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Here’s another fantastic Q&A accompanied by a portrait photo in the gallery. Enjoy!

In their relatively young film careers, Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried have carved out impressive résumés that run the gamut from acclaimed indie films to worldwide blockbusters.
In a few years, Tatum went from being an exotic dancer (he’s exceedingly good-natured about the video of one of his early performances making the rounds on YouTube) to a sought-after model before landing supporting roles in films like “Coach Carter” and “She’s the Man.” But 2006 would prove to be his breakout year: He earned a Spirit Award nomination for his turn as a street youth in Dito Montiel’s “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints” and became a box-office champ with the surprise success of the dance film “Step Up.” Last year, he assumed his biggest role to date as the title character in the big-budget action flick “G.I. Joe.”
Seyfried also began as a model at age 11, before segueing into soap operas while still in her teens. In 2004 she landed her first film role as one of the title “Mean Girls” in the Lindsay Lohan hit. As the sweetly stupid Karen (“I’m kinda psychic—it’s like I have ESPN or something”), Seyfried brought a genuine freshness to what could have been a stereotypical dumb blonde. Other film and TV roles followed, including her current stint on HBO’s “Big Love,” but in 2008 she beat out the likes of Mandy Moore and Amanda Bynes to play Meryl Streep’s daughter in the musical “Mamma Mia!” This year she stars opposite Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore in “Chloe” and as an American tourist in Italy who finds a lost love letter in “Letters to Juliet.”
But first the duo will appear in Lasse Hallström’s “Dear John,” opening Feb. 5, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel about young lovers separated by the Iraq War. The film has echoes of another Sparks adaptation, 2004′s “The Notebook,” which was also an unabashed romance centering on ridiculously beautiful, star-crossed lovers. “The Notebook” was an unexpected success, largely because of the chemistry of its two leads, and rightfully made stars of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
“Dear John” is a seminal film for its stars, marking Seyfried’s first turn in a leading role and Tatum’s opportunity to solidify his status as one of the most intriguing actors working today. If the pair is feeling the pressure, they hide it well. But then again, they’re terrific actors.
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