Channing Tatum Could Join WHITE HOUSE DOWN

After making box office waves with his romantic drama The Vow and his hysterical comedy21 Jump Street earlier this year, Channing Tatum has his sights set on action movies again. The G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra star is set to reprise his role as Duke in this summer's G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and now Deadline is reporting Tatum is in talks to don combat gear yet again in Roland Emmerich's blockbuster thriller, White House Down.

We wrote about this project a little while back, and it's basically been described as "Die Hard in the White House" where Tatum would play a single father Secret Service agent who has to rescue the President during a paramilitary takeover in DC. There's no other cast attached yet (if Bill Pullman reprised his role as the President from Independence Day, I'd die a happy man), but Tatum's involvement certainly put this project a bit higher on my radar.

I'm a latecomer to Tatum fandom, since I regrettably still haven't seen A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and have avoided most of his movies in the past. 2012 is certainly looking to be a banner year for the actor, though, with the aforementioned 21 Jump Street turning heads in Hollywood (including my own) and getting him some new fans in the process. Despite the fact that White House Down appears to be something of a smaller project for Emmerich, I'm hoping that the director's trademark ridiculous style will allow Tatum some room to make a mark as a memorable character. We'll keep you posted with more news as it arrives.

Are you interested in seeing Tatum star in White House Down?