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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Channing Tatum Enlists In An All-Gay World For The Forever War

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Channing-TatumA bidding war broke out last week in Hollywood for the sci-fi movie Forever, which has Channing Tatum attached to star. THR reports that Warner Bros. won out and has snapped up the package, which is based on Joe Haldeman’s 1974 sci-fi war novel.

Prometheus and Passengers screenwriter Jon Spaihts will write the script, about ‘a young man conscripted into a military task force during a war against an alien species named the Taurans. Through many battles, the man rises up the ranks of the military, but traveling through space has time-warping effects, causing him to age normally while Earth spins centuries.

‘The planet undergoes many changes, including humanity’s melding into one homogenous race, the eliminating of heterosexuality and the speaking of a new language. At the same time, the man tries to remain connected to his true love, a fellow (and female) soldier who also uses space-time to slow down her aging so she can be with him.’

Presumably the original book’s tendency to equate totalitarianism with homosexuality will be toned down, and may instead become an interesting role-reversal study, with straight people treated as gay people have been by society, allowing the movie to highlight those issues.

There’s no news on when it might shoot or who’s directing.

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Channing Tatum Gets A Shirtless Magic Mike XXL Banner

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magic-mike-2-channing-tatum-character-bannerMost people might be getting excited about the slew of big budget blockbusters that are on their way to cinemas, but let’s not forget that this summer also sees the return of the Magic Mike strippers, and just so we don’t ignore the film, Channing Tatum has got a new character banner.

As you’d expect he’s got his shirt off, and to be honest he’s looking a bit Footloose.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘“Magic Mike” stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are reuniting for the hotly anticipated sequel “Magic Mike XXL”. Joining the returning cast, in brand new roles, will be Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games” franchise), Donald Glover (“Community”), Amber Heard (“The Rum Diary”), Andie MacDowell (“Footloose”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gotham”) and Michael Strahan (“Live with Kelly and Michael”).

‘The new film will be directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), who served as a producer on “Magic Mike,” as well as numerous features in a long-running collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “Magic Mike XXL” also reunites “Magic Mike” producers Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with a screenplay by Carolin. Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first film, will executive produce.

‘Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.’

Magic Mike XXL is due out July 3rd.

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Channing Tatum Will Lead A Ghosbusters Flick As The Spook Hunters Get An Extended Universe

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Channing-TatumSequels have been king in Hollywood for a long time, but that’s not enough for the studios anymore, as seeing the success Marvel has had they all want Extended Universes. So far we’ve only really seen it in the world of superhero flicks, but now Sony has revealed that they think they can do it for Ghostbusters too.

Considering getting a third film off the ground has taken years, announcing advanced plans for other films a surprise to many, but just a month after they revealed a female-led Ghostbusters movie starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, Deadline reports Channing Tatum is attached to a more male-focussed Ghostbusters film, with the Russo Brothers (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) set to direct.

Sony are keen to keep a link to the original movies, as they’ve set up a new division of their company, Ghost Corps, which will be led by Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman and will oversee the expansion of the Ghostbusters world.

Reitman says, “We want to expand the Ghostbusters universe in ways that will include different films, TV shows, merchandise, all things that are part of modern filmed entertainment. This is a branded entertainment, a scary supernatural premise mixed with comedy. Paul Feig’s film [with McCarthy & Wiig] will be the first version of that, shooting in June to come out in July, 2016. He’s got four of the funniest women in the world, and there will be other surprises to come. The second film has a wonderful idea that builds on that. Drew [Peirce] will start writing and the hope is to be ready for the Russo Brothers’ next window next summer to shoot, with the movie coming out the following year. It’s just the beginning of what I hope will be a lot of wonderful movies.”

It’s been known that Tatum has been interested for a while, but it had never been clear whether the idea of him joining the Ghostbusters universe would come to fruition. Now it appears it will.

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The Book Of Life (Blu-ray Review)

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Comparing The Book Of Life to Fifty Shades Of Grey may seem od, but there is one thing that brings them together – in my head at least. If Fifty Shades had been written by a man, I can’t help but feel it would have been thought of as horrifically sexist, and with The Book Of Life, I couldn’t help but wonder if some would have accused it of racism if it hadn’t been directed and co-written by people from Mexico.

