Channing Tatum Bashes ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra’

Duke was not down with the ‘G.I. Joe!’

Channing Tatum might be one of film’s biggest stars now, but the actor’s resume isn’t without its share of regretful credits – namely the one where he played the action figure come to life Duke in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.”

“Look, I’ll be honest. I f****ing hate that movie. I hate that movie! I was pushed into doing that movie,” Channing said on Howard Stern’s Sirius XM Radio show Tuesday.

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The actor said the studio had “signed me to a three-picture deal… You’re like, ‘Oh my God, that sounds amazing!’ I’m doing that!’ Options go from like $60,000 to like $80,000 to like $100,000. I’m like, ‘Oh my God, that’s so much money!’ Even if I just get one other of those movies, I’m good.”

When he was approached by the studio to star in the 2009 movie, Channing had his own idea about which character he should play.

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“The studio calls up and they’re like, ‘Hey, we got a movie for you. We’re going to send it to you.’ And it was right during the writers’ strike. And it’s G.I. Joe. I’m like, ‘Look, G.I. Joe? I love G.I. Joe. Can I play Snake Eyes?’ And they’re like, ‘No. You’re not playing Snake Eyes.'”

The actor insisted that had no choice.

“‘Hey, you’re doing this. You’re doing this or we’re going to sue you,'” he recalled.

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So what were the actor’s issues with the film that would go on to make over $300 million at the box office?

“The script wasn’t any good,” he said, adding that he felt the move was just “bad.”

Despite his qualms with the end product, the “Magic Mike XXL” star said he’s grateful for the opportunity.

“I’m super lucky and blessed to have been given that film,” he added.

— Jesse Spero