Archive for July 20th, 2009

Channing defends decision to star in G.I. Joe

Monday, July 20th, 2009

G.I. Joe star Channing Tatum says he only agreed to make the new movie “because it had nothing to do with the military”.

Speaking at the first of several events around the world to promote G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra, Channing, 29, who married Step Up co-star Jenna Dewan on July 11, defended the action film, saying he wouldn’t have made it if it glorified war.

Speaking in Sydney, Australia, he also admitted he has had to delay his honeymoon because he will be promoting the new $170million movie for two weeks.

Channing, who plays the hero Duke in the film, 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.”

He added: “I am on honeymoon but not at the moment.

“We’ll pick that up after the promotion work is done.”

Co-stars Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols were also at the event.

Source: Splash News


Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has admitted she is a “jeans” and “ballet flats” kind of girl

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has admitted she is a “jeans” and “ballet flats” kind of girl.

Emma, 19, has previously been spotted in Chanel for premieres and posh events but she admitted she like to be casual on a day-to-day basis.

She said: “I live, really, in jeans from Topshop, blazers from Ralph Lauren or Reiss, and ballet flats.”

She added: “It’s very hard to describe your own style. And I’m young, so I’m still experimenting. But I think it’s quite British and very much about individuality.”

Emma also admitted she doesn’t like to look “perfect” and prefers to wear something more individual.

She said: “There’s nothing interesting about looking perfect – you lose the point. You want what you’re wearing to say something about you, about who you are.”

Source: Splash News