At the “Magic Mike” premiere in L.A., seven shades of handsome.
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“Magic Mike” — the movie about male strippers that was directed by Steven Soderbergh and therefore gives us the rare opportunity to objectify men while pretending we’re discussing a work of cinematic art — premiered Sunday night during the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Unfortunately, everyone showed up at the premiere fully clothed, which just seems like a missed opportunity. (Couldn’t someone at least have tried to talk Channing Tatum into streaking on the red carpet? I mean, sheesh.)
Here are a few photos from the premiere. Again, we offer these images purely because they represent the people involved in making what I am certain will be the most nuanced film of 2012 to feature Matthew McConaughey in a thong.
Here’s Matthew Bomer (clothed) at the premiere.
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Here’s Bomer (still clothed) from another angle...
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...and here he is from yet another angle. Wait, what? I’m a professional, objective journalist who is supposed to portray multiple aspects of an event? Oh, uh, right. I knew that. That’s why I’ve followed up with a photo of McConaughey with his wife Camila McConaughey (formerly Alves).
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They also are both clothed.
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Hey, look, it’s the Wonder Twins of Male Stripper Movies, Steven Soderbergh and Tatum. (Both clothed in nearly identical ensembles.)
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Here’s Joe Manganiello, totally not-naked, but displaying major hunk face.
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Olivia Munn, who also appears in the film, kept her clothes on.
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Cody Horn did, too.
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As did a very happy Alex Pettyfer, who at least threw us a bone by stripping away his facial hair.
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Manganiello, McConaughey and Tatum may have been discussing a potential red carpet strip-off when this photo was taken. Or, more likely, McConaughey was asking his co-stars why he was the only dude who bothered to show up in a tux.
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Still, maybe it was a good thing that everyone kept their apparel in its appropriate place at the “Magic Mike” premiere. A lot of people came to the event that are not in the movie and don’t possess the necessary level of strip-teasing experience. And we wouldn’t want such individuals to feel obligated to shed the blazers and shirts off their backs in such a public manner.
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