Channing Tatum Tipped For QT's "The Hateful Eight"

Magic Mike and Foxcatcher star Channing Tatum is linked to star in Quentin Tarantino's upcoming snowbound western "The Hateful Eight" says ScreenDaily.

Tarantino held a live script read of the film in Hollywood earlier this year with various actors, many of whom are expected to reprise their roles in the screen version. Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Kurt Russell are all said to already be set for the film.

However, table read participants James Parks, Amber Tamblyn, Walton Goggins, Denis Menochet, Zoe Bell and James Remar aren't confirmed as yet. Jennifer Jason Leigh is set though and is believed to be taking on the role that Tamblyn played during the table read.

Tatum’s character is part of the ensemble cast of Tarantino’s Civil War era western and would see him taking over for one of the table read actors who isn't in the film.  The role is NOT a ‘major’ one contrary to some reports. The character is said to enter the story towards the end of the script but Tatum's name may potentially convince some buyers at American Film Market to buy the distribution rights at the considerable price that The Weinstein Company is asking for in a number of territories.

Tatum reportedly has some time in his schedule which would allow him to do the film

Principal photography would begin in January to meet a late 2015 release--after a well-documented back and forth when the script leaked online,and Tarantino threatened legal action against the site Gawker Buyers are only allowed to read the script of the anticipated western in TWC’s AFM office and even then are not being given the script’s final act.