While Magic Mike XXL might be the most fun of the series, the original film still reigns supreme as a surprisingly deep character drama about the lifestyle of the male entertainer business.
While the first Magic Mike was aimed at humanizing male performers and exploring the constraints that they faced, Magic Mike XXL allows them to indulge in their fantasies in a joyous, non-toxic way.
Magic Mike is another lucrative venture. Magic Mike grossed $167 million at the global box office, with Magic Mike XXL earning $122 million and Magic Mike's Last Dance pulling in $57 million. The stage residencies have proven profitable, even spawning the Max reality show Finding Magic Mike.
"Magic Mike XXL" has a very simple, yet very entertaining plot. Even though the movie was over two hours long, it didn't feel too stretched out to me. I kept wanting to watch more and see what this group of guys are going to do next. The tone of the film is perfect.
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Is Magic Mike XXL better than Magic Mike?
While Magic Mike XXL might be the most fun of the series, the original film still reigns supreme as a surprisingly deep character drama about the lifestyle of the male entertainer business.
Why didn t Matthew McConaughey play in Magic Mike XXL?
It was reported McConaughey didn't return for Magic Mike XXL due to a scheduling conflict. For Magic Mike's Last Dance, Tatum said he “didn't know if Matthew would want to do it” because McConaughey didn't want to ruin the magic of the first film. Magic Mike 3 Replaces Thandiwe Newton with Salma Hayek!
With that said, if you liked the first film, or really like male stripping, you may like it, as there were a few funny moments and some of the dances were new and interesting, but it was not a great movie overall.
Perhaps less conventional than some of the classically trained here, Channing Tatum is no less of a dancer. Before he hit it big, Tatum worked as a stripper at a local night club. Look closely and you'll spot him performing as a backup dancer in the music video for “She Bangs” by Ricky Martin.
How much did Channing Tatum get paid for Magic Mike?
Tatum was reportedly paid $2 million upfront to star in the film. However, because of his financial stake in the film, it has been estimated Tatum earned as much as $60 million from the film's success, though the actor has disputed this amount. Tatum told GQ about his Magic Mike profits, “I wouldn't say a lot.
Channing Tatum does indeed do all his own dancing in Magic Mike's Last Dance, just as he did in the previous two films. Tatum doesn't have any professional training as a dancer, but audiences are well aware of the talent the actor has when busting a move on the dance floor.
The 28-year-old Zombieland actress definitely got an eyeful of the hunk as she shot a flirtatious look at the 34-year-old while filming a scene at an ice cream parlour.
IndieWire's The Playlist reports the movie will go by the name of "Magic Mike XXL," because no good male-stripper sequel can be called something stodgy like "Magic Mike 2." Greg Jacobs will helm the follow-up.
The subject and the lead actor involved — Channing Tatum — have women worldwide drooling all over themselves and pushing each other in line to see who can get to the best seat the fastest. And there I sit mid-movie, pondering the meaning of XXL. In clothing terms, XXL is extra, extra large.
"I was offered a role in Magic Mike," Marsden, 47, said. "I had the fear that I would be edited out of the movie, that all my lines would be cut out." He added, "I think it was a lack of courage on my part."
On August 16, 2011, it was reported that Matthew McConaughey had landed a role in the film. He was the first person cast, aside from Tatum. McConaughey revealed that Soderbergh called him to offer him the role of Dallas. After Soderbergh pitched him the story, McConaughey laughed and in 10 minutes he accepted the role.
Did Matt Bomer do his own singing in Magic Mike XXL?
When it was time to do the sequel, Tatum remembered that Bomer once sang for the extras, and made sure that his co-star recreated the magic not once but TWICE in "Magic Mike XXL" -- and both times, he had to perform live. "It was an incredible gift that Channing gave me, and also really terrifying!" Bomer said.
Matt Bomer not only strips in “Magic Mike XXL,” he sings — and it's all thanks to Channing Tatum and Joe Manganiello. Seems that in between takes on the first male-stripper film, which had a much smaller budget than the sequel opening July 1, Bomer and the gang would entertain the extras.
Kravitz and Tatum met in the casting process for her upcoming directorial debut, "Blink Twice." The film was originally called "Pussy Island," but was retitled "Blink Twice" in 2024.
During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Wednesday the Magic Mike star revealed that he was a bit of a late bloomer when it came to dancing. Tatum recalled of how he was taught to dance by a grandmother at a friend's 15th birthday party when he was a teenager, "It was survival”.
