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True Blood’s resident werewolf Joe Manganiello takes his clothes off for a different reason in his new movie Magic Mike — he’s a stripper!

But he did reveal the hardest part about playing the role of Big Dick Richie for the movie: wearing a thong!

In a new interview, he said, “I wore these little thongs that literally go up your butt, and it definitely takes getting used to. It was uncomfortable at first. It sort of felt like a wedgie, but once you get into the routine of wearing one, you know what to do and you just do your thing. We all had to suffer a bit for our craft.”

He went on to say, “I have so much respect for all women who choose to wear them. It’s not easy wearing one.”

As far as whether or not the actor felt self-conscious at all stripping off in front of his co-stars, not a chance. He said, “No, we all took our turn in the barrel. Being with the guys, nobody takes them self too seriously. Everybody was on set cheering, laughing and rolling on the ground.”

Despite all of the uncomfortable clothes and stripping of said clothes, he revealed that he doesn’t want his parents to go and see the flick. He said, “I told my parents not to go see this. Nothing can prepare them for what about they are going to see.”

He added, “My publicist saw it and couldn’t form a sentence afterwards. Anybody who knows me is going to definitely see me in a different light. My character’s name is Big Dick Richie for a reason.”

Joe, on behalf of ladies everywhere I would just like to say that we appreciate your sacrifice.

Here’s a movie that we can all appreciate — Magic Mike. It’s the tale of a stripper — WAIT – THERE’S A PLOT?!? Who knew?!?

The movie stars Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Alex Pettyfer, Channing Tatum and a bunch of other people (we’re sure of it). The movie’s executives have just given us a glimpse of the stripper action going on in the flick.

It’s due out in theaters on June 29, 2012. Sounds like every bit the perfect girls night out, doesn’t it?

So basically, you’re welcome.

True Blood’s resident werewolf Joe Manganiello covers the latest issue of Out magazine — and he’s looking good!

The actor goes from playing werewolf Alcide Herveaux to playing a stripper named Big Dick Richie in the new movie Magic Mike.

He has previously discussed the stripper role, giving us little tidbits of information about his move to the stage. He said, “Big Dick Richie? That’s the reason to do it. There’s definitely a scene that will answer those questions. Everybody kinda does their own thing..Big sexy Kevin Nash has his Tarzan thing, I’ve got my fireman thing, Matt Bomer’s got a doctor thing going on, Adam Rodriguez does a Latino lover bit.”

He also said that he won’t be letting his family see the flick anytime soon. He said, “I told them a few weeks ago that no one is seeing this movie. They’ll probably see it anyway, but at least they’ve had two seasons of True Blood to get used to it.”

He added that there will be no frontal nudity in the movie, saying, “You are going to see a surprising amount. Shocking amount, actually.”

What do you think of Joe’s cover of the magazine? Sound off in the comments and let us know your thoughts!

Update: Daily Stab has all of the goodies from Joe’s interview with the magazine. Read all about that here.

We didn’t think it was possible, but according to True Blood’s resident hot werewolf, Joe Manganiello, his new movie Magic Mike actually has more nudity in it than the hit vampire show!

In a new interview, Joe said, “Everyone is pretty damn naked, and probably more naked than in True Blood even, if you can believe it. There are some dicey, dicey scenes in there. A lot girls get naked too.”

And guess what else?!? The movie actually has a plot! Who knew?!?

He revealed, “It’s unbelievable, and it’s so funny. It feels like Animal House. It’s hysterical, it’s like a great guy, buddy movie but it’s also got a lot of stuff for the ladies. It’s got a little bit for everybody. It’s hysterical, like laugh-out-loud screaming funny.”

When asked about the atmosphere on set, he replied, “Well, you know, it’s all kind of the sexy guys from their respective corners of the universe, but none of them take themselves seriously at all. So, it felt like spring break. We’re just like a bunch of bros just hanging out, you know, and just happened to male strip.”

Where do we sign???

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Joe Manganiello has already filmed his scenes as Big Dick Richie for his new movie, Magic Mike. He talked about the saucy dance moves for the movie, telling his fans how he got the stripper moves!

He said, “Channing’s on another level, dance-wise, but he didn’t necessarily teach us. We had some people for Britney Spears’ choreography team teach us our moves. Body rolls, some hip stuff.”

