Channing Tatum, Man of Iron Will in "White House Down" (Opens Jul 3)

One of today's hottest leading men, Channing Tatum (“G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra,” “The Vow”) plays John Cale, an ex-soldier and divorced father who’s trying to put his life back on solid footing, in director Roland Emmerich's new action-thriller “White House Down.”

Ex-military, now a Capitol policeman, Cale is a father struggling to bond with his estranged daughter. And as “White House Down” begins, it looks like Cale still hasn’t quite figured it out. “But his heart is good – he’s always wanted to be his daughter’s hero,” says Tatum. “And now that he’s realizing that he can’t be that, due to mistakes he’s made, he thinks, ‘Well, she idolizes the president – if I can’t be her hero, maybe I can help protect the guy who is.’”

In the film, Cale's just been turned down by the Secret Service – despite his heroic career, he has been deemed unqualified to protect the president. But everything will change for him when that same day, on a chance visit to the White House, the unimaginable happens: a paramilitary group attacks the building, and only Cale is in a position to protect the president.

“It’s the perfect motivation for the character,” says producer Harald Kloser. “He wants nothing more than to protect the president. And that’s partly because his daughter wants that so badly, too – the president is her hero. But the person from the Secret Service who is doing the interview – the person who holds his future – doesn’t feel he’s up for the job. He doesn’t get it. And then all hell breaks loose – he has to save his daughter, the president, and the world. He has to earn the job about 20 times throughout the course of the movie.”

“The thing Cale really cares about is repairing his relationship with his daughter,” says Tatum. “He’s a guy who ran away from a lot of his problems, and even though he’s stopped running now, he’s wondering if it’s too late. If it takes saving the leader of the free world to get the love and respect of his daughter, then that’s just what he’s going to have to do.”

“Cale is a very ordinary guy,” says Emmerich. “He’s one of those characters who just wants to do the right thing, but whatever he does, it’s not quite working. And then, with the events that happen in this story, he gets his chance. He has a very strong motivation, but a lot to overcome.”

Part of the attraction to “White House Down” for Tatum was the chance to work with Emmerich. “I’ve had so much fun on this movie,” adds Tatum. “One morning we were shooting at five a.m. – it was a long day and he was the only one chipper as he could possibly be. He leads from the front, and I like that.”

For Emmerich, the feeling was mutual – the chance to work with Channing Tatum was the last piece of the puzzle that sealed the deal. “When I met him, I immediately realized that I would only make the movie with him – if he didn’t do it, I wouldn’t, either,” says the director. “I realized he was exactly that character – a very good-looking guy, but with a strong ‘everyman’ feeling about him. He’s funny and smart, he knows what he wants.”

Opening across the Philippines on July 3, “White House Down” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit http://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads. Like us at www.Facebook.com/ColumbiaPicturesPH and join our fan contests.

G.I. Joe Retaliation Review

Where G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra failed to deliver, it's sequel G.I.Joe Retaliation has proven that a cartoon series from the 80s can be turned into a very entertaining movie minus the campiness. The movie stars Channing Tatum, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, Bruce Willis, Elodie Yung and Byung Hun-Lee. The flick is directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese.

Here's the breakdown:

Duke and Roadblock join forces in G.I. JOE 2

A follow-up to the 2009 worldwide blockbuster G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, which grossed over $300 million worldwide, In GI JOE: RETALIATION, the team is not only fighting their mortal enemy COBRA, but they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Converting the film into 3D takes the movie to a whole new level and brings the audience even closer to the non-stop action. G.I. JOE RETALIATION hits theaters in RealD 3D & Digital 3D.

The G.I. JOE mythology runs deep and has a pantheon of characters to draw from, each with their own back-story, nuances and characteristics. When approaching the sequel, the filmmakers wanted to build on the best elements and storylines from the first film and carry those through to the second installment while simultaneously creating a new identity and feel. This offered the opportunity to introduce new characters from the mythology to the franchise.

The addition of 3D to the film is going to bring the film into a whole different playing field.

New Promotional Materials for G.I. Joe Retaliation

Got some new promotional images from Solar-UIP for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Channing Tatum.

Retaliation begins in G.I. Joe 2

A follow-up to the 2009 release of G.I. JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, which grossed over $300M worldwide, Paramount Pictures, MGM and Skydance Productions, in association with HASBRO and di Bonaventura Pictures, commences production on G.I. JOE: RETALIATION. In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Starring D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Ray Park, Adrianne Palicki, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson.
Directed by Jon M. Chu.

Hot Toys Teasers Featuring G.I. Joe and Prometheus

The Hot Toy Community facebook page shared an album featuring some cool upcoming products from Hot Toys including their newly acquired licenses like G.I. Joe Retaliation, Prometheus, The Avengers and Iron Man 3.

So it's obviously Storm Shadow from GI JOE and then the space suit that was used by everybody in 20th Century Fox's "Prometheus".

There's also several busts from past and present licenses like The Avengers and Iron Man 3.

One bust features the Mark VII armor worn by Tony Stark in last year's "The Avengers"...

... and then there's also the new armor we've seen him hauling around in the trailer for Iron Man 3.

If you ask me, I'm pretty sold with the output for these products. These Iron Man busts alone will look really damn cool somewhere in my pad. 

New Posters and Trailer for "G.I. Joe Retaliation"

Check out the new posters and trailers for the film "G.I. Joe Retaliation".

Also here's the second trailer for the film which can also explain bits about the origin of the 'Joes and how COBRA rose to power in the film.



Also may I just say that Adrianne Palicki looks really hawt!

Adrianne Palicki will Gun You Down in New Images for G.I. Joe Retaliation

The former Wonder Woman TV star Adrianne Palicki looks totally bad-ass in one of three new images for the upcoming film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" which also stars Ray Park and Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock.



Also featured in the triumvirate is a nicer look at the other addition to the renegade Joes, Elodie Yung who plays Jinx.