TORONTO – Channing Tatum gives it his all – and arguably shows even more – in his new movie "Roofman."
Director Derek Cianfrance's dramedy (in theaters Oct. 10) is based on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester (played by Tatum), a struggling dad and former soldier who's imprisoned after he's caught robbing McDonald's restaurants. He escapes jail and winds up living in Toys 'R Us, making a home away from home for himself in an alcove behind a bunch of bike racks and sleeping in a bed with Spider-Man sheets.
It's a role that will put Tatum squarely in the best actor conversation, one that shows all of his dramatic and comedic skills. One scene in particular played really well for the premiere crowd at Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 6. The store manager (Peter Dinklage) catches Jeffrey, mid-rinse and naked after taking a shower. The fugitive runs for it, crashing through clotheslines made of jump ropes, crashing on the floor several times, climbing the bike racks and leaping over the wall to his secret sanctuary.
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Movie audiences will get a whole bunch of Tatum's butt, and understandably, he was a little worried about them getting an eyeful up front, too.