He went on to reveal, “Everybody in the cast can really move. They can all carry off the moves, but nobody takes themselves seriously. We had a ton of fun. It felt like an ‘Animal House’ vibe – just a bunch of degenerate guys running around, causing trouble.”

Now that he’s done filming Magic Mike, he’s focusing on playing hot werewolf Alcide Herveaux in True Blood. He said that he’s meeting with the show’s creator, Alan Ball, to discuss season five of the hit show and what he’d like to see happen with Alcide.

He said, “Alcide likes Sookie a whole heck of a lot. I’m with the fans on this one. I totally want to see them hook up. Are you kidding?”

He revealed that his mother is a big fan of Anna Paquin’s and she’s also hoping for a romantic storyline between the two. He said, “My mom loves Anna Paquin – she’s seen The Piano probably a hundred times. She would love to see that. But if it meant my mother had to see me naked one more time on screen, she probably would not vote for that.”

The show has also hinted at the return of Russell Edgington, played by Denis O’Hare. Of that, Joe added, “I love Denis O’Hare. Him coming back – it’s not good for Alcide, but it’s definitely good for the show.”

Are you excited to see Magic Mike? How about the fifth season of True Blood? Sound off in the comments and let us know what you think!

True Blood’s resident hot werewolf Alcide Herveaux, Joe Manganiello, is said to be taking a cameo role on the newly revamped Two And A Half Men.

If you haven’t yet caught up with the new season of the show, featuring Ashton Kutcher in his role as Walden Schmidt, you can read our official recap here.

On October 24th, Joe will appear on the show — but what role will he play?!??

Apparently, Walden’s wife, Bridget (Judy Greer) is hooking up with Joe’s character. Judy is set to be introduced on tonight’s episode. She’s the one who Walden was trying to kill himself over, after she left him. (Seriously, who leaves a young, good looking guy who has gobs and gobs of cash?)

Will you be tuning in to watch the second episode of Two And A Half Men later on tonight? We’ll have our official recap of the second show tonight! Stay tuned!

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True Blood star Joe Manganiello, who plays Alcide Herveaux in the hit HBO series says that romance for Alcide and Sookie might just be on the horizon! Oh yeah, he also talks about that pesky modesty sock that they make their naked stars wear!

With regard to the possible hook up, he said, “Well, they’re teasing it a bit. Obviously my character’s very close and she has stuff going on with Eric right now, but as you can see from the last episode, the ghost of her grandmother channeled through this medium and told her to not give her heart to the guy she may be falling in love with. So obviously, the door’s still open.”

In the scene above, Alcide comes over to help Sookie find Eric, after he drains her fairy godmother, Claudine. He stripped off nude to change into his wolf form, prompting the interviewer to wonder if wolves wear underwear.

Joe said, “We had long talks about whether werewolves wear underwear or not. In our character research, we decided that, no, they don’t. I was actually wearing what we refer to as ‘the sock’ there.”

The interviewer then asked if it’s better with or without the modesty sock, to which Joe replied, “Before I got on to the show, there were actually people on the show who didn’t wear the sock. [Alexander Skarsgard, for instance?] But, I guess for health purposes we all have to wear the sock.”

Joe actually wears the sock while working with his co-star, a real wolf. He said, “Here’s the thing, when the wolf is present and they bring them out on big thick chains. My brother jokingly sad he was gonna sneak into my trailer and switch out my sock for a sausage casing. But there’s literally a trainer standing in back of me, waving raw meat at this thing to get it to look at me…and I’m naked.”

What’s your favorite part of season four?

True Blood’s Anna Paquin and Alexander Skarsgard revamp (ha!) the latest cover of Entertainment Weekly in their version of the famous American Gothic painting.

And if that’s not enough for you Truebies, we’ve also got the second and third versions of the covers, featuring Anna with Stephen Moyer and her with Joe Manganiello.

Alexander spoke of his female fanbase, saying, “I’ll never get used to that. It’s just very, very humbling and flattering. The character Eric means so much to me and I’m having so much fun playing him. Of course it means a lot when you meet fans and you can actually tell there are people out there who really do care about the character. It means something to you, then. That’s kind of why you do this whole thing.”

If you’ve been fans of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, then you know that the upcoming season is filled with nothing but Sookie and Eric goodness. Of course, Alan Ball has loosely based the hit show on the books, with season four dedicated to Dead To The World. In that book, Eric is cursed by witches and has amnesia. He takes shelter in Sookie’s house and completely devoid of power and politics, they fall in love. (And, we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the shower scene!)

