Channing Tatumhad another heartthrob in mind while getting into the look of his character inThe Lost City— his very own costar,Brad Pitt!
Speaking withEllen DeGeneresThursday ahead of the comedy’s release in theaters, the 41-year-old actor said that not only did he intend to channel Pitt, 58, with his character Alan/Dash, but a specific 1994 role of theAcademy Awardwinner’s.
“I actually gave the note — I have to wear a wig for my cover-model look, Dash’s look, and I was like, ‘I just want to look likeLegends of the FallBrad Pitt,” said Tatum.
" ‘Can youplease make me that? Make me as close to that as you can possibly make me,’ " he recalled.
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Channing Tatum inThe Lost City(2022); Brad Pitt inLegends of the Fall(1994).Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection; Dimension Films/Courtesy Everett Collection
In the film,Sandra Bullockplays Loretta Sage, a reclusive romance author who writes about adventurous, exotic settings. Tatum stars as Alan Caprison/Dash McMahon, the cover model used on Loretta’s novels.
Alan, wanting to show he’s as heroic in real-life as his character in her books, then tries to rescue the author.
The Lost Cityalso stars Da’Vine Joy Randolph,Oscar Nuñez,Patti HarrisonandBowen Yang, while Pitt makes a cameo as an agent who, atone point in the trailer, hilariously responds after Loretta asks why he’s so handsome, “My dad was a weatherman.”
Channing Tatum.Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
As for his relationship with Pitt offscreen, Tatum told DeGeneres, 64, that the two have “ridden motorcycles” together and that Pitt is “everything you want him to be” in person.
And though people might know theInterview with the Vampireactor for more serious roles, his comedic timing is top-notch, according to Tatum.
“He’s so funny in [The Lost City],” he added. “I think people just don’t know how funny he is. I think he’s done comedies, but nothing this broad.”
The Lost Cityis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
