The first trailer and poster for director Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike have gone online.  The film is loosely based on Channing Tatum's days as a male stripper, and the actor stars as a mentor to a young "exotic dancer" played by Alex Pettyfer.   Though some may balk at the "Channing Tatum stripper movie", this world actually looks like it could be a lot of fun through Soderbergh's eyes.  The trailer opens with the easy sell, but once we get into the plot it's obvious that there's a bit more to Magic Mike than professional undressing.  Soderbergh isn't one to do Step Up-type movie where every single plot beat is predictable and groan-worthy (which this movie could easily have been), so I'm interested to see what drew him to this story.  Moreover, Matthew McConaughey appears to be having a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to watching him steal every scene he's in.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer.  The film also stars Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Munn, Riley Keough, Cody Horn and Adam RodriguezMagic Mike opens on June 29th.

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Here’s the synopsis for Magic Mike:

Set in the world of male strippers, “Magic Mike” is directed by Steven Soderbergh and stars Channing Tatum (“Dear John,” “Step Up”) in a story inspired by his real life. The film follows Mike (Tatum) as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

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Image via Warner Bros.