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We apologize in advance for not providing a hanky and fainting couch to accompany this post, but you'll just have to make do with that leftover Chipotle napkin and the strong embrace of your nearest co-worker.

Feast your eyes on the latest images from the celebrity-male-stripper revue moonlighting as a movie called "Magic Mike." The new snaps come courtesy of Entertainment Weekly and find the stars of the flick—Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer and Alex Pettyfer—wearing little more than neck accoutrements and smug grins. (Just how we like them!)

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When it comes to our No. 4 pick for most-anticipated flicks of 2012, there shouldn't be any surprise about the selection. After all, it's no secret that the Hollywood Crush staff has a well honed, highly enthusiastic appreciation for the finer, er, points of the male beast...all of which will be on, ahem, full display in this edgy, envelope-pushing drama starring the infinitely ogle-able Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Joe Manganiello.

Yes, we're talking about "Magic Mike."

And yes, just to be clear, we're talking about a whole lotta hot naked man-meat.

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Tags 5 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2012, Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey, Steven Soderbergh

Ladies, stop what you're doing. Put down the leftover cranberry sauce; step away from the eggnog dregs; hold off on your fifth try-on of that can't-decide-if-it's-hideous-or-not holiday sweater. Because right now, five semi-clothed gentlemen would like to show you something.

Yep, it's here: the first official photo has finally arrived from the set of "Magic Mike," the new Steven Soderbergh movie about hot-bodied male strippers on a journey of self-discovery. And let's just say that there's, ahem, a lot to discover when you're talking about Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer in a nude revue.

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Every day a multitude of stars wander through the halls of MTV News to talk about their latest projects and goof around with staff members. But sometimes we catch stars elsewhere, and that's why we put together Spotted!, a daily compendium of stars in the wild.

Olivia Munn recently promised us that we'd see a lot of man flesh in "Magic Mike." Flesh belonging to the likes of Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer and Matthew McConaughey, to name a few. So we weren't about to complain.

But we also didn't have any visual evidence. Until. Now. Some lucky paps caught the guys on set (where filming began this week) and managed to grab some shots that leave little to the imagination. Feast your eyes on a mostly shirtless Alex Pettyfer. Have we mentioned how excited we are for this flick?

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Tags Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey, olivia munn, Photo, Spotted, Steven Soderbergh

Like a patron at any fine strip club establishment, we aren't shy about our enthusiasm for "Magic Mike." Any flick that features Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer and Matt Bomer as beefcake dancers, well, let's just say we've already bought our tickets.

A while back we caught up with the flick's director, Steven Soderbergh, who seemed equally psyched for the flick. How do we know? Well he gushed, "That’s gonna be crazy; the stories are crazy."

We bet! We're sure some crazy stuff happens to the male strippers and the ladies (Wendi McLendon-Covey, Riley Keough, Cody Horn) who love them. While the film is loosely based on Channing's former days as a male stripper, Soderbergh assures us there's plenty of creative license being used to drive the story for the big screen.

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Tags Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey, Video

For the past few months, we've breathlessly reported any and all casting news related to the mantastic stripper movie "Magic Mike," starring the taut torsos of Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer. And so it is with equal diligence (though slightly less enthusiasm) that we relay the latest. Namely, someone with XX chromosomes has joined the cast.

IndieWIRE's Playlist reports that up-and-comer Cody Horn has joined the cast as Alex's sister and love interest to Channing. (Lucky lady!) The young actress has appeared on episodes of "The Office" and "Rescue Me," and she's got plenty of projects coming up including the Saoirse Ronan-Alexis Bledel-starring "Violet & Daisy" and Jake Gyllenhaal's "End of Watch."

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Tags Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Cody Horn, Joe Manganiello, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey

"Magic Mike," the cinematic beefcake extravaganza about the secret, sordid world of male strippers, just got even beefier! The latest casting news, courtesy of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, is that Matthew McConaughey and Matt Bomer have joined the film's growing stable of man-meat.

Matt B. has been cast as a working boy within the troupe, which also includes Alex Pettyfer and Channing Tatum; Matthew M. will play a retired stripper who owns the club where said gentlemen do their nudie dancing. (Not exactly a reach for an actor who spends 99 percent of his waking hours walking around topless, anyway.)

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Tags Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum, Magic Mike, Matt Bomer, Matthew McConaughey

Sure, "The Hunger Games" doesn't hit theaters until March 23, 2012, but it's never too early to begin thinking about its sequel, "Catching Fire," is it? Especially since Lionsgate announced just yesterday that the follow-up will set Thanksgiving 2013 ablaze.

The second novel in Suzanne Collins' bestselling dystopian trilogy, "Catching Fire" chronicles the continuing saga of teen Katniss Everdeen and her contentious relationship with the ever-watchful Capitol. The novel also introduces us to a slew of memorable new characters, including one of my personal favorites, District 4 victor Finnick Odair.

Full disclosure: Long before Liam Hemsworth was cast as Katniss' hunting buddy Gale Hawthorne, he was my perfect Finnick. Tall, tan, blond and muscular? Yeah, sounds like a certain Aussie I know. Anyway, now that he's no longer an option for the trident-wielding hunk, it's time we take a seat on the Hollywood Crush Casting Couch to fish around for a few other worthy contenders. Keep reading after the jump for our picks (including a couple who might be familiar from the Peeta casting process).

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Tags Alex Pettyfer, Benjamin Stone, Catching Fire, Hunger Games, Hunter Parrish

TGIF, ladies—and here's some news that'll make your morning! Deadline reported late yesterday that Alex Pettyfer, also known 'round these parts as His Royal Harbodied Blondness, has been cast in the ingenue role in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike"—a film based on the real-life experiences of Channing Tatum—in which he and Channing will both play male strippers.

MALE STRIPPERS.
MALE STRIPPERS WHO GET NAKED.

No, we are not making this up. And obviously, this can only mean one thing: Somewhere out there, a Hollywood producer has developed the ability to read our minds AND made it his business to personally fulfill all of our most desperate desires like some sort of modern-day, mildly perverted Fairy Godfather. (Speaking of which, we would also like a pony, a date with Hunter Parrish and a year's supply of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Thanks, dude!)

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Is Alex Pettyfer keeping his schedule clear for something of big (and "Mortal") proportions? Perhaps we shouldn't fan the speculation fires...but...that wouldn't be any fun!

In rather short order, it seems the "I Am Number Four" star has moved on from several high-profile projects he was once linked to. First came word from Variety that the 20-year-old was not among the front-runners for District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark in the big screen adaptation of "The Hunger Games" (a role which we advised him against, BTW). Now buried in another story from Variety—detailing how all of young Hollywood is angling for roles in "The Seventh Son" (formerly known as "The Last Apprentice")—comes the tidbit that Alex has reportedly "moved on" from the project. It should be noted that Vulture had earlier reported Alex was choosing that YA adaptation over "The Mortal Instruments."

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