The official promo machine for the new film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has officially gotten underway as members of the cast invaded Sydney Harbor in Sydney, Australia over the weekend to hype up their new film. The cast — including Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols and Marlon Wayans — arrived at their press photocall by speedboat and then immediately made themselves available to the press. Sienna Miller gave the most revelatory info to the assembled media, even confessing that she nearly burned her breasts while making the film:

In what would have been the most bizarre on set accident yet, actress Sienna Miller revealed she nearly burnt her breasts making new movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Speaking at an event in Sydney, Australia, to promote the film, the 28-year-old star, who plays femme fatal The Baroness in the film, said she nearly suffered the rather undignified occurrence when an explosion got too close for comfort. But thankfully it was just a rather close call. She said a press conference in Sydney: “Luckily it wasn’t my breasts, it was the bit in-between. It got a bit burnt when an explosion got a bit close.” Sienna arrived at the press launch for the film in fine style, as she and her cast mates turned up in a power boat. And she also revealed she wasn’t too impressed with her character’s black leather cat suit: “I won’t be wearing one again. Squeezing myself into that with the aid of talcum powder every day for five months was more than enough. I could barely move in it anyway,” she said. The actress looked informal in a print dress from Brit designers Poltock & Walsh Autumn/Winter 2009 collection, accessorised with a pair of suede/leather Chloe ankle boots. Sienna who has enjoyed an on/off relationship with father-of-four Balthazar Getty, brushed off questions that she had plans to walk down the aisle. She said: “No plans to get married, no. No-one to marry!” But co-star Channing Tatum, 29, was actually on his honeymoon. Channing, 29, who married Step Up co-star Jenna Dewan on July 11, had to delay his honeymoon because he will be promoting the new $170million movie for two weeks. He said: “I am on honeymoon but not at the moment. We’ll pick that up after the promotion work is done.” The star, who plays the film’s hero, Duke, said: ‘When I was first approached about the role I thought, “Aww man, how are you going to make a movie about G.I. Joe in a time of war? Then I read the script and it was nothing to do with the military at all. I’m a big supporter of the soldiers and the military and I don’t have a view on the war at all, I’m not a political person. But this is a fantasy film, it is an escape from everything that is going on.” Also at the event were co stars Marlon Wayans and Rachel Nichols who arrived at Sydney’s historic harbour with Sienna and Channing in a customised speedboat. Director Steven Sommers also rejected claims that he had been removed from the film after disastrous test screenings. “It’s complete lies. I have always had final cut of the film. People just make stuff up. You have to really screw up to get fired from a movie. The stigma of that would kill it. This is not the case.” Actor Channing, 29, said: “I hope it does OK”, while a less tactful Sienna added: “You know, GI Joe, it’s not going to be the best acting work we’ve ever done.”

LOL! Not even the actors seem to have much faith in the film … but, I’m still VERY excited to see it when it opens next month!! It’s a shame that Channing has to “work” while he’s on his honeymoon but it’s really hard to feel bad for the guy. It remains to be seen where the G.I. Joe promo machine moves on to next but they’ve got a lot of work ahead of them to sell this flick. Are any of y’all planning on seeing this movie when it opens on August 7?

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A little bit of housekeeping to tend to here on the blog … yesterday, I posted a few photos of Channing Tatum (along with a portion of his coverstory interview) from the new issue of GQ magazine but I failed to share Channing’s coverphoto! This oversight cannot be overlooked any further … behold:

Man … it should be a crime to not post all of the available photos of his man whenever he deigns to grace us with a new magazine photospread. In my haste to post the other hawt photos, I failed to share his coverphoto. All apologies … and I sincerely hope they’re aren’t any hard feelings. Tho, if there are a few hard feelings, I guess it’s understandable ;)

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Channing Tatum, who can be seen in a brief cameo as Pretty Boy Floyd in Public Enemies now and can be seen as Lt. Duke Hauser in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra next month, is featured in the new issue of GQ magazine. Tatum, who just wed his longtime girlfriend Jenna Dewan here in SoCal last weekend, was photographed by Mario Testino for the GQ spread. In his interview, he talks about he went from a perfume spritzer at Dillard’s to a Hollywood heartthrob:

