REMINDER: Channing Tatum’s ‘Dear John’ Premieres in Korea, Australia, and Thailand

When Chan's movies start releasing outside of the US, they often create new versions of 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 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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New UK Release Date, Official Site, and Trailer for Channing Tatum's 'Dear John'

Channing Tatum's UK fans now have a solid release date for 'Dear John', his latest film that recently landed on US shores with a huge band by blasting 'Avatar' out of it's 7 week #1 spot!!!

The movie 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.

'Dear John' is now set to hit UK theaters on April 14, 2010 and fans can get more info on the film on their new UK official site. You can also watch the recently released UK 'Dear John' trailer below...

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 theaters in Singapore, Russia, and Puerto Rico THIS WEEK and will be released in Australia and Korea NEXT WEEK. Fans can CLICK HERE to view future release dates for other countries.

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UNWRAPPED PHOTOS | Channing Tatum Leaving Chelsea Lately

After his first ever appearance on Ellen Degeneres, Channing Tatum made his way to E!'s Chelsea Lately show (another first) where he wrapped up the 'Dear John' Press Tour with yet another hilarious interview.

The movie, which hit theaters on February 5, 2010 and skyrocketed to #1 by beating Avatar (the box office leader for 7 consecutive weeks), 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.

‘Dear John‘ is based on a Nicholas Sparks book by the same name, helmed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden, and wrapped filming in the Charleston, South Carolina area in December 2008.

Fans can now check out new pics of the hard-working star leaving the E! studios with his publicist after the show courtesy of Socialite Life, and you can watch Chan's really funny Chelsea Lately interview below...

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CTU EXCLUSIVE: Chan and Jenna Behind-the-Scenes at Ellen Degeneres

With best friend Adam and his wife Christin, sister Paige, and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum in tow, Channing Tatum made his first ever appearance on Ellen yesterday. Based on the hilarious photo that was released prior to the show, it was quite clear that fun was had by all at the Tuesday taping of Ellen where Chan also raised money for Haiti by giving very excited audience members hugs and kisses.

Paige, who was nice enough to take a behind-the-scenes pic of Chan and Jenna in his dressing room just for CTU, said that everyone was laughing hysterically before, during, and after the appearance and had a ton of fun at the filming. When you watch the interview below, you'll know exactly why...

Big thanks to Paige for the great pic! And make sure you tune into Chelsey Lately tonight, because Chan will be making his first appearance on that show too.

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Channing Tatum Wraps Up ‘Dear John’ Press Tour in NYC and Takes Theaters By Storm Across the Country

In case you missed it, Variety and tons of other news outlets are reporting that Channing Tatum's romantic drama 'Dear John' is now officially the first movie to take on Avatar and WIN!

Against all estimates, odds, rain, and what's being call "the storm of the century" in the North East, Chan's fans showed up in droves to the sold-out midnight screenings all over the country and packed theaters during the day to help the film reach $13.8 million on Friday. The movie is now projected to make over $30 million for the entire weekend, beating everyone's original estimates by leaps and bounds.

Regardless of the final weekend number, 'Dear John' has already set records. It's the highest Friday opening for Screen Gems and is also the highest opening for a Nicholas Sparks adaptation. The last two Sparks films, 2008’s "Nights in Rodanthe" and "The Notebook," charted opening weekends just north of $13 million, which is what 'Dear John' made on Friday alone.

I couldn't be happier for Chan and everyone involved with the film. Their hard work is paying off and fans are loving the movie. This kind of success doesn't come easily and both Chan and his 'Dear John' co-star Amanda Seyfried have been working non-stop to promote the film across the country.

They just wrapped up the New York leg of their 'Dear John' press tour yesterday after stops in Fort Bragg, Charleston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, San Fransisco, and Los Angeles.

Below you can check out some of the new photos from fans and the media for this interview-packed stop that included appearances on Regis and Kelly, The Today Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and a fan Q&A with Amanda Seyfried at the Soho Apple Store. Enjoy!!!

Fans can also CLICK HERE to check out a ton more photos from New York City and HERE for pics from the entire 'Dear John' press tour in the CTU Photo Gallery.

Here's what one fan had to say about her fan encounter with Chan outside the Soho Apple Store appearance on Thursday...

