In grand olde Hollywood tradition, there are competing films about the Roman 9th legion in the pipeline. The 9th is famous because they went to Britain and just totally disappeared (or so says the legend. The reality is probably not as dramatic). One of the films is coming from genre master Neil Marshall, while the other is coming from the more ‘respectable’ Kevin MacDonald, he of The Last King of Scotland fame. That film is called Eagle of the Ninth, and Yahoo! has some photos from it.
Now, I’m the guy who likes Channing Tatum, and even I have to say that he looks so out of place here. I wasn’t bothered by Sam Worthington’s ridiculously anachronistic buzzcut in the Clash of the Titans trailer, but Tatum looks like he just came off rehearsals as a dancer on the new Justin Timberlake tour. Maybe he’ll convince me in motion. In the meantime, click here to see some pics. I particularly like photo 4, where Tatum appears to be giving 1969 Roger Daltrey the whatfor.
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In theory, the 'competing movies' thing should be a win-win as typically the central premise is cool. In practice, generally one of the two suck. Let's hope in this case it's not Marshall's.
How on Earth that somebody like Devin actually like Channing Tatum is a mystery to last decades.
I wanna make a movie with Paul David Walker, and Channing Tatum where the whole plot is them sitting in a crappy muscle car in a 7/11 parking lot for three hours. I call it: "Douche The movie."
Geese, with a creampuff like that in charge, no wonder the 9th Legion disappeared!
Channing Tatum = This decade's Casper Van Dien
For some reason I've been grouping a few of youngish actors together in my mind. Chris Pine, Sam Worthington, and Channing Tatum are the three and their quality come in that order. I believe that even if there were ten actors in that list the first and last wouldn't change.
The only movie I've seen Tatum in is GI Joe, and I was bored to tears by him. I really enjoyed the movie, but Tatum was a gaping void of charisma in the middle of it. What do you like about him, Devin?
Channing Tatum is the charity store Josh Harntett, with the half melted pull-string voice-box from a Joe Dirt doll. Jamie Bell in #5 looks far more badass even though he's still rockin' his ladyboy tights from Billy Elliot.
I'd imagine Devin liked him in A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, in which he delivered a pretty great performance. Nothing he's been in since has allowed him to be that good again. Even reteaming with "Guide" director Dito Montiel for FIGHTING couldn't do it.
Fighting. What a shitty movie…
Devin, why do you like this guy? I'm not goading you here – I've only seen him in Fighting and G.I. Joe. In both he hasn't really brought anything to the movie (especially G.I. Joe). Is there another movie out there where he actually shows any range?
God Channing Tatum sucks. Only reason he has a job is because he has a marketable look. Josh Hartnett, Sam Worthington, and Chris Pine are loads better than Tatum could ever hope to be
Watch a guide to recognising your saints. great performance.
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