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NEWS FLASH: Hangout with Jenna Dewan-Tatum and Channing Tatum at the 2009 Dizzy Feet Foundation Benefit

2009-11-07T21:00:00.003-06:00

Jenna Dewan-Tatum tweeted yesterday that she would be both presenting and performing with "So You Think You Can Dance" dancers and more at the upcoming Dizzy Feet Foundation benefit, and today, she announced that Chan would also be presenting with her.

Dizzy Feet Foundation was founded in 2009 by producer Nigel Lythgoe, director Adam Shankman, "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes to help underprivileged young people realize their dream of becoming professional dancers and to support, improve, and increase access to dance education in the Unites States.

Guided by a board consisting of some of the most illustrious names in the American dance community, the foundation's mission is threefold: (1) to provide scholarships to talented students studying at accredited dance schools, studios, or institutions; (2) to establish national standards for dance education and an accreditation program for dance schools in all of the major styles of dance; and (3) to develop, provide, and/or support dance education programs for disadvantaged children through and with local community organizations.

You can learn even more about the organization in the video below...

Dizzy Feet's first-ever fundraising gala, CELEBRATION OF DANCE, is taking place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California on Sunday, November 29th 2009 at 3PM.

As I said, Jenna and Chan will be presenting and Jenna will also perform. As Jenna tweeted..."Buy tix now to support dancing and come say hi to us!" For more information and to buy tickets to the event, please visit Ticketmaster.com.

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And the Winner of the 'G.I. Joe' DVD & Exclusive Signed Poster Is...

2009-11-06T23:30:00.004-06:00

I want to thank all of the fans all around the world who submitted entries for our latest contest. It was REALLY hard to pick a winner, but it's my pleasure to announce that MEHEK K. from Richarson, Texas has won a 'G.I. Joe:Rise of Cobra' 2-disc DVD and an exclusive poster signed by Channing Tatum, director Stephen Sommers, and other cast members.

Didn't win this time? No worries. 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra' was just released in the US and Canada on single DVD edition ($19.99) along with 2-Disc DVD ($24.99) and Blu-ray ($29.99) sets. Fans can CLICK HERE to get more details. Also, I will announce our next contest VERY soon. Jenna's fans should stay tuned!

CONGRATS AGAIN TO MEHEK!!!

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CHANNING TATUM PICTURES OF THE WEEK: 'Dear John' Trailer Screen Caps

2009-11-05T23:50:00.007-06:00

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Today's Pictures of the Week are high quality trailer screen caps of Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried in their upcoming romantic drama 'Dear John'. The movie will hit theaters on 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. Enjoy!!!

You can CLICK HERE to see the rest of the screen captures and all of the other 'Dear John' photos from the movie and the film set in the CTU Photo Gallery.

If you have a favorite picture from this blog, our photo gallery, a picture you have made or a picture that you have found on the net that you would like me to consider, send the picture or a link to the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don't like today's picture (for some completely insane reason), let everyone know that too by clicking on the comments link below. :-)

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FIRST LOOK: Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum Celebrate Halloween Burlesque-Style in Glasgow

2009-11-03T14:43:00.012-06:00

While Meeka and Lulu Bella Tatum hung out with Chan's mom stateside this Halloween, Channing Tatum (in Scotland to film 'Eagle of the Ninth') and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum celebrated All Hallows Eve in full burlesque regalia at Club Noir's Halloween bash at O2 Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.

Club Noir is officially the world's biggest burlesque club, and prides itself on its world-class, innovative variety shows with vintage music and beautifully costumed performers. Jenna tweeted a pic to show us her makeup a few days ago, but we didn't get any pics of the elusive Mr.Tatum...until now that is.

Thanks to the UK's Daily Mail we have a picture of the beautiful couple at the sold out Halloween Burlesque event this weekend where Chan and Jenna celebrated with approximately 2000 revelers. You can read the article from today's paper below...

The club described the event as "the most gory, gruesome, glamorous Halloween event in Scotland. Vampires, murder, torture, voodoo, dancers, singers, musicians, striptease, fetish acts, bands, DJs, magic, photographers, film crew, VJ and lots more". Sounds like Chan and Jenna probably had a ton of fun!!!

The Daily Mail felt that Chan was perhaps trying to channel (albeit a Burlesque version of) his Pretty Boy Floyd character from 'Public Enemies', which coincidentally was just released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK YESTERDAY, so UK fans make sure you pick up a copy!!!