I’m not necessarily criticising the film, but the movie doesn’t have many qualms about delving into Mexican stereotypes. However the fact is that behind the scenes it had a massive Mexican influence, not just from director Jorge R. Gutiérrez and co-writer/producer Guillermo Del Toro, but also many of the crew, who may infuse the movie with sombreros and bullfighting, but they do so with snarking or belittling, instead attempting to pay tribute to the rich culture. [Read more…]

Magic Mike XXL Trailer – Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer & co. are back and as sexy as ever

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magic-mike-xxl-trailer-stillForget Fifty Shades Of Grey, as for many people the sexy film event of 2015 is Magic Mike XXL. Last night we posted a suggestive poster and now comes the trailer, which ups the ante right from the beginning, where Channing Tatum can’t even do metalwork without making it looking ridiculously sexual (to the point it almost looks silly).

He’s not the only one, as the likes of Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez and Joe Manganiello can’t do anything without making it look like they’re virtually dry humping you through the screen.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘”Magic Mike” stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are reuniting for the hotly anticipated sequel “Magic Mike XXL”. Joining the returning cast, in brand new roles, will be Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games” franchise), Donald Glover (“Community”), Amber Heard (“The Rum Diary”), Andie MacDowell (“Footloose”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gotham”) and Michael Strahan (“Live with Kelly and Michael”).

‘The new film will be directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), who served as a producer on “Magic Mike,” as well as numerous features in a long-running collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “Magic Mike XXL” also reunites “Magic Mike” producers Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with a screenplay by Carolin. Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first film, will executive produce.

‘Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.’

It’s due out in the US on July 1st and in UK cinemas July 31st. [Read more…]

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Channing Tatum Wants You To Look At His Crotch In The First Magic Mike XXL Poster

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Magic-Mike-XXL-poster1Channing Tatum and the other stripper boys are back this summer with Magic Mike XXL, and now the first poster is here, inviting us to take a long, hard look at Tatum’s crotch, which offers all the information.

We’ve also now got the best synopsis yet, for what Tatum has described as being a road trip movie. Here it is: ‘“Magic Mike” stars Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez and Gabriel Iglesias are reuniting for the hotly anticipated sequel “Magic Mike XXL”. Joining the returning cast, in brand new roles, will be Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games” franchise), Donald Glover (“Community”), Amber Heard (“The Rum Diary”), Andie MacDowell (“Footloose”), Jada Pinkett Smith (“Gotham”) and Michael Strahan (“Live with Kelly and Michael”).

‘The new film will be directed and produced by Emmy Award winner Gregory Jacobs (“Behind the Candelabra”), who served as a producer on “Magic Mike,” as well as numerous features in a long-running collaboration with Steven Soderbergh. “Magic Mike XXL” also reunites “Magic Mike” producers Nick Wechsler, Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, with a screenplay by Carolin. Steven Soderbergh, who directed the first film, will executive produce.

‘Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the remaining Kings of Tampa likewise ready to throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle Beach, and with legendary headliner Magic Mike sharing the spotlight with them. On the road to their final show, with whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old acquaintances and make new friends, Mike and the guys learn some new moves and shake off the past in surprising ways.’

Hopefully the arrival of a poster means a trailer is on its way. It’s due in UK cinemas July 31st.

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DJ Caruso May Helm G.I. Joe 3

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gi-joe-retaliation-shirtless-cut-scene-slideWhile GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra was seen as a bit of a failure that many thought would doom he franchise before it started, the slightly belated follow-up, GI Joe: Retaliation, was better received (although to be honest, not massive more successful at the box office).

It was good enough to ensure a third film was put in development and now it may have found a director, as THR reports that Paramount and producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura are in talks with DJ Caruso to helm. Initially Jon M. Chu, who made Retaliation, was set to return, but he ended up stepping away, as did Martin Campbell, who was briefly in talks for the film.

Little is known about the plot or which characters might return, although previous suggestions have said they may be trying to find a way to bring Channing Tatum back, despite what happened in Retaliation. Hopefully we’ll know more soon.

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Foxcatcher (Cinema Review)

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So that’s the Best Actor Oscar sorted then. Steve Carrell, that lovely chap from the US Office and 40-Year-old Virgin, has gone deep to play the deeply disturbed, and disturbing, John du Pont, and the results are stunning. The film itself is impressive on many levels, if a little one-note, and not quite satisfying, but Carrell’s performance is utterly mesmerising.

