Los Angeles - Channing Tatum wrote "threatening" emails daily for a month to land his role in The Hateful Eight. The 35-year-old Hollywood hunk was so desperate to have a part in Quentin Tarantino's eighth movie, he did everything he could to ensure other actors didn't land the role. I was just praying that no one really tough was up for the role." And when the 35-year-old actor went in for his first day on set, he was so nervous and excited to meet iconic actor Bruce Dern that he almost shook his hand off.