Had things played out differently, Channing Tatum might've gone down a very different road in the early days of his career. Given his athletic prowess and himbo allure, it's no wonder that Hollywood initially tried to position him as a stock leading man, starting with his turn as Duke in 2009's "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (a fella so swelteringly hot, he has to wear sunglasses in the rain). But Tatum had already demonstrated his ability to go deeper emotionally as an actor, having played the eruptive Antonio as a younger man in Dito Montiel's dramatic film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" three years prior. It was this role, in particular, that convinced Derek Cianfrance that Tatum would be perfect for the male lead in the writer-director's then-developing relationship drama, "Blue

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