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Alex Pettyfer To Star Alongside Channing Tatum As Male Strippers

Christian Allaire — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:48:34 +0000

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I have a feeling this movie will bring in a lot of prepubescent teenage girls.

Based on Channing Tatum’s real-life stripper past, Alex Pettyfer will star alongside Tatum as a male stripper in ‘Magic Mike,’ reports Deadline.

Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh chose 21-year-old newcomer Pettyfer to play a young Tatum, while Channing will play his older mentor.

Pettyfer recently starred in ‘I Am Number Four’ and ‘Beastly,’ and will appear this fall opposite Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried in the film ’In Time.’

‘Magic Mike,’ though, is the story of a friendship set in the world of male strippers. Tatum plays the title character, who schools a young dancer, Pettyfer, in how to hustle on and off the stage. It’s a ”wild summer of dancing, partying, and women.”

The inspiration came from Channing’s own experiences as a stripper when he was 19, before making it big as an actor.

Like I said before, two half-naked men in a two hour movie is definitely going to bring in ticket sales. I bet you girls are already lining up outside movie theatres.

Aussie to Join Cast of Twilight

Vanessa Baker — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:01:29 +0000

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Australia’s Xavier Samuel has been given a role in Eclipse, the third instalment of the Twilight franchise, reports Perez Hilton. Xavier, 25, will play Riley, a vampire who assists Victoria in her attempts to murder Bella.

“I was up against some truly great actors who I’m privileged to be considered among,” he said. “It’s a fantastic opportunity.”

Channing Tatum and Harry Potter‘s Tom Felton were reportedly also considered for the role.

Filming for Eclipse is planned to begin August 17 and wrap October 31. It is tentatively scheduled for release June 30, 2010, following the second film, New Moon, which hits theatres November 20.

Miley Cyrus vs. ‘Step Up’ Crew: It’s a Dance-Off!

andPOP Staff — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:42:05 +0000

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It all started with two girls and a web cam.

Miley Cyrus and her best friend Many have been keeping regular video blogs on YouTube since February. In their videos, the girls generally just fool around and sometimes dance.

So what else was there to do but battle? “Step Up 2: The Streets” director John M. Chu and star Adam Sevani posted their own video blog on April 10, challenging Miley and Mandy to a YouTube dance battle. Their video continued with a montage of Sevani and his crew break dancing and krumping.

Sevani and Chu explained that there were no rules, and that the young girls could recruit anyone for their response – if they were brave enough to take the challenge.

Just three days later, the girls proved they were man enough. With help from their friends, Miley and Mandy made a complete music video to Madonna’s new single, “4 Minutes.”

They even recruited “Step Up” alumni Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan to perform in their video – surely a slap in the face for Sevani and Chu.

Chu, Sevani and their crew, “ACDC,” have not retaliated yet, but keep watching the blogs – and the streets.