Now Magic Mike goes woke! Channing Tatum insists third film won’t be a ‘lame’ stripper movie and will feature a female lead – after girlfriend Zoe Kravitz hailed him a ‘feminist’
He was recently dubbed a ‘feminist’ by girlfriend Zoe Kravitz for his work on the Magic Mike film series.
And now Channing Tatum has insisted that the third movie in the installment will break away from any ‘lame’ and ‘traditional’ aspects with a brand new focus.
Appearing via video link on Tuesday’s episode of Lorraine, the 41-year-old actor revealed the saucy movies will be getting a woke reboot – noting it was important to include a female in a lead role after the first two movies focused on men.
Now Magic Mike goes woke! Channing Tatum insisted the third film won’t be a ‘lame’ stripper movie and will feature a female lead as he appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Lorraine
He said of the upcoming Magic Mike’s Last Dance: ‘We are going global with this one. It is important for me to have a love story in it too.
‘The first two movies are about men but are made for woman, but now we should have a central character in it that has an equal partner.’
He added: ‘Look, I would not want to do this unless we can really want to take the gloves off. I didn’t want to do a third movie unless we could truly break out of the traditional stuff of those movies. It doesn’t have to be lame. It can be cool.’
Screen star: The 41-year-old actor revealed the saucy movies will be getting a woke reboot – noting it was important to include a female in a lead role (pictured in the 2015 sequel)
Channing will reprise his role as stripper Mike Lane and is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh for Magic Mike’s Last Dance.
The duo – who worked together on the original film in 2012 – will once again be joining forces with writer Reid Carolin for the film franchise loosely based on Channing’s career as an 18-year-old stripper in Tampa, Florida.
The original 2012 film’s all-star cast included Matthew McConaughey, Riley Keough, Joe Manganiello, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Munn.
Its sequel, Magic Mike XXL, was released in 2015, and also featured Jada Pinkett Smith, Donald Glover, Andie MacDowell, Amber Heard and Elizabeth Banks.
Channing said: ‘I didn’t want to do a third movie unless we could truly break out of the traditional stuff of those movies. It doesn’t have to be lame. It can be cool’
The two films were a smashing success as they grossed nearly $300million worldwide.
Fans obviously couldn’t get enough as the films inspired live stage show Magic Mike Live which launched in Las Vegas before expanding internationally in London, Berlin, and Australia.
A plot synopsis and release date have yet to be announced for Magic Mike’s Last Dance, although it has been confirmed that the movie will not be shown in theaters but instead on streaming platform HBO Max.
Iconic: Channing will reprise his role as stripper Mike Lane and is reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh for Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Channing’s interview comes after his girlfriend Zoe gushed about the actor in a chat with Elle magazine.
She said: ‘Looking at his work and hearing him speak about Magic Mike and the live show, I’m like, I think he’s a feminist.
‘You need to be so far from who this is, where it’s not scary. And I don’t think we’ve ever seen him play someone dark. I’m excited to see him do that.’
Channing and Zoe have been dating since last summer and made their relationship public when they left the Met Gala together in September.
Channing was previously married to actress Jenna Dewan for nearly nine years before divorcing in 2019. They share a daughter; eight-year-old Everly.
Zoe has also been married, finalising her divorce from Karl Glusman last August after two years of marriage.
Cute couple: Channing and Zoe Kravitz have been dating since last summer and made their relationship public when they left the Met Gala together in September
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