People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive 2012: Channing Tatum

Yup, I can sure live with that... People magazine has named its 2012 Sexiest Man Alive as Channing Tatum, who electrified the screen this year with Magic Mike... not to mention bringing to the big screen a hot & hunky cast that included Joe Manganiello, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer, Alex Pettyfer and Alex Rodriguez.

Here's what People writes about Tatum in advance of the Sexiest Man issue that comes out Friday, November 16... He may have bared (almost) all of that incredibly chiseled body in this year's Magic Mike but 2012's Sexiest Man Alive Channing Tatum was still modest when he heard the news: "My first thought was, 'Y'all are messing with me,'" says Tatum, who married actress Jenna Dewan-Tatum in 2009. "I told Jenna after we'd been in the bathtub washing our dogs because they'd gotten skunked."

Her Alabama-bred heartthrob of a husband is also a sculptor who quotes Edgar Allan Poe, loves to give her massages and can't wait to start their family. "I'm ready; I think she's ready," Tatum, 32, says.

"The first number that pops into my head is three, but I just want one to be healthy and then we'll see where we go after that. It’s really easy for us guys to say, 'I want like 15 kids. Jenna will be like, 'Well you better get another wife!'"

Currently training to play an Olympic athlete in next year's Foxcatcher, Tatum is all heart and muscle at 195 pounds. "I like to be lean. If I get too bulky I can't move well and I like to move," he says. "When I'm not training, I get really round and soft." Which is just fine by his wife. "People know him to be fun and sexy, but they don't know how emotionally deep and spiritually open he is," says Dewan-Tatum, 31. "He is such an open-hearted person; what you see is what you get."

Previous recent People mag cover men: Last year, Bradley Cooper was honored with as Sexiest, Ryan Reynolds took the 2010 title, and Johnny Depp was named in 2009. Fellow Magic Mike alumnus McConaughey was awarded the Sexiest trophy in 2005. For the complete list, of People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive choices from 1985 through 2011, see below the jump. *

Morning Joe: Manganiello Covers Aussie 'Men's Health' Australia

Joe Manganiello, who dons his biceps on the November 2012 cover of Oz's Men's Health—another in a series of sexy mag fronts over the past year—has given us one more reason to fall in love with The Smoking Nun's 2011 Sexiest Man Alive.

Earlier this month, he presented his pal, Magic Mike co-star Matt Bomer, with an “Inspiration Award” at the 8th Annual Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) Awards. There, he also shared his views on civil rights for all: "You are the example that the rest of our country needs to wake up and see in terms of equality and putting an end to the bullying epidemic and making sure that every family is respected in our schools and our society.” Sweet!

Other news: Channing Tatum says he may want to direct the supposedly coming sequel to Magic Mike: "It’s too good of a movie, and the characters are so crazy, that we want to go for it. We feel like we did the little indie version last time, and for the next one, we want to up the stakes, maybe go even farther." Previous director Steven Soderbergh says he has retired for good, this time, and is not up for Magic Mike 2. Tatum adds it may be a while before MM2 materializes: “We’re not going to direct our first movie as a sequel to a Steven Soderbergh movie. That’s not smart. I want to start with something very small, make a lot of mistakes, make them real early, then jump in on Magic Mike 2.” *

Channing Tatum... Could It Be True? 'Magic Mike 2'?!

According to an interview with Glamour U.K., Channing Tatum says that after the wicked success of Magic Mike, a sequel is in the works. Jezebel reports that a month ago, Tatum was saying, "This will be my swan song, I will never do or talk anything about stripping after this ever, ever again."

But that was, of course, before Magic Mike cleared $77 million at the box office in less than two weeks (it cost $7 million to make). Now, he says that director Steven Soderbergh is on board for a sequel: "Yes, yes and yes! We're working on the concept now. We want to flip the script and make it bigger."

Um, bigger? Why, what do you mean, Channing? Let's hope that Joe Manganiello is on board, along with Matthew McConaughey (who's pretty integral to the plot). And maybe... just maybe, William Levy can make up for his previous sin of turning down a role in the smash flick. Bigger and better, indeed. Ooh la la! * "Dwts Team Levy Womens Fitted T (Dark) Shirt"

More Channing Tatum: Next Movie Role In Evel Knievel Biopic

Following his starring role in smash flick Magic Mike, Channing Tatum will next take on a biopic on daredevil Evel Knievel. Over the course of his "career," the performer managed 75 motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980 and one notoriously failed jump in 1974 across Snake River Canyon. Knievel also earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most broken bones in a lifetime with 433 breaks or fractures. What a dumbass, huh? He died at age 69 in 2007 from pulmonary disease in Florida.

The production team for the movie is Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, who are also producing the upcoming and already hyped 50 Shades of Grey—which The Smoking Nun wrote about earlier this week, hoping that William Levy might earn a leading role as the sexually charged lead.

