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The date Magic Mike XXL's release is fast-approaching, and the fictional male strippers are in press overdrive. With ab muscles reminiscent of the moguls on a ski slope, cast members Matt Bomer, Channing Tatum, and Joe Manganiello flex (or simply pose?) on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. Here's to the art director who skillfully covered Tatum's crotch with an enormous exclamation point.