John’ DVD Release
March 17, 2010
Busy is an understatement when it comes to Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum.
He just wrapped filming on the Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 action-revenge spy thriller ‘Knockout‘ in Arizona and will soon head across the pond to do a short press tour in the UK for ‘Dear John‘ before he does some additional work on his Roman drama ‘Eagle of the Ninth‘ and starts filming Dito Montiel’s ‘Son of No One‘ in April. Just thinking about all that makes me tired.
As Jenna (who’ll start filming her next project and kick off her PETA campaign in the next few weeks) just tweeted on her recently verified Twitter account, she and Chan just returned home after a short vacation, and while the newlyweds are away, the entertainment bloggers and reporters will play…
Deadline Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, and tons of other news outlets are reporting that Marvel is now interested in Chan for the highly sought-after role of Captain America. Here’s what Nikke Finke over at Deadline Hollywood had to say about the rumor…
“While Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnston continue to test candidates for The First Avenger: Captain America, I’m told that Marvel has also made an approach to Channing Tatum. Coming off G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra and Dear John, I would be surprised if he went in to test for the role., now that he’s become a bankable commodity. It’ll come down to Marvel making an offer, and Tatum either accepting it or rejecting it. But he is definitely in the mix, along with other confirmed candidates that include Fantastic Four’s Chris Evans, Cloverfield’s Mike Vogel and Tron Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund, and Generation Kill’s Wilson Bethel. Reports have Ryan Phillippe also vying for the job….Marvel Studios is also testing leads for the female role of Peggy. While Marvel is looking for an American actor to play Captain America, the candidates for the female lead are British. So far, Keira Knightley, Alice Eve and Emily Blunt are under consideration. Blunt is known to be a favorite of Marvel brass She was offered the role of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, until Fox exercised an option it held on the actress and put her into Gulliver’s Travels. Scarlett Johansson took the role.”
Sources tell Entertainment Weekly that Captain America is set to begin filming in June for a release next summer, will be shot on location in London, and will feature a stylized 1940s WWII backdrop where the super hero battles Red Skull, Hitler’s right-hand man.
Marvel also plans on releasing an Avengers film in summer 2012 and Captain America is a father figure to the rest of the Avengers, which means Marvel is actually casting this role for at least two different films.
If this rumor is true, fans don’t have to wonder if Chan wants to play Captain America or not. Here’s what he told MTV last year when news first broke that he was a potential candidate for the role…
“I would love to play Captain America. I actually really, really would love it. I love Captain America. I’m not a big aficionado on him, but I know who we was, and I like him as a character.”
Marvel will be casting Captain America soon, so I’ll definitely let you know what happens with this one!
One thing I CAN confirm is that Chan’s highly-successful romantic drama ‘Dear John‘ will be released on DVD and Blu-ray
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NEW FLASH: Channing Tatum’s New Film Short to Premiere at South by Southwest Film Festival
March 15, 2010
As I previously posted, Channing Tatum decided to flex his comedic chops in HitRECord.org’s most recent collaboration, aka ‘Morgan & Destiny’s Eleventeeth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo‘.
The film short is a sequel to the site’s ‘Morgan M. Morganson’s Date with Destiny‘. It was written by Metaphorest, and stars Chan, Lexy Hulme (aka Lula) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Lionel, Destiny, and Morgan.
For those who don’t know, HitRECord.org was started by Chan’s longtime friend Joseph Gordon-Levitt and is a place where artists and filmmakers can post their work and then collaborate with a community of users who can contribute to the work by adding their own tweaks.
I recently posted the “white walls” version of the film short, and the HitRECord.org community has been collaborating fast and furiously to create the film’s remaining special effects (e.g. art work, visuals, animation, music, etc.) so it can have it’s official premiere at the annual South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival later this week.
Although community members are still working on the soundtrack and other finishing touches for the short, you can watch the latest version of ‘Morgan & Destiny’s Eleventeeth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo‘ which includes gorgeous graphics and visuals created by resident HitRECord.org pro Lawrie Brewster…
If you’re already attending SXSW or will be in the Austin, Texas area on March 16th and/or March 20th, make sure you drop by the different HitRECord.org screenings at the Austin Convention Center and Alamo Drafthouse RITZ locations. Here’s a rundown of the events Joe and his team will be presenting at SXSW..
For those of us who won’t be in Austin this weekend, stay tuned to CTU, and I’ll post the final version of ‘Morgan & Destiny’s Eleventeeth Date: The Zeppelin Zoo‘ when it’s released on HitRECord.org after SXSW.
