Portland's New Live 95.5, Today's Modern Mix

A Magic Mike Sequel In The Works


Channing Tatum told Yahoo that he’s working on a follow-up to Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 male-stripper fantasia. “If he doesn’t come back, I don’t know how we’re going to do it without our leader,” said Tatum in reference to the director’s recent announcement that he’s retiring from filmmaking. “I’ll try to sucker him to coming in and at least DP-ing, get him in the room, at least.”

“Magic Mike” was one of last year’s greatest sleeper hits, racking up $114 million and reviews whose tone was consistently one of very pleasant surprise. The story of a stripper who wants to leave behind his life of pelvic thrusting and tear-away chaps for one spent crafting custom high-end furniture, it was based in part on its star Channing Tatum’s own experience as an exotic dancer. Tatum hinted at the possibility of a sequel last July, when he told Glamour U.K. that “we’re working on the concept now. We want to flip the script and make it bigger.” Around the same time, his co-star Joe Manganiello (aka Big Dick Richie) also told Hollywood.com that there was talk of a prequel.

Matthew McConaughey says, "I know it's something that's legitimately brewing. In the right way I would come back. It would be so much fun, but I would only be able to revisit Dallas if I really go, 'OK, that's what he would be doing'...I'd have to keep him the same tone."

Add your comments below
Display Name:
Headline:
Comments:
|