Studmuffin Channing Tatum is in The Eagle…No, not the gay bar; the MOVIE!

Yeah, I got excited when I saw the words, “Channing Tatum” and “The Eagle” in a movie column a few months ago…sadly, it has nothing to do with a gay leather bar or pornography…well, it’s a KIND of pornography. The legitimate film, The Eagle opens this coming Friday, February 11, and it stars the ridiculously sex pouty actor/former go-go boy as a Roman soldier and slave MASTER and cutie pie Billy Elliot child star Jamie Bell, all grown up, as his SLAVE…yeah, it IS a kind of porn, of the ancient Rome, men in leather skirts and oiled up pecs variety, a beloved film genre for nearly a hundred years.

What’s this movie all about? Check it:

In the Roman epic adventure The Eagle, starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell, two men—master and slave—venture in 140 AD beyond the edge of the known world on a dangerous and obsessive quest that will push them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal, friendship and hatred, deceit and heroism. 20 years earlier, Rome’s 5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of Flavius Aquila, marched north carrying their treasured golden Eagle emblem. They never returned; Legion and Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Hearing a rumor that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far north, Flavius’ son Marcus (Tatum), determined to restore the tarnished reputation of his father, is galvanized into action. Accompanied only by his slave Esca (Bell), Marcus sets out into the vast and dangerous highlands of Scotland—to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father’s memory, and retrieve the hallowed Eagle.

This sounds RIDICULOUS!

Where do I buy my advance tickets?

The Eagle opens nationally next Friday, and locally, you can check it out at many theaters including Landmark’s Metro Cinemas in the U-District.