Amanda Seyfried's new movie Dear John goes on release in the US next week.

Dear John, Sparks’ most recent confection picked up by Relativity Media, is about Savannah (Seyfried) and John (Tatum), two college-aged kids who fall in love for the first time.

After one sun-kissed summer in South Carolina, John re-enlists in the army and Savannah tries to get over his absence by becoming involved with another man. Such a plot can easily fall prey to one-dimensional acting and fail to tug on heartstrings. However, in a January press conference, Seyfried and Tatum maintained their commitment to their roles and to their belief that love can save the world.

Seyfried, however, said that Tatum was a prankster on set. When asked about the chemistry between herself and Tatum, she said, “The only problem was looking behind our back, making sure no one was coming around to cause trouble.”

Tatum refused to comment on the nature of his practical jokes.

The actors also spent time at military bases, mimicking the communication between lovers who are separated by the war in the Middle East. Although Stop-Loss was Tatum’s first role as a soldier, he said that “not me, or anyone else not in the Armed Forces will know what it’s like to be a soldier.”

Both Seyfried and Tatum were touched by the perseverance of the couples they saw. Seyfried said that she met about a hundred families at Fort Bragg whose husbands, wives and fiancйes have been deployed, and realizes she isn’t brave enough to go without physical connection for so long.

Tatum empathized with the turmoil soldiers and their families go through every time someone is deployed. “The person not being there -- it does funny things to you. You start fighting about nothing, but it’s because you really miss the person.”

Seyfried and Tatum had a point of reference in veteran dramatic actor Richard Jenkins (Oscar nominee from The Visitor), who plays John’s father. Tatum said Jenkins “came in with so much character study and really took the character to the next level. I do a scene in the hospital and I think I owe the entire scene to him.”

He added that such an experience for an actor is difficult to describe, “But when you don’t know what you’re doing and you look across from you and there’s someone who is completely there for you … they make it real for you.” Seyfried also said, “I almost forgot sometimes that I was in a scene with him; it blows my mind working with people like that.”

Ultimately, Dear John passes the test of its ultimate critics: the actors who bring the film to life. When asked what makes Dear John stand out against every other romantic war drama, Seyfried summarized the film as a timeless tale “about people trying to have a relationship in an environment they can’t control.”

But a movie set is an environment that actors can control and despite the on-screen chemistry between Seyfried and Tatum, Seyfried put paid to any naughty rumours.

"We're all actors and we know what's going on," she says cheerfully. "We're not going to go home thinking about our co-star."

Tatum agreed adding, "I said to her: 'Look! You have a boyfriend, I have a girlfriend and we're totally in love. This is safe. We've just got to be these characters, and this is absolutely a safe place.' That's what I love about acting -- you get to do these really emotional and loving characters, because it is safe. There's no blurring of the lines. You know that you can express your emotions to somebody and there's no confusion there. You know what you're doing."

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Amanda Seyfried and Dear John co-star Channing Tatum enjoy Moviefone's Unscripted interview:

Moviefone.com Unscripted: Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum

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Watch this behind the scenes video of the Vanity Fair shoot featuring Amanda Seyfried and other up and coming actresses including Carey Mulligan, Abbie Cornish and Kristen Stewart.

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The news of Kristen's engagement to Dax was revealed last night at the Grammy Awards in front of hundred of photographers. And guess what? There is no clear picture of the ring! We'll have to make do with this:



Dax popped the question over the holidays but the couple wanted to make the news public after the promotion of their latest movie When In Rome was completed.

Kristen recently revealed she chooses love over work. The actress said, "I think your significant other should be way more important than your work, personally. I love working. But I don't know that I'd say I'm a workaholic because I also love maxin' and relaxin'."

Although she is committed to always making time for her love life, Kristen realises she is fortunate to have so many work offers.

She added: "I don't think I'm a workaholic but at the moment I feel like I'm at a really lovely place and I'm grateful to be where I am so I like working too, but I know what my priorities are."

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Kristen shares her feelings about When In Rome co-star Josh Duhamel:



Check out this video where Kristen talks about how she stays grounded:

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