Directed by Michael Mann and starring Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard, 'Public Enemies' places you in the center of the fast and dangerous life of outlaw John Dillinger (Depp), whose cascade of heists, breakouts and charismatic press conferences captivated a nation and won him the heart of Billie Frechette (Cotillard) who went along for the ride. Meanwhile, at the same time, he was being hunted nationwide by crime buster Melvin Purvis (Bale) and the FBI as the nation’s first Public Enemy No. 1.

What's up next for 'Public Enemies'? The movie will be released on DVD in the US on December 8, 2009. Fans can CLICK HERE to get more details.

Also, don't forget to watch Jenna in episode 9 (aka "Gower") of "Melrose Place" TONIGHT @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW. This is the second episode of Jenna's two episode arc on the show, so don't miss it!!!

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Win a ‘G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra’ DVD & Exclusive Poster Signed by the Cast and Director

2009-11-03T10:35:00.006-06:00

I want to remind everyone in the US and Canada that Channing Tatum's action movie 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra' (which has earned over $300 million at the global box office) was just released on DVD and Blu-ray TODAY.

They're releasing a single DVD edition ($19.99) along with 2-Disc DVD ($24.99) and Blu-ray ($29.99) sets. Fans can CLICK HERE to get more details.

CTU fan club members should keep reading for a chance to win a 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra' 2-Disc DVD and an exclusive poster autographed by Channing Tatum, Stephen Sommers, Rachel Nichols and more courtesy of Channing Tatum Unwrapped and Paramount!!!

HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST

Here's what you need to do to enter... Send an email to contests@channingtatumunwrapped.com with “GI JOE DVD AND POSTER” in the subject and the following information in the body of the email:

» CTU Fan Club User Name
» Your Twitter Profile (if you have one)
» First and Last Name
» Complete Physical Mailing Address
» Reason why you think you should win.

Each fan club member can enter the contest one time. Please do not submit multiple entries, because only your first submission will be used. The winner of the contest will be announced on Friday, November 6th on Chan's official Twitter, but you are not required to have a Twitter account to enter. Please submit your entries by the end of the day Thursday, November 5th!!!

Not a member of the CTU Fan Club yet? Fans can CLICK HERE for more info, and you can also CLICK HERE to quickly register for FREE.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!

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NEWS FLASH: New International Release Dates for Channing Tatum’s ‘Dear John’

2009-11-01T23:29:00.005-06:00

Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried's highly anticipated romantic drama 'Dear John' is scheduled for a February 5, 2010 theatrical release in the US, but Sony just added a ton of new international release dates to the movie's official site.

Here's the current list of release dates around the world (that I'm sure will continue to grow prior to the release of the film)...

Holland - February 4, 2010

USA, UK, Poland, and Turkey - February 5, 2010

Bulgaria - February 12, 2010

Ukraine - February 18, 2010

Czech Republic, and Russia - February 25, 2010

Sweden - March 1, 2010

Australia and Singapore - March 4, 2010

South Africa - March 5, 2010

Portugal - March 11, 2010

Denmark and Finland - March 19, 2010

Germany - March 25, 2010

Israel - April 1, 2010

Central America - April 2, 2010

Chile - April 8, 2010

Argentina and Peru - April 15, 2010

Ecuador and Mexico - April 16, 2010

Bolivia and New Zealand - April 22, 2010

Brazil, Columbia and Venezuela - April 23, 2010

Iceland and Uruguay - April 30, 2010

Romania - June 5, 2010

Egypt - October 8, 2010

Qatar - October 9, 2010

Serbia and Montenegro - October 23, 2010

Directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden, and based on the novel by best-selling author Nicholas Sparks, 'Dear John' tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation.

Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John’s increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.

You can get more information about the movie on the official site and the official Facebook page. You also CLICK HERE to get even more news from the various 'Dear John' filming locations.

Finally, in case you missed it, you can watch the new trailer for the film below...

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Happy Halloween From The Tatum's!!!

2009-10-31T20:09:00.011-05:00

OK. You got me. The picture on today's post is obviously neither Channing Tatum nor his wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum, but there's still a treat at the end of this tiny trick. Dressed in their Halloween outfits we have Jenna's adorable dog Meeka (the fairy) and Chan's rambunctious little Lulu Bella (the carnival clown) wishing everyone a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

P.S. Thanks to Jenna for the great photo!

