Photography by Matthew Brooks  and Styling by Grant Woolhead

Excerpt of the interview at Out Magazine:

Manganiello’s Greek-sculpture physique worked well with the part [in Magic Mike]. “It’s incredible what kind of shape he’s in,” says the director, Steven Soderbergh. “The joke on the set was he was walking CGI. At one point, we have him painted gold, and it’s pretty cool.” But his body didn’t get him the role.