"I went to see Channing Tatum at the Soho Apple Store for the Dear John Q&A. I actually got to meet him on his way in, he was generous enough to pose with fans and chat up a bit. The Q&A was not allowed to be recorded or anything, and will be available on itunes soon. Channing has such an amazing charm that made the Q&A so much more entertaining. I hope to meet him again soon enough! - Chelsea"

Chelsea also sent a couple of videos from that day. You all can watch videos of Chan and Amanda graciously signing autographs for all the fans both inside and outside the packed event...

As Chelsea said, fans were not able to record the Q&A, but I talked with Apple and they are planning on posting an enhanced podcast on iTunes with audio and photos from the event early next week. I'll let you all know when that's available for download.

You can also check out videos of Chan from his Fallon, Today Show, and Regis and Kelly appearances (both inside and outside) this past week below. Enjoy!!!

You can CLICK HERE to watch the entire show and see Chan's first segment with Jimmy.

Thanks to Chelsea for the great fan encounter and videos from the Soho Apple Store event!

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UNWRAPPED PHOTOS | New Pics of Chan and Jenna at ‘Dear John’’s L.A. Premiere

I honestly don't know where Channing Tatum gets the energy. He's one of the hardest working people I know and manages to do it all with a smile on his face.

After two premieres in Fort Bragg and Charleston, countless stops in Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago and San Fransisco, and launching a new website, the press tour for Chan's romantic drama 'Dear John' finally made it to the Los Angeles red carpet premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Monday night.

Fans can check out new photos I added to the CTU photo gallery, which include pics of both Chan and Jenna Dewan-Tatum from fans and the media and a few articles that also featured the event.

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to check out the new photos of Chan and Jenna at the premiere!!!

There are a ton of interviews out right now, but below you'll find some of my favorites. You can check out interviews from MaximoTV, Pacific Rim Video Press, ReelzChannel, and a local news interview Chan told me he did the morning of the premiere for KTLA...

I can't embed them in this post, but you can also check out a couple more red carpet interviews at RadarOnline.com and EOnline.

The movie will hit theaters tomorrow, February 5, 2010, and 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.

‘Dear John‘ is based on a Nicholas Sparks book by the same name, helmed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden, and wrapped filming in the Charleston, South Carolina area in December 2008.

Believe it or not, Chan still has more 'Dear John' promotions coming up, which includes, but is not limited to, the following...

• Thursday (February 4th): Soho Apple Store Q&A with Amanda Seyfried


• Thursday (February 4th): Late Night with Jimmy Fallon


• Wednesday (February 10th): Ellen Degeneres

As always, stay tuned to CTU and I'll let you know if I find out about any other appearances for the tour!

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Channing Tatum's 'Dear John' Press Tour Takes Over San Fransisco

After stops in Fort Bragg, Charleston, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Chicago, the regional press tour for Channing Tatum's romantic drama 'Dear John' made it's last stop in San Fransisco this past Friday.

On today's post we have new pics and a video from last Friday's Macy's fan meet and greet at Union Square and behind-the-scenes photos of Chan doing press with co-star Amanda Seyfried while in town. You can check out a few of the pics below, and you'll find the rest in the CTU photo gallery...

While in San Fransisco promoting 'Dear John', Chan told the mob of excited fans all about his new site, PostTheLove.com. You can check a video Chan made while at the tour stop below...

And don't forget...Chan has a busy week of 'Dear John' promotions coming up, which includes, but is not limited to, the following...

• Tuesday & Wednesday (February 2nd and 3rd): Hosting Two Nights of MTV from 7pm - 10pm Central


• Wednesday (February 3rd): Live With Regis and Kelly


• Thursday (February 4th): Late Night with Jimmy Fallon


• Thursday (February 5th): 'Dear John' Hits Theaters


• Wednesday (February 10th): Ellen Degeneres

As always, stay tuned to CTU and I'll let you know if I find out about any other appearances for the tour!

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Channing Tatum's 'Dear John' Press Tour Hits Toronto and Chicago

The regional press tour for Channing Tatum's romantic drama 'Dear John' wrapped up this past Friday after stops in Fort Bragg, Charleston, Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, and San Fransisco. Today's post is dedicated to the Toronto and Chicago legs of the tour, and my next post will highlight Friday's extremely popular Macy's fan meet and greet in San Fransisco.

In case you missed all the up-to-the-minute tweets on Chan's official twitter over the past week, you can check out some of the great fan and media pics of Chan and his 'Dear John' co-star Amanda Seyfried doing press and appearing on MuchMusic in Toronto where fans waited outside in the freezing cold for countless hours for a chance to meet the two stars...