UPDATE (11/1/2009): Jenna's in Scotland visiting Chan again, but she didn't let that stop her from celebrating All Hallows Eve like everyone else. Here's a great photo that Jenna tweeted this morning showing her "Halloween attempt at "burlesque, eyes wide shut" makeup"...

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NEWS FLASH: Jenna Dewan-Tatum Joins the Cast of 'The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy'

2009-10-30T22:24:00.005-05:00

A little over a week ago Channing Tatum's wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, tweeted that she is going to be filming a western soon and told us to stay tuned for more info on the project. Today she came through on that promise and tweeted...

"The next movie I'm going to do is called The Legend of Hells Gate. It's a western period film. Very excited to work with grt character actors."

In CTU fashion, I used that little tidbit of info to learn what I could about the new project and here's what I found...

The full title of the movie is 'The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy', is written and directed by Tanner Beard and also stars James Lafferty ("One Tree Hill"), Robert Buckley ("Lipstick Jungle", "Priviledged", "One Tree Hill") and Chan's 'Dear John' co-star Henry Thomas.

Jenna will play the role of Katherine Prescott in the film and here's the plot for the historical action adventure...

"The story of how 'Hell's Gate' at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas came to have it's name. Relive the story of how three outlaws expeditions and encounters through historical 1870s Texas were remembered for a lifetime."

The movie started filming on October 18th in Boerne, Texas, and I also read that the production will be filming in the Texas cities of Granbury and Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Alto county. The film even has an official Twitter , which is where I found the set photos you see below...

Again, I want to give a big CONGRATS to Jenna on her new role!

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CHANNING TATUM & JENNA DEWAN VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: Fan Tributes to Chan and Chenna

2009-10-28T17:28:00.000-05:00

Today's Videos of the Week were created by Fabulous Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Fans and Youtube users twiLover093 and jackss911music. You all can check out their awesome tributes to Chan (which uses one of my favorite songs, "No Air" by Jordin Sparks) and our favorite couple Chenna below. Enjoy!!!

Thanks to twiLover093 and jackss911music for creating the great videos!

Chan also wanted me to let ya'll know that he's a bit backlogged on completing autograph requests. His fans are extremely important to him and he actually signs all of the autograph requests himself. No stamps are ever used. He's been away promoting 'G.I. Joe' and filming 'Eagle of the Ninth' since late July and has gotten a little behind on the responses. Chan promises to get caught up when he finishes filming in the next few weeks, so thanks for everyone's patience.

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.

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REMINDER: Channing Tatum’s ‘Fighting’ Releases on DVD in France

2009-10-27T03:27:00.001-05:00

Channing Tatum's 2009 action movie 'Fighting' was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US and Canada in August and the UK in September.

The movie has now been released in France, so French fans can get your very own copy of 'Fighting' from the Amazon France site in both the DVD and Blu-ray formats.

Writer and director Dito Montiel brings the action in 'Fighting', a gritty story of a small town boy who becomes a street fighting star in New York City's underground circuit.

'Fighting' stars Channing Tatum, Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard ('Iron Man', 'Crash', 'Hustle & Flow'), Zulay Henao ('S. Darko') and Luis Guzman ('War'), and is about Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum) knows firsthand that every day in New York City is a struggle to survive.

When scam artist Harvey Boarden (Terrence Howard) gives him a chance to be something more in the brutal underground world of bare-knuckle street-fighting, Shawn decides that he has something worth fighting for and puts everything on the line to win. Every knockout brings him closer to the life he's always wanted, but also traps him in a dangerous web he can't escape.

Here's the French version of the trailer...

Fans can check out tons of photos from the film in the CTU Photo Gallery, and you can also watch even more trailers, cast interviews, and exclusive clips HERE and HERE on CTU's Youtube channel.

What's up next for 'Fighting'? The movie will have it's next DVD release in Taiwan on October 30, 2009.

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PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Channing Tatum with Fans in Scotland

2009-10-26T15:15:00.004-05:00

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Today's Pictures of the Week were submitted by numerous Channing Tatum Fans who have run into Chan in Achiltibuie and other parts of Scotland while he films his Roman epic 'Eagle of the Ninth'. One of the fan photos below also includes Chan's 'Eagle' co-star Jamie Bell.

