Ryan Phillippe Can't Stop the Loss of His Shirt

The DVD for Kimberly Peirce's Iraq film Stop-Loss is out today and she sat down with Popwrap to discuss it, as well as some scenes of interest that were cut.

Said Peirce: "It's really funny, there were one or two more scenes written without his shirt and when we got there, it was like, 'don't you think he has too many shirtless scenes already?' But I don't think I can have too many shirtless scenes with him. Ryan's really fantastic and he got himself into such great shape. I think it was funny that all those scenes got cut because a lot of the girls were craving them."

Here are a few screencaps from those missing scenes (via dreamcaps), and it wasn't a girls' forum they turned up on.

Two more AFTER THE JUMP...

Ryan Phillippe Talks Stop-Loss in W Magazine

W magazine interviews Ryan Phillippe about his role in the upcoming Kimberly Peirce flick Stop-Loss. Shirtless, of course. The article, which doesn't get much out of the actor about the actual film, also references Phillippe's TV debut, which I've clipped for you below...

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Ryan Phillippe and Channing Tatum do Stop-Loss

It seems these days that every young actor must serve his country — on film. These are some shots from the set of Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss (named after the army's method of forcing troops to serve extended terms of duty) starring Ryan Phillippe and Channing Tatum.

It seems so many of the war films we're getting these days paint a picture of a more dissatisfied military. This one concerns a soldier who refuses to return to battle after a government order to do so.

Said Peirce in 2005: "This is a story about great guys who do the right thing by fighting for this country, and are then done wrong. The fatality rates for second and third tours are very high, and you understand why these guys feel like they've being asked to play another round of Russian roulette."

Peirce's last film was 1999's Boy's Don't Cry.

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