The Knievel movie is based on the book “Life of Evel” by Stuart Barker., which depicts his darker side, including booze and gambling binges, claims of sleeping with 2,000+ women and blowing his $60 million fortune. Sounds pretty dull and dim-witted to meese.

Meanwhile, Tatum is awash in upcoming projects, following Magic Mike. G.I. Joe: Retaliation and The Bitter Pill are due in 2013, while he's filming Lego: The Piece of Resistance, White House Down, Foxcatcher, The Contortionist's Handbook and Jupiter Ascending. Geez, when does the dude have time to scratch his behind? *

'Magic Mike' Delivers... I'd Grade It 'Ooh La La'

Score!! The first movie of 2012 I've seen in a theater was as much fun as I'd hoped. Magic Mike delivers tons of A&A (abs and ass), with sexy dance routines and more than enough gratuitous physical male beauty. It's about time the playing field was equalized, huh?

As expected, the "plot" about Channing Tatum and his love interest was a needless distraction... and I remain dumbfounded at just how wholly unappealing female lead Cody Horn is. Amid so much machismo, it was distracting to have to gaze at her horse face in every other scene. Of course, it all makes sense when you discover that Horn's father is chairman of Walt Disney Studios and was previously president of Warner Bros. Hello, nepotism.

Ah, but the scintillating charms of easy on the eyes Matthew McConaughey, a surprsingly beautiful Alex Pettyfer, pretty boy Matt Bomer, handsome Channing, smoking Adam Rodriguez... and of course my man Joe Manganiello, which all made up for such a slight distraction. The flick is indeed fun, sexy and effectively delivered, so you don't feel like you contributed cash for a soft porn extravaganza that is as dim-witted as a Nicki Minaj song. Good times! *

'Magic Mike': Who's The Fairest One Of All?

Today's the day! At last, I will see all the hot goodness of Magic Mike for myself. 2:25 p.m. matinee, with pal Aliceee. Hoping that theater is all ours! *
(Photos: Homorazzi)

Morning Joe!

Magic Mike is now less than a week away! The whole crew is doing press all over the world, including Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and the Sexiest Man Alive Joe Manganiello. He also took a dip in the ocean down Miami way... offering proof that his role as a stripper in MM is indeed apropos. *

Joey Lawrence Joins Chippendales In Vegas!

Good googa-mooga. The Smoking Nun's Sexiest Men Alive for 2008, Joey Lawrence, is reportedly joining the Las Vegas cast of Chippendales. The 36-year-old will work as a singer, dancer and host. He told AP that after watching Channing Tatum at a screening of upcoming stripper flick Magic Mike, he couldn't wait to whip it all out...

Oh, no wait, that's not quite right... He said that watching the film "encouraged him to join the male revue. I found out that guys like Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem have also done stuff like this and being the fearless guy that I am, I said yes."

Hmm, actually my interpretation doesn't seem that far off, after all, does it?

The married father of two currently stars as a male nanny in the dreadful ABC Family series Melissa & Joey, where he inexplicably keeps his shirt on. Lawrence follows delicious 98 Degrees' singer Jeff Timmons with his star-turn with the Chips. *

New Trailer For 'Magic Mike': Now We're Talking!

One month ago, we wrote on The Smoking Nun that the then just-released theatrical trailer for stripper flick Magic Mike was an utter disaster: "With a cast that includes Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Mangianello, Matt Bomer and Matthew McConau- ghey, you would think that the introduction to the majorly hyped $20 million Magic Mike would include a scene or two that comprises what this film's appeal is: Hot guys bumping and grinding."

Instead, the lame April tease focused on a zzzzzz romance between Channing Tatum as his masculine-looking love interest Cody Horn. We added, "I tell you, Warners is marketing this to be a gigantic flop, if the studio believes a dramatic love story is why people will dole out dollars to see Magic Mike.

Well, apparently the studio suits were reading The Nun, after all. Take a look at the new trailer—now we're talking! MM is released June 29. *

Ooh La La! 'Magic Mike' Covers 'Entertainment Weekly'

Magic Mike covers this week's Entertainment Weekly... and words just escape me... Shit, who needs words? From left, Matthew McConaughey, Sexiest Man Alive Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer and Channing Tatum. Mercy sakes! The film is a little more than a month away: June 29.

In a recent interview with Advocate, McConaughey summed up his thong in the upcoming male stripper flick as "the sheath for the sword."

He plays club owner Dallas, and says, "Everybody was pretty damn ripped already, but boy, if you really want to get men in great shape, just tell them they’re going to play male strippers in a movie and have their shit onscreen for the rest of time."

He adds that director Steven Soderbergh said at the beginning of the shoot that "if it felt right, I could strip at the end of the movie. I said, ‘I gotta dance, man.’ I would regret it for the rest of my life if I was in a male stripper movie and didn’t get up there and strip myself. I also knew that my dance had to be the dirtiest. It had to be wonderfully filthy."

Any other motivation needed to head to the nearest bijou? *