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Channing Tatum opens up about wanting to look like Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall on Ellen

Channing Tatum opens up about wanting to look like Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall on Ellen 2

Channing Tatum was promoting his new movie The Lost City, which features a memorable cameo from Brad Pitt, as Tatum revealed how he wanted to look like the actor in his film Legends of the Fall.

The 41-year-old Tatum plays a romance novel cover model who goes on a wild mission to save the author (Sandra Bullock). 

Tatum appeared on Thursday’s episode of Ellen, where he spoke highly of Bullock, and Pitt as well.

Channing as Brad: Channing Tatum was promoting his new movie The Lost City, which features a memorable cameo from Brad Pitt, as Tatum revealed how he wanted to look like the actor in his film Legends of the Fall

Channing as Brad: Channing Tatum was promoting his new movie The Lost City, which features a memorable cameo from Brad Pitt, as Tatum revealed how he wanted to look like the actor in his film Legends of the Fall

Channing, Sandra and Brad: Tatum appeared on Thursday's episode of Ellen, where he spoke highly of Bullock, and Pitt as well

Channing, Sandra and Brad: Tatum appeared on Thursday’s episode of Ellen, where he spoke highly of Bullock, and Pitt as well

Tatum had known Bullock for awhile but this was the first time working with her, saying she was, ‘everything you’d want her to be.’

‘I think we all have our assumptions on how people are before you meet them, and you’re kind of afraid to meet them because you don’t want them to not be what you hope them to be, and she’s just every bit as lovely as you want her to be,’ Tatum said. 

He added that he also met Brad Pitt once before working on the film, stating they ‘rode motorcycles together,’ and, like Sandra, ‘he is everything you want him to be.’

Working: Tatum had known Bullock for awhile but this was the first time working with her, saying she was, 'everything you'd want her to be'

Working: Tatum had known Bullock for awhile but this was the first time working with her, saying she was, ‘everything you’d want her to be’

‘I actually gave the note – I have to wear a wig for my cover model look and I said I just want to look like Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt,’ Tatum said. ‘Can you please make me that?’

‘He’s so funny in this. I think people don’t know how funny he is. I think he’s done comedies but nothing this broad,’ Tatum added.

The actor was discussing his new magazine spread while he added that he has been getting back into shape for the long-awaited sequel Magic Mike 3.

Notes: 'I actually gave the note - I have to wear a wig for my cover model look and I said I just want to look like Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt,' Tatum said. 'Can you please make me that?'

Notes: ‘I actually gave the note – I have to wear a wig for my cover model look and I said I just want to look like Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt,’ Tatum said. ‘Can you please make me that?’

‘I’m very sore, my body aches in rehearsal, it’s very intense, but yes, we’re deep in it,’ Tatum told Ellen.

When asked what he’s doing to get ready for the role, Tatum said, ‘lots of no eating, lots more of no eating, and then on the bike, a lot,’ adding, ‘It takes a lot longer to get in shape now.’

‘What’s crazy about it is you can spend three months trying to get down to like zero percent body fat, and you just like walk by a cheeseburger at like too close of a radius and you feel like it just all goes away,’ Tatum joked.

Rehersal: 'I'm very sore, my body aches in rehearsal, it's very intense, but yes, we're deep in it,' Tatum told Ellen

Rehersal: ‘I’m very sore, my body aches in rehearsal, it’s very intense, but yes, we’re deep in it,’ Tatum told Ellen

He admitted he can only train like that for another couple of years, ‘then I’m just gonna try to hold on to it as long as I can.’

When asked about the story, Tatum said, ‘It’s kind of a fish-out-of-water story. I’m in London,’ adding they’re still, ‘playing around with some cameos.’

They showed footage of Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss getting waxed on Ellen years earlier, with Tatum admitting he’s not getting waxed this time.

Train: He admitted he can only train like that for another couple of years, 'then I'm just gonna try to hold on to it as long as I can'

Train: He admitted he can only train like that for another couple of years, ‘then I’m just gonna try to hold on to it as long as I can’

‘I am not gonna do waxing this time. I think we’re gonna change with the times,’ Tatum added.

Aside from the movie sequel, the franchise is expanding with live shows all over the world now, a reality show and more, which Tatum never would have expected for a franchise based on his own time as a young stripper in Florida.

‘If you would’ve come up to my 18 year old self when I was stripping and someone from the future went, “You’re gonna own a strip club one day,” I would have been like, “Yeah, that might be true if I’m successful.” But if you would’ve told me the route in which I was gonna own strip clubs and all the things that would come before it and during it, I would have never in a million years (believed you),’ Tatum said.

No wax: 'I am not gonna do waxing this time. I think we're gonna change with the times,' Tatum added

No wax: ‘I am not gonna do waxing this time. I think we’re gonna change with the times,’ Tatum added

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