You can CLICK HERE to learn more about the movie, and you can check out the new pics below...

Big thanks to @kirstyg87, @xweelaurax, Rachel, and @triciamaclennan for the great photos! Fans can CLICK HERE to see tons more photos of Chan with fans from around the world.

If you have a favorite picture from this blog, our photo gallery, a picture you have made or a picture that you have found on the net that you would like me to consider, send the picture or a link to the picture to potw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog. If you like or don't like today's picture (for some completely insane reason), let everyone know that too by clicking on the comments link below. :-)

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NEW FLASH: Channing Tatum's 'Public Enemies' Releases on DVD and Blu-ray This December

2009-10-24T13:46:00.006-05:00

Although it’s a small role, Channing Tatum plays the iconic criminal Pretty Boy Floyd in the historical drama 'Public Enemies', a movie that follows the true-life FBI hunt for 1930’s gangster John Dillinger (played by Johnny Depp). The critically acclaimed crime saga will be available in two-disc Special Edition Blu-rayTM Hi-Def, two-disc Special Edition DVD, single disc DVD and digital download on December 8, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Both the two-disc Special Edition DVD and the Blu-rayTM Hi-Def versions include:

Larger than Life Adversaries— Stars Johnny Depp and Christian Bale face off in their portrayals of the real legendary gangsters shown in the film.

Michael Mann Making Public Enemies— See Michael Mann work with his cast and crew including Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard.

Last of the Legendary Outlaws— A look at the real John Dillinger and other notorious American gangsters including Bonnie & Clyde and Pretty Boy Floyd.

On Dillinger’s Trail: The Real Locations— Compare the real locations used in the film through behind-the-scenes and archival footage.

Director’s Commentary—Feature commentary with director Michael Mann.

Criminal Technology— A study of the guns from the 1930s. Watch Johnny Depp and other cast members learn how to fire them realistically.

Digital Copy— The Public Enemies Blu-rayTM and two-disc Special Edition DVD will also be available with Digital Copy for a limited time only. Transfer the digital copy to your iPod, Mac or PC and experience Public Enemies anywhere, anytime!

'Public Enemies' on Blu-rayTM Hi-Def also offers these exclusive bonus features:

U-Control™— Universal’s exclusive signature feature puts the viewer just one click away from going deeper into the making of the film without ever leaving the movie.

Picture-In-Picture— Dig deeper behind-the-scenes with production-related featurettes on how cast and crew brought Dillinger and his accomplices to life.

Interactive Timeline— Follow three timelines of a national crime spree that spanned 14 months from 1933-1934 and view in depth coverage on Dillinger and his gang through archival materials, historians and family members

BD-Live™— Blu-ray viewers can access the BD-LiveTM Center through an Internet-connected player to download more exclusive content, the latest trailers and more!

My Chat— Use Internet-connected players to host a text chat while watching the movie with friends who also own Public Enemies on Blu-rayTM Hi-Def.

My Public Enemies Commentary— UniversalHiDef.com and the BD-LiveTM Center together offer the opportunity to create video, audio or text commentary that can be shared with others in the BD-LiveTM community.

My Scenes Sharing— Bookmark favorite scenes from the movie then share with BD-LiveTM buddies!

Gangster Movie Challenge— Test your knowledge of some of Hollywood ’s most infamous gangsters, then see how you rank on the leaderboard.

Directed by Michael Mann and starring Oscar® nominee Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Oscar® winner Marion Cotillard, 'Public Enemies' places you in the center of the fast and dangerous life of outlaw John Dillinger (Depp), whose cascade of heists, breakouts and charismatic press conferences captivated a nation and won him the heart of Billie Frechette (Cotillard) who went along for the ride. Meanwhile, at the same time, he was being hunted nationwide by crime buster Melvin Purvis (Bale) and the FBI as the nation’s first Public Enemy No. 1.

Fans can CLICK HERE to pre-order 'Public Enemies' on Amazon.com.

You can check out the action-packed high-definition trailer for the film below and watch even more clips in the 'Public Enemies' Playlist of our Youtube Video Channel.

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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum to Star in Dito Montiel's Newest Movie & Nominated for People's Choice Award

2009-10-22T22:17:00.007-05:00

In case you all missed the tweet on Channing Tatum's official Twitter, Production Weekly just confirmed that Chan will be starring in yet another Dito Montiel film very soon.