The charming, likeable, warmly funny persona is utterly gone. In its place is a portrayal of du Pont, the heir to a vast chemical fortune, enormously wealthy but painfully lonely. His mother, Jean (Vanessa Redgrave), looms like a huge dark cloud over his life, her disappointment in her geeky, fragile, unattractive son all too obvious. She pours her love into horses, he into the sport of wrestling – horses are stupid, he says, all they do is eat and shit. His love of his pastime is so great he decides to basically take over and run the US wrestling team to train them for the 1988 Olympics. Top of his shopping list is Mark and Dave Schultz (Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo), brothers who won Gold in Los Angeles in 1984. [Read more…]

Man Played By Channing Tatum In Foxcatcher Turns On The Film Due To Perceived Gay Subtext

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Foxcatcher-poster-slideFrom its premiere at Cannes, Mark Schultz, has been a vocal supporter of the film Foxcatcher, in which he’s played by Channing Tatum. However over Christmas he massively changed his tune, going on a (since deleted) Twitter rant against both the movie and its director Benett Miller, saying things such as, ‘YOU CROSSED THE LINE MILLER. WE’RE DONE. YOU’RE CAREER IS OVER. YOU THINK I CAN’T DO IT. WATCH ME… YOU THINK I’M GOING TO SIT BACK AND WATCH YOU DESTROY MY NAME AND REPUTATION I SWEAT BLOOD FOR. YOU AINT’ SEEN NOTHING YET DUDE… I CAN TOLERATE A LOT OF THINGS BUT I DON’T TOLERATE DISRESPECT. WE’RE DONE BENNETT… Everything I’ve ever said positive about the movie I take back. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it. i hate it. i hate it. I hate it.’

The film is based on the true tale of Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), who was murdered by his paranoid schizophrenic friend Jon duPont (Carell) in 1996. Du Pont was an heir to the Du Pont chemical company, who teamed up with Dave’s brother Mark (Channing Tatum) to help build up a wrestling training facility known as ‘Team Foxcatcher’ on his sprawling Pennsylvania estate.

So what mainly made Dave change his mind about the movie? Well, it seems it was a scene which some have interpreted as adding a sexual undertone to his relationship with duPont. During his rant, Schultz expanded on his issues in a Facebook post (also since deleted), saying “Leaving the audience with a feeling that somehow there could have been a sexual relationship between duPont and I is a sickening and insulting lie. I told Bennett Miller to cut that scene out and he said it was to give the audience the feeling that duPont was encroaching on your privacy and personal space. I wasn’t explicit so I didn’t have a problem with it. Then after reading 3 or 4 reviews interpreting it sexually, and jeopardizing my legacy, they need to have a press conference to clear the air, or I will.”

So it appears his problem is not that the film says he had a sexual relationship with another man, but that certain people have interpreted a sexual subtext and the possibility anyone could think that about him is more than he can take. It’s difficult not to feel there’s a whiff of homophobia about the way he’s lashed out, as it certainly goes further than just wanting to set the record straight.

Since his fury a few days ago, he’s removed his initial rant from both Twitter and Facebook, replacing it with a slightly more measured Facebook post, which says, “My story and my life are real. I am a real human being. While I may have tweeted out of anger, I in no way regret standing up for myself, nor do I regret calling out the only other man [Miller] who has had decision making power concerning my image and legacy these past years. I apologize for the harshness of my language, but I am firm in where I stand. I will gladly go to any lengths to protect and safeguard the integrity and truth of my story, my life, my character and my legacy. If that’s not worth fighting over while I’m still alive, I don’t know what is.”

However it would appear that the main thing he feels is worth fighting for is ensuring that no person on the planet thinks he could have had sexual subtext with another man, even if the scene in question is fully open to interpretation.

There are also some wondering whether Schultz has manufactured this controversy to publicise his own book about the Foxcatcher story (which was released in November), as his anger has been interspersed with plugs for the tome, as well as saying things such as the December 20th Tweet, “love Twitter and Facebook. I can have just as much publicity power as anyone. I may be small but I’m growing.”

He may also face a few issues from the studio behind, as he has admitted on Twitter that he is contractually obliged to support the film until the Oscars, and if he is, he seems to have blown that spectacularly.

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Channing Tatum Circling Tarantino’s Hateful Eight

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Channing-TatumTarantino may have had a major hissy fit after the script for Hateful Eight leaked and said he wasn’t going to make the film, but he’s since changed his mind and is now putting his cast together. The latest name to join the throng is Channing Tatum, who is circling a major role according to Deadline.

Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Kurt Russell are already set to star in the film, which is set in Wyoming shortly after the Civil War. It’s about a group of eight people who during a blizzard hole up in a store while they wait to be able to get out. However as the title suggests, things soon get out of control partly due to the fact these aren’t the nicest of people.

Tarantino plans to start shooting the movie in early 2015 (assuming no one else leaks anything and he gets pissed off again, of course). It should be in cinemas by the end of the year.

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