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CHANNING TATUM VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: Paul O’Grady Interview and Cinemash’s ‘Dirty Dancing’ Spoof
March 13, 2010
Today’s Videos of the Week are a newly posted Paul O’Grady interview that Channing Tatum did during last year’s ‘Fighting‘ UK press tour and a hilarious film short Chan did with Charlyne Yi last summer for Cinemash. You can check out both the interview and the film parody submitted by Channing Tatum fan and CTU reader Anne-Sarah (aka ChanTamAddict) below. Enjoy!
Here’s what Anne-Sarah had to say about why she picked Chan’s extremely funny ‘Dirty Dancing’ spoof as her favorite video…
- “I looooove this video ! haha ! It was so funny ! I had a lots of pleasure to see it !
I did cannot stop of laughing during this whole video of him ! XD He is a great dancer… I really have to admit it.” - Anne-Sarah D.
I did cannot stop of laughing during this whole video of him ! XD He is a great dancer… I really have to admit it.” - Anne-Sarah D.Thanks to Anne-Sarah for submitting the great video!
If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.
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IN THE PRESS: Jenna Dewan-Tatum Wins 3 Fashion Face-Off’s in Alice + Olivia and Energy Muse
March 12, 2010
Last week Jenna Dewan-Tatum attended TheWrap.com’s 2010 Awards Season Nominee Celebration at the new Four Seasons Hotel Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills, California wearing one of her favorite design houses.
In Alice + Olivia’s popular Wrapped Goddess dress and jewelry from Energy Muse, Jenna has won, not one, not two, but THREE different fashion face-offs voted on by US Weekly, People, and Hollywood Life readers.
Jenna tweeted…”hmmm maybe it’s because of my “luck” energy muse bracelet?”. She could be right, but honestly, she really didn’t need the help…she looked stunning at the event. Fans can click on the three images below to check out Jenna’s clear victory in all of the face-off articles…
After attending numerous different pre-oscar bashes, Jenna headed on over to Santa Fe, New Mexico to visit husband Channing Tatum as he films Steven Soderbergh’s action-revenge spy thriller ‘Knockout‘. She tweeted out the pic below to show everyone the beautiful new vintage native American earrings she found in the area and then she tweeted…
- “Watching Steven Soderbergh on set is beyond…a real genius of his craft. and nice and humble. love it.”
After Chan finishes filming ‘Knockout‘ (which will most likely be released sometime in 2011), he’ll head back to the streets of New York to film Dito Montiel’s ‘Son of No One‘ in late March or April.
Fans can check out Jenna in the March 22, 2010 issue of US Weekly when it hits newsstands tomorrow. Make sure you pick up a copy!
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Channing Tatum Unwrapped Partners with BuzzMedia…The Cinderella Story Continues
March 10, 2010
Since I started this site in 2007, CTU has had more red letter days than I can count. From Chan asking us to be his official site to visiting the set of ‘Fighting’, getting a Teen Choice Award nomination, being recognized in Italian Vogue and attending press junkets and premieres for Chan’s films, doing this site has been an amazing and surreal experience from practically day one, and I’m happily going to add today to that list. Here’s why…
In January, we had a problem that most websites would love to have. We actually had too many visitors hit the site at one time. The increased traffic not only took down CTU, it also caused our hosting company enough heartburn that they *politely* asked us to find another home…and quickly.
My goal was to find a new, permanent home that could not only properly handle all of Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s fans, but could also help CTU reach even more fans around the world.
I’m excited to announce that we’ve officially partnered with BuzzMedia, and as of last night, CTU is now safely sitting in our new home. I’m really proud of this next step in CTU’s short, but eventful, history; 1) because it’s amazing to see how much the site has grown in three short years and 2) because CTU has now joined a prestigious list of blogs that BuzzMedia has chosen to work with.
We are joining BuzzMedia’s family of websites which include official sites for celebs like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, and Nicole Richie, and celebrity news blogs like Just Jared, Celebuzz, and What Would Tyler Durden Do?. It’s kind of the holy mecca for blogs, and I couldn’t be more excited that they felt CTU belongs anywhere near that group.
What does this mean for Chan and Jenna’s fans? We have lots of plans in the works, some of which, I will be sharing with you all in the very near future. Since our new home is able to handle all of the traffic, I’m am going to start using the Google blog less. From here on out, fans should make ChanningTatumUnwrapped.com your sole destination to get the latest news on our favorite couple (aka Chenna).
Mostly, this new step means the site will continue to grow, possibly faster than ever before, and I can sleep soundly at night with the knowledge that BuzzMedia is looking out for us and can keep us up and running when we encounter any inevitable traffic spikes.
I truly love everything about CTU, so I have to thank Chan, Jenna, Chan’s sister Paige, and family for their support in this big move. Without them, none of this would be possible.