First there was 'A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints', then 'Fighting', then 'Brotherhood of the Rose', and now we have 'Son of No One'. All written and directed by Dito Montiel and all starring Channing Tatum.

I think Chan may have mentioned this film when he was doing press for 'Fighting' in April, but there's not a lot of details out there for it yet. What we do know is that Chan will be acting along side his 'Fighting' co-star Terrence Howard, James Gandolfini from "The Sopranos" and Robert De Niro from more movies than I could ever list here and who coincidentally also executive produced Chan's 2009 historical drama 'Public Enemies'.

The dramatic thriller is about a young cop who is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

Production Weekly reported that 'Son of No One' is scheduled to start filming this January. I'm not sure where the movie's going to be filming yet, but knowing Dito's love of New York City, I'm willing to bet good money that Chan may once again be roaming the streets of NYC come January.

Thanks to CTU reader Belinda, I found out that Chan has been nominated for a People's Choice Award this year. Please make sure you vote for Chan in the "Favorite Action Star" category and then you should also mosey on over to the "Favorite Movie" category to vote for Chan's movie 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra'.

The People's Choice Awards celebrates fan favorites in music, movies and television and is the only major awards show where real people - not industry insiders - determine the nominees and winners. The 2010 show will be broadcast live from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on January 6, 2010 on the CBS Television Network.

With three movies under his belt and 'G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra' breaking the $300 million mark this week, 2009 has officially been an extremely successful year in the world of Mr. Channing Tatum, so the casting announcement and People's Choice Award nomination didn't surprise me one bit. Congrats to Chan and everyone make sure to vote for him early often!!!

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New Photos of Jenna Dewan at ELLE’s Women in Hollywood Event and on “Melrose Place”

2009-10-20T22:24:00.005-05:00

On today's post, we have new photos of Channing Tatum's wife (aka Jenna Dewan) as she arrives at ELLE’s 16th Annual Women In Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons Hotel on October 19, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California and new promotional photos from her "Melrose Place" shoot.

ELLE brought together an intimate group of Hollywood’s best and brightest talent for a celebration dinner honoring women’s achievements in film. This year’s honorees ranged from screen legend Julie Andrews to talented casting director Bonnie Timmermann, as well as several of today’s most critically-acclaimed actresses: Emily Blunt, Katie Holmes, Julianne Moore, Robin Wright Penn and Renee Zellweger (who were all showcased in this month's issue of the magazine which features ELLE's prestigious Women in Hollywood Power List by respected entertainment news blogger Nikke Finke).

Jenna tweeted about the event before and after and even let us know about a new role she just landed...

"Have an @elle_com Women In Hollywood event to go to, my favorite! so inspiring. they are honoring renee z, juianne moore, k. holmes etc..yea...Very inspired after my evening at Elle mag event. Julie andrews was there! Legend!! Love what I do...also, in other news..i am going to go film a western soon! very fun role, great cast of actors..stay tuned for more info xx"

CONGRATS to Jenna on the new role!!! In the photos below, you can see for yourself how absolutely glowing and beyond beautiful Jenna (in a George Chakra dress, Ippolita jewels and Sergio Rossi shoes) looked at the event...

Thanks to fan @maxdil we also have some great new promotional photos of Jenna Dewan as Kendra with Michael Rady as Jonah Miller at Katsuya (a Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles) in tonight's “Windsor” episode of "Melrose Place" on The CW. Enjoy!

Jenna appears in at least two episodes (seven and eight) and plays a movie executive named Kendra Wilson who works on the Paramount lot and has her eyes on Jonah Miller, an aspiring filmmaker. Her character is described as an ivy league graduate, wickedly sexy and wickedly smart.

I'm so excited for Jenna! She did a really great job in tonight's episode and I can't wait to see her second episode in two weeks!

Want to see more? You can head on over to the CTU Photo Gallery for the rest of the pics of Jenna at the the ELLE party and larger versions of the promotional photos from her "Melrose Place" shoot.

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CTU NEWS: Happy Birthday to Channing Tatum's Fabulous Fans!!!

