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The initial marketing push for Foxcatcher, the upcoming true story-inspired film by director Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball), has struck a decidedly unnerving and often chilling tone; the latest teaser trailer (see above) is no exception, culminating with Channing Tatum repeatedly smashing his head against a mirror. As downright strange it would\u2019ve seemed a few years back, Tatum is now a fairly respected actor \u2013 one who\u2019s even begun to earn accolades, for his work on Miller\u2019s upcoming movie.<\/p>\nBacking up a bit – Foxcatcher tells the tale of how, in the late 1980s, competitive wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum) was recruited by billionaire heir John du Pont (Steve Carell) to train a team to compete in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. However, the relationship that formed between the two men soon became destructive \u2013 fueled in no small part by their mutual obsession with (and jealousy of) Mark\u2019s older, Olympic medal-winning brother, Dave (Mark Ruffalo) \u2013 and eventually led to a horrifying, tragic conclusion.<\/p>\n
A real uplifter, right? Anyway, the Foxcatcher trailers released so far have alluded to the heavy subjects examined in the actual movie (see: the dangers of the competition-driven mentality, class privilege, etc.); going by the early rave reviews, Miller\u2019s film is quite effective at cutting to the heart of the issues and concerns raised by this real-world cautionary tale. Moreover, as mentioned before, Tatum is even picking up pre-awards season buzz for his work – with the Foxcatcher poster boasting a quote from the Village Voice\u2018s review, claiming that Tatum\u2019s performance \u201cis a marvel of physicality, and surely one of the best we\u2019ll see all year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tatum has spent the last couple years appearing in films that deconstruct the \u201chunky male\u201d archetype that he represents so well, through means both more dramatic (see: Magic Mike) and comical alike (see: 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street) \u2013 which is to say, Foxcatcher reads as being a logical continuation of that trend.<\/p>\n
Who knows, as much as the initial buzz for Foxcatcher has been concerned with Carell\u2019s performance and his facial prosthetics in the film, the conversation might end up moving over to Tatum\u2019s performance, once the movie hits theaters. We\u2019re just saying this as a warning to those who are still struggling to wrap their heads around the fact that Tatum is now being taken seriously as an actor by the critic community \u2013 he could very well end up adding \u201cOscar-nominee\u201d to his name, in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
Foxcatcher opens in U.S. theaters on November 14th, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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