He’s again! Channing Tatum will return for the third Magic Mike film, and he revealed a couple of particulars concerning the newest installment within the franchise.
The actor, 41, introduced Magic Mike’s Final Dance in November 2021, sharing a picture of the script’s first web page through Twitter. “Effectively world, seems to be like Mike Lane’s tapping again in,” Tatum wrote alongside the picture.
Magic Mike’s Final Dance was penned by Reid Carolin, who wrote each the 2012 authentic and 2015’s Magic Mike XXL. Director Steven Soderbergh, who helmed the primary however not the second movie, returns to the franchise for the threequel.
Tatum additionally tagged streaming service HBO Max, which is the place the film will debut. A launch date has not been set.
The movies observe Tatum’s character Mike Lane, a stripper who’s loosely impressed by the actor’s temporary stint as a performer earlier than he discovered success in Hollywood.
“There aren’t any phrases for a way excited I’m to blow the doorways off of the world of Magic Mike with Steven, Greg, Reid, and the superb individuals at HBO Max. The stripperverse won’t ever be the identical,” Tatum mentioned in an announcement.
Soderbergh, 58, revealed that the stay present in Las Vegas, which debuted in 2017, satisfied him to return for the following film.
“As quickly as I noticed what Channing, Reid, and the Magic Mike choreographic workforce did with the stay present, I mentioned we have now to make one other film,” the director mentioned in a press launch. “Mike Lane’s dream of connecting individuals via dance should be realized!”
Casting has not but been introduced, however the Step Up actor joked concerning the solid earlier this month. Lenny Kravitz, father of Tatum’s girlfriend Zoë Kravitz, posted a photograph displaying off his abs that caught the actor’s consideration.
“Good god man,” the Alabama native commented on the put up. “What are you consuming or what’s within the water or the genes. It’s not pure. Do you simply do abs like all day?”
The “American Lady” singer, 57, replied, “Dude, I’m simply making an attempt to get within the subsequent Magic Mike. Any connections?”
Although casting information hasn’t been launched, followers can meet some new Magic Mikes on HBO Max. The third film’s announcement got here earlier than the stripper franchise expanded into new territory: actuality TV.
Discovering Magic Mike follows 10 males who’ve “misplaced their magic,” per HBO Max, and attempt to get their confidence again by studying the Magic Mike strikes. The winner will get to be generally known as “The Actual Magic Mike,” a money prize and an opportunity to carry out on the Magic Mike Stay stage in Vegas. All seven episodes dropped in December 2021 on HBO Max.
Scroll all the way down to study every part we all know thus far concerning the Magic Mike’s Final Dance film:
