Matthew McConaughey's stripping days are behind him. The Oscar winner's publicist told TheWrap that he will not return for the “Magic Mike” sequel, because his schedule did not permit due to his involvement in Gus Van Sant's upcoming drama “Sea of Trees.”
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!
'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Review: Steven Soderbergh Strips Series of Everything but Channing Tatum. Matthew McConaughey and the supporting cast are long gone in toothless sequel, which finds Magic Mike playing private dancer to Salma Hayek's far-fetched romantic reawakening.
Why was Alex Pettyfer not in the second Magic Mike?
According to Pettyfer, Tatum never wanted the young actor cast in the role to begin with, as Pettyfer apparently had already built something of a reputation for being difficult to work with.
The main reason why he did not return for the sequel is because of his difference with his onscreen mentor Channing Tatum. In an interview with Bret Easton Ellison's on B.E.E Podcast, Alex said, “Channing Tatum does not like me, and for many reasons — many being my own fault".
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Why doesn't Channing Tatum like Alex Pettyfer?
Pettyfer revealed that his "bad boy" reputation in Hollywood caused Tatum to be hesitant to cast Pettyfer in the film before filming even started, and said that it took the convincing of director Steven Soderbergh for Pettyfer to land the role of Adam in the movie.
While Mike was in a relationship with Brooke in Magic Mike, the beginning of Magic Mike XXL quickly reveals that Brooke turned down Mike's proposal. Heard's character, Zoe, a struggling artist who was road-tripping with her own friends, was thus introduced in the sequel.
(He walked a mile away and screamed but says it was apparently so loud that people on set heard.) But he says that rumors that he and his Magic Mike co-star Channing Tatum didn't get along on set are true. “Channing Tatum does not like me,” says Pettyfer.
Steven Soderbergh is dismissing any and all rumors regarding why Thandiwe Newton dropped out of Magic Mike's Last Dance. In the Academy Award-winning director's recent interview with Rolling Stone, Soderbergh, 60, said that "everything [he] saw publicly was wrong" concerning Newton's decision to leave the project.
"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."
In conclusion, Magic Mike's Last Dance is a disappointing sequel that fails to live up to its predecessor. While the feminist edge and chemistry between the leads are commendable, the lack of direction, flat characters, and forced humor make it a forgettable film. Save your money and watch the original instead.
Apart from one throwaway online reunion scene, the absence of Tatum's “Magic Mike” co-stars (Matt Bomer, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash and Joe Manganiello) is sorely felt, and while the show's up-and-coming young dancers are all gifted performers, Soderbergh and Carolin haven't given them much in the way of dialogue or ...
There's been little news on Magic Mike 4 throughout 2023, at least not from Warner Bros. or director Steven Soderbergh. However, Magic Mike 4 has still been discussed outside of official channels, showing there's still clearly demand for a new Magic Mike movie.
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.
The production initially courted Thandiwe Newton to join Magic Mike 3's cast and be the female lead. Newton was meant to play Maxandre before she exited the project. Salma Hayek replaced Thandiwe Newton after the Westworld star left the production to deal with a private family matter.
Development. Magic Mike is directed by Steven Soderbergh based on a screenplay by Reid Carolin, who is also one of the film's producers. The screenplay is in part inspired by Channing Tatum's experiences as a male stripper in Tampa, Florida, when he was 18 years old.
In 2012, Soderbergh's first Magic Mike dazzled when debuting domestically to $39.1 million from 3,920 theaters on its way to grossing a dizzying $167.3 million globally.
The real-life Magic Mike: The Last Dance theater is actually in Clapham, in southwest London. In fact, the filming location is the Clapham Grand, a refurbished Victorian musical hall that is known to host events such as comedy and weekly club nights in London.
Mike then reveals that his furniture business is not going that well and that he is no longer with Brooke after she rejected his proposal. The group decides to continue on.
Despite Adam's strong relationship with his "best friend" Mike, the character didn't return for the 2015 sequel, Magic Mike XXL, reportedly because of personal differences between Pettyfer and Tatum. "Channing Tatum does not like me," he told EW in 2015, "and for many reasons — many being my own fault."
At the time of Jessie and Channing's split in April 2020, a source told People, "They cared enough about each other to try again but realised it was better to move on. It's totally amicable."
Jonah Hill has worked with several actors in Hollywood, yet only Channing Tatum has been one true friend of the star. Of course, Leonardo DiCaprio's name comes to mind when speaking of Hill's friends, but as evident in their bromance, Hill and Tatum have formed an everlasting friendship in Hollywood.
What happened to Mike's girlfriend in Magic Mike 2?
Magic Mike XXL takes place three years after the end of Magic Mike. While Mike has finally realized his dream of owning his own furniture business, he and Brooke have broken up, and his personal life is in shambles.
It's with McDowell's character Nancy, twenty-plus years his senior, that Big Dick Ritchie finally gets to have the “glass slipper that fits his (big dick) 'shoe'” kind of sex that he's been looking for. Not once is a MILF joke or cougar reference implied.