You can also check out a ton more pics from Toronto in the CTU Photo Gallery.

After Toronto, the 'Dear John' press tour headed on over to Chi-town where Chan and Amanda met with the local media. Below, you can read an interview they did at the Peninsula in Chicago with the Chicago Tribune where Chan (the endless romantic) talks about a new love-themed website he told me he plans to launch as early as this week. I'll have a lot more details on PostTheLove.com soon, but you can read a little about it the new article below...

Don't let your girlfriend or wife read this interview with 'Dear John' stars Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried...As if “The Notebook” didn’t already raise women’s romantic expectations high enough, now guys have to deal with “Dear John,” another romance flick based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, which features a more muscular, Abercrombie model-looking heartthrob in the male protagonist role.

Thanks, Hollywood.

Channing Tatum (or “Chan” as he introduced himself to me) plays John Tyree, a soldier who meets Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried) when he jumps off a dock and into water to rescue her purse. The two instantly fall for each other and stay in touch when he’s away on duty by writing letters.

Like any other bitter male, I went into my interview with Tatum and Seyfried at their downtown hotel on Thursday hoping somewhat to find a flaw in Tatum. You know, so I could tell my female friends who swooned over him in the dancy-heavy “Step Up” films that he’s an arrogant jerk, a womanizer or, at the very least, a meathead.

Unfortunately, that plan backfired.

“Chan didn’t get much sleep last night because he’s working on a website devoted to expressing love,” said Seyfried, 24, who knitted a hat while answering questions alongside Tatum. “He’s reaching out to the public to share their love stories.”

Tatum, who married his “Step-Up” co-star, Jenna Dewan, is hoping to get the website, PostTheLove.com, done before “Dear John” hits theaters Feb. 5.

“You can put up a poem, a youtube video of yourself singing a song or a photo of yourself with ‘I love you’ written on your hand,” said Tatum, 29. “I don’t care what it is. I just want a venue for people to express themselves.”

So much for Tatum being a meathead. The guy is just as romantic as his letter-writing character. And when I asked about his sex scene with Seyfried, Tatum didn't call his blond co-star "smoking hot" and make the cliche "It's a tough job..." joke. No, he had to go and make a valid argument about the cheapness of some sex scenes.

“I think sex scenes in movies take people out of the film,” Tatum said. “It’s like, now it’s Chan and Amanda -- not John and Savannah. If done right, it won’t do that. But sometimes it’s like ‘Oh my God, oh my God, Angelina Jolie is naked.’ ”

(Seyfried, on the other hand, joked "I think they're fun -- I take advantage of them.")

Tatum -- as sensitive as he might be -- still manages to give off a likeable guy's guy vibe. He’s worked in construction, has a few future Spike TV movies to his name, including “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and “Fighting,” and practices mixed martial arts in his basement, according to his cover story in this month’s “Details.”

He was also self-depreciating during our 15-minute conversation, but only a little because there’s only so much Chan could depreciate.

When Seyfried called Tatum a better kisser than her “Jennifer’s Body” co-star Megan Fox, Tatum sheepishly responded “It’s because she likes guys.”

According to Seyfried, that was only part of the reason.

“I prefer being intimate with males,” she said. “And the kiss with Megan was very technical. There were extreme close-ups of tongue and lips -- maybe too much -- but it was kind of necessary for the movie. With Chan, they were romantic kisses. I felt more comfortable doing it with Chan than I did with Megan. That’s for sure.”

When I saw 'Dear John' a few weeks ago, one of my favorite things about the film is the relationship between John and his father. Here's a new clip from the movie that shows how difficult there relationship can be at times...

In addition to an impending website launch, the hard-working actor has a busy week of 'Dear John' promotions coming up, which includes, but is not limited to, the following...

• Monday (February 1st): Los Angeles 'Dear John' Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater at 6pm


• Tuesday & Wednesday (February 2nd and 3rd): Hosting Two Nights of MTV from 7pm - 10pm Central


• Wednesday (February 3rd): Live With Regis and Kelly


• Thursday (February 4th): Late Night with Jimmy Fallon


• Thursday (February 5th): 'Dear John' Hits Theaters


• Wednesday (February 10th): Ellen Degeneres

Stay tuned to CTU and I'll let you know if I find out about any other appearances for the tour!

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