2009-10-18T14:49:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

to the following Fabulous Fans and Fan Club Members who have September birthdays:

CTU FAN CLUB MEMBERS

Aidin B.
Alana L.
Alli S.
Alyssa C.
Amanda K.
Amani G.
Amber M.
Amelia L.
Amirah Z.
Ana J.
Angi L.
Annabel-Lee F.
Archodea D.
Ashley C.
Ashley C.
Ashli H.
Ashli H.
Baillie D.
Beatrice R.
Bill O.
Blayke M.
Bonnie D.
Brittney W.
Brooke P.
Caravelle T.
Carli I.
Channing H.
Charmed R.
Chelsea C.
Cheri R.
Christina S.
Christina S.
Cinthia S.
Coco B.
Corrina C.
Courtney H.
Dana B.
Dana B.
Dane H.
Danielle H.
Danielle M.
Darlene B.
David G.
Deveina P.
Dya N.
Elisa H.
Elisa L.
Eliys T.
Elizabeth R.
Elizabeth T.
Elizabeth T.
Elodie M.
Eric E.
Erica D.
Erica W.
Faith C.
Fathima K.
Gabriela M.
Georgia H.
Gerry M.
Gina S.
Heather S.
Heidi S.
Hollie B.
Irma S.
Ivelina S.
Jaclyn C.
Jan K.
Janae S.
Janeca R.
Jeanie S.
Jenna H.
Jennifer K.
Jessica L.
Jessica M.
Jim S.
JoÃ£o Pedro C.
Jodie W.
Jolinda C.
Jonathan P.
Jordan C.
Josie P.
Joy P.
Karen B.
Katrina B.
Kayla B.
Kayla F.
Kerline B.
Khoo Ying S.
Kory B.
Krystina L.
Kyni W.
Laraine M.
Laura B.
Lauren M.
Leandro E.-H.
Leanne L.
Leslie L.
Levi V.
Lindsay O.
Lisa H.
Loradel V.
Manolo V.
Mariah H.
Marissa M.
Megan K.
Megan M.
Meimi N.
Melissa J.
Melissa R.
Melissa S.
Michael F.
Michelle C.
Michelle H.
Mike R.
Monalisse L.
Monique O.
Naomi A.
Natasha L.
Natosha L.
Nickie R.
Nicole M.
Nicole S.
Patrina C.
Paul A.
Penny C.
Princess A.
Rachael H.
Rachel T.
Rebecca M.
Reynaldo D. J.
Rona A.
Rose W.
Rosita D.
Roxanne A.
Sabrina R.
Sabuhi M.
Sandy B.
Savanna C.
Shana D.
Shawn L.
Sheer M.
Sheila N.
Sofya P.
Stephanie G.
Suzanna J.
Sylvia C.
Tabitha S.
Teresa R.
Theresa H.
Todd C.
Toni W.
Tracey D.
Veronica P.
Wendy H.
Yahdan H.
Yang S.
Yaritza R.
Zachary P.

CTU READERS

Georgie B.
Kristin T.
Lisa L.
Mildred C.

And all other fans around the world with September birthdays!!!!

The lucky winner of the autographed photo of Channing Tatum is CTU Fan Club Member...

MONALISSE L.
from Ft.Collins, Colorado

Thanks to everyone who submitted birthdays!!! If you would like to get a birthday shout out from CTU, you can quickly join the CTU fan club to be automatically added to the monthly Birthday Program. Each month, I will make a post recognizing the most recent fan birthdays, and one lucky CTU Fan Club Member on the list will win an autographed picture of Channing Tatum.

If you are not a fan club member or would like CTU to give a birthday shout out to a friend of yours, send an email to fanbirthdays@channingtatumunwrapped.com with "BIRTHDAY" in the Subject and the birthday person's name and birth date (month, day, and year) in the body of the email. Also, please send a separate email for each birthday you're submitting.

Finally, each month I also add new fan club members to Chan's Top Friends on MySpace. The lucky fans this month are Jessica L., Levi V., and Kory B.. Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to join the CTU fan club this month and make sure to add Channing's official profile to your friends on MySpace!!!

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PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Channing Tatum in Scotland Working on ‘Eagle of the Ninth’

2009-10-17T14:28:00.006-05:00

Each week Channing Tatum Unwrapped will post one or more of our favorite pictures of the uber hot Channing Tatum.

Believe it or not, we haven't seen a new photo of Channing Tatum in public since early August when he left the US to start filming his Roman epic 'Eagle of the Ninth' in Hungary.

The production has now moved on, and we have some new photos of Chan after he arrived in Glascow, Scotland to shoot the movie on Thursday, October 15, 2009 thanks to JustJared.com.