Both Chan and Jenna have been blessed with a fairytale life and could easily be selfish and keep it all to themselves. Instead, they share it wholeheartedly and without hesitation with their family, friends, and their fans. Honestly, I don’t think I could ever thank them all enough for the opportunities they have given me, but I can promise to always work really hard to earn my keep.
I also have to thank all of you, from CTU readers who’ve been with me since day one to those who are just joining the family today. I’ve said it before, and I’m going to say it again…
CTU is what it is because of the support of the fans. Thank you so much, and I’m REALLY EXCITED about everything this new partnership will bring to Chan and Jenna’s fans all around the world! HUGS to my CTU family!
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NEWS FLASH: Jenna Dewan-Tatum Becomes a StarDoll Superstar
March 9, 2010
While Channing Tatum wraps up filming on his latest project (which is why he could not attend/present at this year’s Oscars), wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum joined Academy Award® nominees, presenters, and some of the most well-known film stars in the world for the sold-out eighth annual “Night Before” party to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF).
It’s the hottest pre-Academy Awards ticket and money raised at the event supports the extensive programs and services (residential retirement community and child-care center, health care, human services, financial assistance) that the MPTF provides to more than 60,000 members of the entertainment industry every year.
Hosted by MPTF chair Jeffrey Katzenberg, the event serves as the largest money-raiser for the fund, and was once again held at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel, where a huge crowd of celebrities and entertainment industry executives came out to support the MPTF.
Attendees received gifts from sponsors like Hewlett Packard, Target and L’Oreal which included products from L’Oreal, Lancome, and Kiehl’s, bowties and cummerbunds for the men, and dresses, bodysuits, and scarves for the women courtesy of Target’s guest designer Zac Posen.
Jenna was able to rubs elbows with host committee members like George Clooney, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and Oscar nominee guests like Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock. Before and after the event she tweeted…
- “Getting ready for big Oscar party tonight. The “night before” dreamworks party. Dollin’ it up. “Work!” as Ru-Paul would say ha…What a night! I believe I met the entire town of Hollywood tonight..goodnight all xo”
To keep things more personal and low-key, the only people not invited were press agents and members of the press. No press also means no pics of the ever-gorgeous Jenna from the event. No need to fret, because thanks to StarDoll.com, fans can get the next best thing…
A couple of years ago, StarDoll.com, a popular virtual paperdoll community, created a new doll for Channing Tatum that fans could have fun dressing up, and now it’s Jenna’s turn.
StarDoll just released her look-a-like Superstar Doll with a wardrobe full of unique clothes that we’ve seen Jenna wear over the years. Below, you can check out some the looks from the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, promotional stills from ‘Step Up’, and ELLE Magazine’s 15th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute…
The membership to StarDoll.com is completely FREE and most of their members are girls between the ages of 7 and 17. You can click on either Chan or Jenna’s paperdolls below to check out the site that currently boasts over 52 million members…
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REMINDER: Channing Tatum’s ‘Dear John’ Premieres in Korea, Australia, and Thailand
March 6, 2010
Whenever Chan’s movies start releasing outside of the US, they often change the posters. I’m using the three new Korean posters created for his latest film, ‘Dear John‘, to remind all of Channing Tatum’s Fabulous Fans in Korea, Australia, and Thailand that the movie just premiered in your countries THIS PAST WEEK!!!
‘Dear John‘ tells the story of John (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he meets during her spring vacation. It’s based on a Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling book, helmed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden, and wrapped filming in the Charleston, South Carolina area in December of 2008.
Fans can get more info on the film on the Australian and Korean official sites. Below, you can also watch a newly released high quality Korean extended trailer I just found…
I also found some new wallpapers on the Korean official site. You can click on them to view and download…
In case you haven’t already, fans can check out tons of photos from the film in the CTU Photo Gallery and can watch trailers and cast interviews on CTU’s Youtube channel.
What’s up next for ‘Dear John‘? The movie is being released in the Netherlands on March 11th and will be released in France on March 31st. Fans can CLICK HERE to view future release dates for other countries.
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CASTING CALL: New York City Auditions for Channing Tatum’s ‘Son of No One’
March 4, 2010
Dito Montiel (i.e. the director of Channing Tatum’s past and future films ‘A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints’, ‘Fighting‘, ‘Brotherhood of the Rose‘, and ‘Son of No One‘) has sent out another casting call for the next movie that Chan will film.
‘Son of No One‘ is currently in pre-production and will start filming in New York City very soon. This Sunday the production will be holding an open call for boys and girls of any race who can pass for ages 14 through 16. No experience is necessary, but please only attend the open call if you fit the age appearance requirement.
The open call will take place at Kaufman Astoria Studios on March 7th at 3412 36th Street in Queens between 12 and 4pm. You can CLICK HERE for directions. Minors MUST bring a parent or legal guardian with them to the casting call.
