We already know that director Steven Soderbergh is planning on showing some major skin in his upcoming male stripper flick, Magic Mike.

“There is a lot of ass,” a source tells me. “Channing Tatum is such a good dancer in it and Alex Pettyfer looks so good.”

But there’s more…

No, there’s no full frontal, but I’ve heard there may be a scene showing one of the studly costars pleasuring himself.

And that’s all I’m gonna say about that because, well, I don’t want to spoil that kind of surprise for you. Here’s hoping if the self-love scene makes the final cut, it’s as good as it sounds.

I’m told the movie is not just a big show of manmeat stripping from Tatum, Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey, among others.

“It does get dark at times,” another source said. “There’s some major drama for Alex’s character. It’s not all pretty.”

Source: E! Online

I’ve just uploaded the first production still from the set of Magic Mike into the gallery. The movie is set to be released June 29, 2012.

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Stars Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Bomer and Joe Mangianello will make all your dreams come true on June 29, 2012, the date Warner Bros. – which just acquired the strip-alicious silver-screen fantasy – has set for the film’s release. That puts the Steven Soderbergh-directed “skin flick” up against big-budget sequel “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”, another movie starring Tatum, which Paramount previously slated for release on that date. Which one will you be standing in line for?

The news was broken by Deadline, which notes that Warner Bros. also released Soderbergh’s last film “Contagion”, which has so far grossed nearly $100 million worldwide (though the budget was a rather steep $60 million).

“Magic Mike” stars Tatum as a male stripper who takes a new hire (Pettyfer) under his wing, with McConaughey stretches his acting chops as a former erotic dancer who owns the club where they work. The film is based on Tatum’s (who also produced) real-life experiences as a teenage booty-shaker scraping by on the rough streets of Tampa, Florida.

The movie also stars Olivia Munn, Riley Keough, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Adam Rodriguez.

Source: Hit Fix

I’ve just added the first on the set photos of Magic Mike into the gallery. You will need something to wipe up your drool, enjoy!

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Vulture ran into Alex Pettyfer last night at HUGO’s event honoring the Young Collectors Council of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the 21-year-old Brit told us that no one was more surprised than him to find out that he’s joining the cast of Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike, where he’ll play a fledgling male stripper opposite Channing Tatum.

“I literally just got a phone call out of the blue,” Pettyfer said. “Steven called me and he goes, ‘Hey, it’s Steven Soderbergh,’ and I was like ‘Oh, okay.’ I didn’t really believe it at the time. He goes, ‘I’ve got some stuff I’m going to e-mail you and if you respond, then let me know.’ I read it and it was amazing. It’s an amazing story. It’s got some clearly amazing people attached to it. I called him back and said, ‘What do I need to do to be a part of this?’ and he said, ‘Just say yes.’ I’m a very lucky man.”

That was two weeks ago, and since then, Pettyfer has been fretting about his moves.

“I am definitely going to have to take some dance classes,” he said. “I don’t think male strippers use poles. The male stripper has no props apart from themselves.”

As for how much skin he’s prepared to reveal, Pettyfer said, “I’m not sure yet.”

Is he still deciding whether he’d go full-frontal for the role? “It’s not so much still deciding,” he said. “I will do whatever needs to be done.”

Source: New York Magazine