Fans can check out today's Pictures of the Week below...

'The Eagle of the Ninth' is based on the best-selling, classic 1954 teen novel by Rosemary Sutcliff, and is set in the dangerous world of second-century Britain.

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (played by Channing) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

'The Eagle of the Ninth' will be filming in the Loch Lomond area of Scotland for the next six weeks and is scheduled to hit theaters some time in 2010!!!

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IN THE PRESS: Channing Tatum Makes Empire’s 100 Sexiest Movie Stars List

2009-10-17T09:28:00.002-05:00

Channing Tatum has been making a lot of celeb lists this week. On today's "In the Press" post, Empire Magazine have chosen Chan as one of their 100 Sexiest Movie Stars for 2009. Check out what the UK mag had to say about why they picked him...

"Though a bigger deal in America than he is here over in Blighty, this hasn't stopped the often unshirted and shockingly buff Channing from wiggling his way into the nation's sexual subconscious, what with his body-flaunting antics in Step Up and his more recent appearance in cinematic candyfloss GI Joe. Expect more rippling Alabaman abs on your screens for a long while yet. Most alluring as...the body-popping community-service-serving one-man dancing powerhouse that is Tyler Gage in Step Up."

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New Photos of Jenna Dewan at 2009 20th Anniversary Inner City Arts Imagine Gala And Auction

2009-10-16T17:27:00.010-05:00

After wrapping up her latest trip to visit hubby Channing Tatum on the Scotland set of his film 'Eagle of the Ninth', Jenna Dewan hurried home to take part in an event for an organization that's very close to Chan's sister's heart. Jenna attended (migraine and all) the Inner City Arts Imagine Gala to support her really good friend and new sister-in-law Paige.

Inner-City Arts (ICA), a vibrant arts instruction campus for at-risk children in the heart of Skid Row, celebrated its 20th year with the 2009 Imagine Gala & Auction by honoring "Everybody Loves Raymond" creator, writer and executive producer Philip Rosenthal, his wife, actress Monica Horan Rosenthal, and their children, Ben and Lily.

The organization is a learning oasis in the heart of Los Angeles' Skid Row where professional artists teach students in a studio environment.

ICA has served 150,000 of the city's most at-risk children and works in partnership with the Los Angeles United School District to bring elementary and middle school students to the campus during the day for instruction in visual and performing arts. High school students participate in after-school and Saturday programs.

National research proves students who attend ICA classes show dramatic increases in statewide standardized test scores.

They learn collaboration, creative and conceptual thinking skills and create a whole new vision of self, hope, accomplishment and belonging.

Paul Reiser emceed the event that was chaired by Anna and Ray Romano and included entertainment by the band Los Lobos. The gala also featured the culinary skills of celebrated chefs during the cocktail reception and dinner including: Wolfgang Puck, Alice Waters, Nancy Silverton, Mario Batali, Sherry Yard, Suzanne Goin, Michael Cimarusti, Gloria Felix, Suzanne Tracht, Matt Molina, Zoe Nathan and Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook.

For the live auction, Jen told me that Chan donated a day of paintball with him, and she donated a dance class taught by her. I'm sure that whoever won either will have an incredible experience. So jealous!!!

On a side note...Jenna tweeted last night that she's going to have another Q & A on Twitter, so make sure to get in your questions. You can CLICK HERE to see what was asked and answered on the last Q & A Jen did for her fans.

Finally, the wait is almost over! I believe that episode 7 (aka "Windsor") of "Melrose Place" will premiere NEXT TUESDAY, October 20 @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW. This is supposed to be the beginning of Jenna's two episode arc on the show, so don't miss it!!!

If you want to see Jen on TV sooner, fans can watch her movie 'Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal' on the Lifetime Movies Network SATURDAY, October 17 @ 7PM ET/PT.

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FAN ENCOUNTER: Fan Hangs with the Cast & Crew of Channing Tatum's 'The Eagle of the Ninth'

2009-10-16T12:12:00.008-05:00

Filming began on Channing Tatum's Roman drama 'Eagle of the Ninth' in Hungary on August 24th and moved to Scotland a few weeks ago.

Ted from the fan site All Things Foe recently posted an exclusive report with photos from a fan named Julie who lives in the area where 'Eagle' is filming. You can read all about her encounter at the set and at a dance (called a Ceilidh) the town held for the cast and crew (including both Chan and his wife Jenna Dewan) below...