Last I heard, ‘Son of No One‘ is supposed to film in New York City, Toronto, and Detroit and is about a young cop named Jonathan White (played Channing Tatum) who is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family. In addition to Chan and his ‘Fighting‘ co-star and Oscar nominee Terrence Howard (who plays Vinny), the cast also includes James Gandolfini (Sergeant Mathers) and Al Pacino (Detective Stanford).
Here’s the full synopsis for the film…
“Jonathan White had a rough childhood. His father, a cop, was killed in the line of duty, and Jonathan was raised by his grandmother in the Queensbridge Projects in Queens, NY. He had a lot of friends, and he was the only white kid, so they called him Milk. Milk and his closest friends were going to start a hardcore punk band and become stars like their favorite band, MDC (Millions of Dead Cops). But fate intervened. Milk and his friends were always hassled by a couple of neighborhood junkies, until one day Milk had enough and killed one of the junkies. Later, they were forced to kill the second junkie to avoid being caught. But the police knew more than they publicly let on. Detective Stanford (Al Pacino) approaches young Milk and tells him he doesn’t have to worry about getting caught. His dad was Stanford’s partner, which makes them like family. Sixteen years later, Jonathan lives in Long Island with his wife Kerry White, and their beautiful daughter. Like his father, Jonathan is a cop, assigned to the Queensbridge projects where he grew up. 9/11 has caused the neighborhood to change, and real estate developers work closely with the police on a project called “Quality of Life”, an effort to rid the neighborhood of junkies and homeless people. For Jonathan, the changes become personal when a rabble-rousing newspaper publishes a letter from an unnamed source, which describes the details of sixteen-year old murders that were never solved because the police didn’t care. Jonathan’s world is thrown into a tailspin as the letters continue and Sergeant Mathers (James Gandolfini) asks him to give the newspaper editor a visit. The editor, an aging hippie named Roger Daltry, is determined to find out more about the unsolved murders. Jonathan researches his old friends to see if they’re behind the letters. Many are dead, or have been relocated due to the Quality of Life project. He’s pretty sure the culprit is Vinny (Terrence Howard), his closest friend. Vinny had a troubled upbringing, and he and Jonathan shared many secrets. Vinny spent some time in jail, and still lives at home with his mom. Jonathan’s paranoia intensifies when he finds his work locker unlocked, with a copy of the newspaper inside. In the newspaper is a brand new letter about the murders. Kerry begins receiving threatening phone calls, and Mathers pressures him to silence Daltry. Jonathan confronts his old friend, but can’t be sure if he has anything to do with the letters.”
The crime thriller will be released some time in 2011. As always, I’ll let fans know when I learn about any future casting calls. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!
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UNWRAPPED PHOTOS | Jenna Dewan-Tatum at TheWrap.com’s Pre-Oscar Party
March 3, 2010
TheWrap.com held their 2010 Awards Season Nominee Celebration at the new Four Seasons Hotel Italian restaurant on March 1, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
Since Channing Tatum is currently filming Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Knockout‘ overseas, wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum attended the event with her manager instead.
On today’s post in the CTU Photo Gallery, fans can check out some gorgeous new photos of Jenna in Alice + Olivia at the event, a three-way outfit face-off where Hollywood Life’s readers choose Jenna by a landslide as the best-dressed, and can read an interview she did with People Magazine where we learn a little more about how she’s adjusting to married life and her upcoming PETA campaign…
Jenna Dewan Really Cooking with Husband Channing Tatum
By Scott Huver
Newlywed Jenna Dewan says that while her life with Channing Tatum has “just gotten better” since they tied the knot last July, she admits she’s still making progress on one spousal ambition.
“I’ve been trying really hard to be more domesticated,” Dewan told PEOPLE during TheWrap.com’s awards season party. “It’s not in my nature to clean and cook, and so I’ve been really good about it. And we just actually had professional organizers that came to our house and did a whole bunch of organizing, which was the best thing that I could’ve done for the New Year, ever!
“And I’ve been learning to cook so I’m very excited about that!”
After seven months of marriage, Dewan says her relationship with her husband continues to hit new heights. “It’s literally just gotten better,” said the former Melrose Place actress, 29. “I know that I’m in that weird minority of people that say it got better, but it really did. We got married and it got a ton better!”
As she settles down, Dewan also recently took a walk on the wilder side, having just posed for a PETA photo shoot in full snakeskin body paint.
“It was amazing, but it was five hours standing up without sitting down, painting my entire body like a snake,” said Dewan. “They said, ‘It comes off in water. ‘ “
She laughed as she pointed out a smudge of paint still clinging to her calf. “Let me tell you that it does not come off in water!”
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