Alexander isn’t giving up any of the details on the upcoming season, but he did tell us one thing. He said, “I did some crazy stuff last year. I almost had sex with a Greek man and I was covered in his goo. Everything from here on is pretty childish. Everything’s quite innocent.”

The Greek man he’s referring to, of course, is Talbot, of whom he murdered as a retaliation to Russell’s murder of his human parents a thousand years ago.

The fourth season starts on Sunday, June 26th on HBO. WAITING SUCKS! But to tide you over, sink your teeth into the smaller images below and click twice for the larger sizes.

Which cover is your favorite??? Let us know in the comments!

June 26th can’t come fast enough for all of us Truebies, but we’re wondering if the wonderful writers behind the hit vampire show True Blood will give us a hook up between Alcide Herveaux and Sookie Stackhouse.

Since it didn’t happen that way in the Sookie books, we’re left wondering. We can’t say that we’d protest the idea, even though we’ve been Team Eric, however. But don’t count on Joe Manganiello for answers on his character, because his lips are sealed!

Joe said, “Well, I can say that in the season finale of season three, Alcide made a pass at Sookie, and we’ll definitely pick up where that left off.”

Useless information!! AHHH!

When asked if it was weird to do any kind of love scenes with Anna Paquin (Sookie) with her real life husband, Stephen Moyer (Beeel) present, he avoided any dirt. Ugh.

He said, laughing, “I can’t say, because if I answered that question I’d be giving away whether or not we hooked up.”

Since they’ve basically thrown the books out the window in the first season, we’re thinking that Alcide and Sookie are going to up the ante, but not before Eric gets amnesia and they do the deed.

Who are you hoping to see in the upcoming season? I wonder if they’re going to get someone cool to play Hallow….or how about Quinn? Or will Quinn be in the fifth season? So many questions….it really goes to show that waiting does suck.

True Blood star Joe Manganiello is engaged to his girlfriend, Audra Marie. And a nation of women weep as they hear the sad, sad news. But hey, we still have Alexander Skarsgard and Ryan Kwanten, right?

People magazine has the sad news:

“She wouldn’t go out with me for six months,” Manganiello told PEOPLE in September. “We started dating a few months before I got cast [on True Blood].”

Manganiello says Marie is “a great dresser. She’s gorgeous, and she’s tall. And she’s sweet … nice. And she makes crazy English breakfasts.”

Marie, meanwhile, says her man’s most appealing qualities are his “sense of humor, his work ethic and how humble he is with everything that has gone on.”

Because when my future husband [Alexander] is asked about me, the first thing I want him to comment on is the way I dress. Ha.

He may play a hot and vicious werewolf on HBO’s True Blood, but the word is that Joe Manganiello has a real life stalker.

In a new interview, he revealed, “I’ve had to have my car checked for a tracking device — for a stalker!…You have to take the good with the bad.”

Wow, that’s pretty bad! I hope he or she isn’t crazy.

True Blood stars Ryan Kwanten, Joe Manganiello, Todd Lowe and Ashley Jones hit up the Kari Feinstein Style Lounge to get some goodies from the Emmys gifting suites.

Looking good Ryan! Nom nom nom nom.

Have you been watching True Blood? This post needs more Alexander Skarsgard, don’t you think? (continue reading…)

The torrid love bird trio on True Blood, Sookie Stackhouse, Eric Northman and Bill Compton all appear naked on the cover of the newest issue of Rolling Stone. And what else is new? Of course, they are all covered in blood.

The cover I want to see is the one with Alexander Skarsgard/Eric Northman, Joe Manganiello/Alcide Herveaux and Jason Stackhouse/Ryan Kwanten nude on the cover.

I think Rolling Stone or some other well respected publication needs to make this happen.

Check out what hot vampire Eric Northman said about covering his junk for the steamy sex scenes on the show, HERE!

True Blood is on tonight and we’ve got some of the goodies from the cast’s appearance at this year’s Comic Con!

After the jump, we’ve got author Charlaine Harris talking about Comic Con, costumes, Sookie’s happiness and the taste of blood. Also, James Frain talks about his character, Franklin’s relationship with Tara (there might be a wedding!??!?) and some thumbnails! (continue reading…)