Sounds more like the plot of Inception, no? Deadline reports that Steven Soderbergh will direct Magic Mike, a film based on the real life stripper/dancer past of actor Channing Tatum. The fascinating part is that Channing has been cast in the film, but he won't be playing himself. Newcomer Alex Pettyfer will play the Tatum role while Tatum himself will play the (ouch) older mentor.

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Ellen is on a roll. This week she made her American Idol debut to positive reviews, yesterday Dear John star and former stripper Channing Tatum gave her a lap dance on her talk show and now her talk show has been renewed through 2014, according to Zap2it. Watch the clip after the jump.

"I'm so excited to sign on for three more years at NBC," DeGeneres says. "They were the ones that believed in my show from day one. So I'm thrilled to know I'll be here 'til at least 2014. Things will be a lot different by then. I won't be dancing over my coffee table anymore. Through the magic of 3-D, I'll be dancing over YOURS!"

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