He is back! Channing tatum will come back for the third Magic mike movie, and he revealed some details about the latest installment in the franchise.
The actor, 41, announced Magic Mike’s Last Dance in November 2021, sharing an image of the first page of the script via Twitter. “Well the world, looks like Mike Lane is coming back,” Tatum wrote next to the picture.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance was written by Reid caroline, who wrote both the 2012 original and the 2015 original Magic Mike XXL. Director Steven soderbergh, who directed the first but not the second film, returns to the franchise for the trio.
Tatum also tagged the HBO Max streaming service, where the film will debut. A release date has not been set.
The films follow Tatum’s character Mike Lane, a stripper loosely based on the actor’s brief stint as a performer before achieving success in Hollywood.
“There are no words to say how excited I am to blow up the doors of the world of Magic mike with Steven, Greg, Reid and the amazing people at HBO Max. The stripper will never be the same, ”Tatum said in a statement.
Soderbergh, 58, has revealed that the live-action show in Las Vegas, which debuted in 2017, convinced him to return for the next film.
“As soon as I saw that Channing, Reid and the Magic mike the choreography team did with the live show, I said we had to do another movie, ”the director said in a press release. “Mike Lane’s dream of connecting people through dance must come true! “
The casting has yet to be announced, but the Intensify the actor joked about the cast earlier this month. Lenny kravitz, father of Tatum’s girlfriend Zoe Kravitz, posted a photo showing his abs that caught the actor’s attention.
“Good god man,” the Alabama native commented on the post. “What do you eat or what’s in the water or the genes.” It is not natural. Do you just sit-ups like all day? “
The “American Woman” singer, 57, replied, “Dude, I’m just trying to get into the next one Magic mike. Relationships ?”
While casting news has not been released, fans may meet some new Magic Mikes on HBO Max. The announcement of the third film came before the stripper franchise expanded into new territory: reality TV.
Finding Magic Mike follows 10 men who have “lost their magic”, according to HBO Max, and try to regain their confidence by learning the moves of Magic Mike. The winner is known as “The Real Magic Mike”, a cash prize and a chance to perform on the Magic Mike Live scene in Vegas. All seven episodes were released in December 2021 on HBO Max.
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