NEWS FLASH: Cinematical.com Exclusive - Channing Tatum as He-Man?

Way back in June I posted an article that talked about Channing Tatum being one of the names mentioned for the title role of He-Man in the new 'Masters of the Universe' movie that is scheduled to be created.

Today's article on Cinematical.com addresses the topic with Channing directly in an interview they did with him recently on the set of 'Fighting'. Check out what Chan has to say about his future as a super hero...

EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum as He-Man?
Posted Oct 20th 2007 12:02PM by Erik Davis

Cinematical was lucky enough to visit the set of Fighting last night in New York City, where Channing Tatum and Terrence Howard were shooting scenes for the new drama directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints). It was a night shoot, and so this writer didn't leave the set until close to one in the morning (which was their lunch!), but before I bounced home to my bed, I managed to speak with Tatum for a bit about the role, and other -- more superhero-ish stuff -- that might be in store for the actor down the line. Of course, the first thing we were wondering was whether Tatum was among those who auditioned for the new Justice League of America movie.

Has he been approached to play any superhero roles? Tatum said, "Yeah, yeah, I mean a few, a few -- I don't know, I just can't quite see myself as that yet. I like that, and eventually one day I'd like to do it; I just don't want to do it yet." Did he audition for any of the Justice League roles? "No, none of the Justice League. The only superhero I've ever auditioned for was Gambit, for the third X-Men. They ended up pulling the character out of the movie. I don't know, someone told me about a crazy He-Man thing -- I don't know, I can't quite figure it out. I need to really want it. I can only go after something that I really want bad."

Tatum also revealed that there is one superhero-ish project that he is working on: "There is a hero thing that I'm actually producing. It's called Plucker. It's a graphic novel by Brom, and I got it set up at Temple Hill, and it's now set up at New Line -- it's going to be a crazy sort of fantastical story about a jack-in-the-box that saves this boy. It's a weird, sort of darker, trippier version of Toy Story." When asked if it would be animated or live action, Tatum replied, "I don't know, we have to find a director that has a vision for it first."

Could you see Channing Tatum in any superhero roles? If so, which ones?

Source: Cinematical.com

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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum May Soon Get His First Producer Credit

Channing Tatum's meteoric rise from a successful model to a highly sought after actor seems to have happened over night and now he may be adding the highly coveted title of producer to his resume with a new film called 'The Plucker' that New Line Cinema has recently optioned.

Variety.com is saying that Channing actually introduced the book that the movie will be based on to the producers of the film and may be receiving producer credit for his contributions to the project.

I don't know a lot about the movie making business, but I am pretty sure that getting producer credit is not a small thing, so I just want to congratulate Chan on making this type of step so soon in his career. As far as I'm concerned, this is yet another sign of Channing's staying power in the entertainment industry.

Here is the complete Variety.com article that explains in more detail:

New Line Toys with Brom's 'Plucker'
Godfrey, Bowen, Thoren to produce film
By Michael Fleming

New Line Cinema has optioned "The Plucker," an illustrated novel by Brom. Temple Hill Entertainment partners Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen will produce with Terry Thoren.

Published in 2005 by Harry Abrams, "The Plucker" revolves around a toy jack-in-the-box that awakens beneath its owner's bed and realizes it has been relegated to a place where undesired playthings go to die. There, he discovers the Plucker, a malevolent spirit from a mysterious new toy that has evil designs on the young owner of the toys.

Brom, an artist who began his career as a commercial illustrator of novels, role-playing games, videogames ("World of Warcraft") and such films as "Sleepy Hollow" and "Van Helsing," made "The Plucker" his first illustrated gothic tale. He followed it with "The Devil's Rose," described as a Western set in hell.

Studio is looking for a director. Godfrey and Bowen were introduced to the book by actor Channing Tatum, who'll likely take some producing credit.

Source: Variety.com

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