The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog announced Channing Tatum will play the lead in Ion, a romantic sci-fi drama à la Avatar.
Brothers Ridley and Tony Scott will produce this flick about "a man who travels to different Earths and dimensions in order to find his reincarnated lover."
Ion is riding the coattails of the unprecedented success of James Cameron’s Avatar. Several studios are tripping over each other in their rush to get similar-themed projects off the ground and into theatres.
30-year old Channing Tatum does have some recent action experience to his credit. He starred in last summer’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra. He has also gained a following from his roles in romance films like Dear John.
Tatum apparently knows how to keep the romance alive in real life too. He tied the knot with Step Up co-star Jenna Dewan almost a year ago. Fans around the world breathed a deep sigh of regret last July as this hunky actor was taken off the market.
Wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum talked to Jared at JustJared.com about their relationship. She shared: "I think we’ve been in the honeymoon phase since the day we met. We’ve always been very happy and in love and I think as with all actors, the lifestyle we lead and live keeps things really exciting."
Channing Tatum is proving he understands how the Hollywood game works. Besides starring in Ion, he has signed on to produce the film as well.