I’m not expecting a cell-phone message from Channing Tatum when I land in Montgomery, Alabama, on a sweet day in June. The plan was to hook up at his uncle Bruce’s ranch, forty-five minutes from the airport, each of us arriving separately. But Chan (”Nobody calls me Channing”), being at that stage of celebrity when he doesn’t mind spending time with a reporter, has taken it upon himself to redo the plans his publicist made. Even if that means sitting in the Montgomery airport, where he has flown from L.A., an extra hour until my flight gets in from New York City. “I hope it’s okay that I canceled your car so you can ride with me,” he says. “There’s only one bar in the airport, so you should be able to find me.” That’s easy. He’s the only person there. Well, aside from the bartender and a lovely woman in her forties with one arm who, much to his embarrassment, has just paid for his fourth Coors Light. (It is close to five o’clock Alabama time.) “Aw, man, you shouldn’t have done that,” says Chan, going over to her table, where she is sitting alone with her Subway sandwich. “But, um, thanks.” It’s hard to tell whether she knows he’s somebody or just thinks he’s cute. He has her all shy and giggling, though. His driver, from Touch of Class limo service, is waiting by the door. “This is Thomas,” says Chan. Thomas, who’s decked out in a pressed black suit and cap befitting the royal guard, and who speaks with a proper Scottish accent, tips his hat. “He just moved here from Scotland,” says Chan, clearly impressed. “It’s quite…different,” says Thomas. Chan slouches down in the backseat of the black town car. He has an iPhone in his hand and a Kindle poking out of his bag. What are you reading? “I got two books on this thing,” he says, “about the start and finish of the Roman Empire. I don’t have to read this stuff, but I love it.” (It’s in preparation, he says, for a role.) He’s wearing the standard young-guy-in-Hollywood uniform—ripped jeans hanging off his butt, sideways baseball hat, cotton button-down shirt—which, oddly, also turns out to be pretty close to the standard young-guy-in-rural-Alabama uniform. “You ready to get all country?” he asks. We’re headed thirty-three miles northeast, to what Chan calls his “favorite place on the planet, by far”: his uncle Bruce’s ranch. Three hundred acres in the middle of nowhere. Wetumpka, to be precise. It’s where his mama was raised. And though his formative years were spent in Tampa, Wetumpka is what Channing Tatum calls home. He escapes here every chance he gets, and that’s not bullshit. ” ‘Cause it’s real, you know? You’ll see.” But first, he needs to “take a pee” and pick up a couple of six-packs for his uncle Bruce. Thomas steers the town car into a Citgo station with a minimart. While Chan is in the loo, a few truckers buying chew at the cash register size up his ride. “Good-lookin’ black car sittin’ there,” says one. “Is that there yer limo-zeen?” says the other. Not mine, I say. It’s Channing Tatum’s. “Hmmph. We don’t see a whole lotta those round here. Who’d you say that was?” Channing Tatum. He’s an actor. Blank stares. You ever see A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints? Or…Step Up? Blank stares. He’s gonna be in G.I. Joe this summer. Ah, okay, him they’ve heard of.

The pretty interesting interview can be read in full HERE. I love that Channing has a Kindle but I cannot FOR THE LIFE OF ME call him Chan. Sorry. After the jump, check out a few more photos from Channing’s GQ magazine photospread …

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Yesterday we learned the happy news that actors Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan were wed in a well attended but short oceanside ceremony in Malibu, CA Saturday night and today we get to see a photo of husband and wife sharing a sweet kiss as they made their way thru LAX Airport yesterday bound, presumably, for their honeymoon:

Awww … don’t they look so sweet? As much as it pains many of us to think of Channing as a married man, it’s plainly obvs that he is insanely happy and in love with his new wife Jenna. Again, much love and congrats to the newlyweds and here’s hoping they share a long and very happy life together.

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Last September actor Channing Tatum broke the hearts of many when he announced that he and longtime girlfriend Jenna Dewan had gotten engaged. Today we learn that the happy couple made their commitment official and tied the knot in a short wedding ceremony in Malibu, CA yesterday afternoon. Channing and Jenna got hitched, y’all:

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan tied the knot Saturday in Malibu, Usmagazine.com confirms. The stars said “I do” in a short, 15-minute ceremony on the grounds of Church Estates Vineyards, the same venue where Fergie and Josh Duhamel got married last January. More than 200 guests attended the nuptials, which began at 3:45 p.m. PST. A source tells Us Dewan’s maid of honor was Entourage star Emmanuelle Chriqui. Also in the bridal party was Tatum’s sister Paige and Haylie Duff, who was accompanied by the groom’s pal Nick Zano. The bridesmaids all wore light pink dresses. Beneath an altar covered in white, cream and pink roses, Dewan wore a white strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline and a long veil while Tatum wore a basic black suit. When it was time for their first kiss as husband and wife, the G.I. Joe star bent Dewan back and kissed her over his knee to cheers from the crowd, who were seated in white chairs on the lawn overlooking the ocean. The newlyweds then held hands as they walked out. Dewan, 28, and Tatum, 29, met on the set of their 2006 flick, Step Up. They were engaged last September. “They love each other so much,” Dewan’s father, Darryl, told Us in March. “We couldn’t be happier with Channing. He is an amazing guy.”

Aww … what a sweet ceremony. I love the part about how Channing bent his new bride back in a sweeping and romantic kiss … it totally sounds like something he would do. Much love and congrats goes out to the happy couple … may they live a long life together in happily wedded bliss!! It looks like it’s time to let go of the pining away for Mr. Tatum … he belongs to Jenna now — signed, sealed & delivered :)

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Channing Tatum, who will first appear in the movie Public Enemies as gangster Pretty Boy Floyd and then in G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra as Sgt. Duke Hauser, was spotted lookin’ all fine and shizz in his Miller beer t-shirt as he made his way to a meeting in Brentwood, CA yesterday … behold:

Lawd … you know you’re hot when you look really hot and you’re still fully clothed. As I’ve said many, many times before … you put Channing Tatum in a movie and you can count on my $12 at the box office. What is it about meathead hunks that is so appealing? Anyone?

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Channing Tatum, who is clearly lookin’ to get his body back in shape, was spotted on the streets of West Hollywood enjoying a nice jog in the Sun yesterday afternoon … and thankfully, the lad decided to leave his shirt at home:

Sure, we’ve seen Channing’s body in more toned and muscled shape but I, for one, do not mind the sight of his shirtlessness no matter what state of physical fitness he is in. The man is just hawt! Now that his film Fighting is in theaters, we only have two more of his movies to look forward to … he will be appearing in Public Enemies at the early part of the Summer and then in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra at the end of the Summer — so he’s got plenty of time to get back into pique condition. Work it out, Channing … we’ll be watching :)

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