"On Saturday, 10th October, we decided to walk up to Fox Point to look at the set. The weather was great when we had left home and was still dry as we walked up the hill. Due to filming we had to wait for a while and once the all terrain vehicles started to move we were able to continue towards the set.

We met a really friendly guy near to the set and we spoke to him for sometime – he was telling us about how they were in Hungary for 6 weeks and how things were going here etc and told us to go and look into the huts, wander around the “village”etc and not to worry that if we were in the way, we would be asked to move. Having introduced himself as Duncan, asking our names as well, I asked if he would be going to the ceilidh at night. He was and we met him there and he spoke to us by name which I thought was really good. Only later did I find out that he was infact Duncan Kenworthy, the producer.

The set was so impressive – however getting across the boggy tracks was not at all easy, especially as I am a bog magnet and usually end up falling in them. We had seen some photos of the huts and were totally amazed at how realistic the fiber glass stones were – an amazing amount of work must have gone into it and the colors were incredible!

The costumes for the extras are fantastic and it was great fun looking beyond the green paint to see who we recognized!

As the weather was so bad by now – rain, rain and more rain we weren’t sure if we would just head back down the hill but noticed they were filming at ground level. 2 of the extras were walking past the black horse and the camera man was filming their legs through the horses legs!

The next bit to be filmed was Channing scraping a sealskin outside a hut so bark chippings had to be laid and covered with bracken as the ground was so wet. Then with everything about ready and Channing called the weather changed so they decided to do a close up of Channing with the horses.

By now we were well and truly soaked so headed off back down the hill. We had spoken to quite a few people involved in the filming and they were all really courteous and looking forward to the ceilidh...

The ceilidh was by far one of the best we have ever had in our community hall. Despite having taken 2 hours to get off the hill a great number of people came along – including some extras who were staying in Ullapool and had never been to a ceilidh before.

Jamie, Channing and his wife all came along and appeared to be really enjoying themselves...I had gone into the lounge to tidy the tea things and [Jamie] was there jamming away with a local guy and they were singing away (can’t remember the song) and Jamie was playing one of the kid’s guitars.

Both Channing and Jamie were really good about signing autographs and having their photos taken with people. Due to the problems with my camera I didn’t get any.

The music for the evening was varied but brilliant. So many of the kids were involved – guitars, bagipes, accordians and whistles. The Coigach singers did a few songs, lot of piping and a tremendous amount of dancing. It was great as we had our very own “Dancing with the Stars”...

At the end of the night we finished in true highland style with Auld Lang Syne and I hope that the memory and atmosphere of the night stays with everyone for a long time."

'The Eagle of the Ninth' is based on the best-selling, classic 1954 teen novel by Rosemary Sutcliff, and is set in the dangerous world of second-century Britain.

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila (played by Channing) arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth.

Accompanied only by his British slave Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth. Donald Sutherland portrays Marcus' uncle Aquila, who has retired in Britain; Mark Strong is cast as Guern, an ex-soldier who holds crucial information about the Ninth.

The sets in Scotland are being used to represent everything north of Hadrian's Wall, while the Hungary locations are a stand-in for everything south of the Wall in the film.

'The Eagle of the Ninth' is scheduled to hit theaters some time in 2010!!!

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Official Trailer for Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried's 'Dear John'

2009-10-15T10:50:00.002-05:00

The wait is OVER CTU readers!!! Sony has finally released the official trailer for Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried's highly-anticipated romantic drama 'Dear John', and I can't stress enough how in love I am with this trailer!!! So worth the wait!

'Dear John' tells story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a young soldier home on leave, and Savannah Curtis (Amanda Seyfried), the idealistic college student he falls in love with during her spring vacation.

Over the next seven tumultuous years, the couple is separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. While meeting only sporadically, they stay in touch by sending a continuous stream of love letters overseas--correspondence that eventually triggers fateful consequences.

Today's Video of the Week is brought to us in high-def by TrailerAddict.com. Enjoy!

For those who are curious, the main song used in the trailer is "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" by Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright.

'Dear John' will hit theaters on February 5, 2010. In addition to the official poster that I posted earlier this week, fans can CLICK HERE to check out behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the film and can CLICK HERE to get even more news from the various 'Dear John' filming locations.

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