‘Magic Mike 3’: First-Look Photo & More Updates On Channing Tatum’s Movie

Channing Tatum‘s occupation arsenic ‘Magic’ Mike Lane isn’t implicit yet! Magic Mike 3, which is officially titled Magic Mike’s Last Dance, is the upcoming sequel to the movie bid that stars Channing, 42, arsenic a sexy antheral stripper. The movie is acceptable to travel retired successful aboriginal 2023, implicit 10 years aft the first Magic Mike was released. The sequel, Magic Mike XXL, came retired successful 2015.

Fans are truthful excited for the third Magic Mike film, which has already wrapped filming. Channing is evidently returning (with his blistery abs!) arsenic the titular character. The first photo from Magic Mike’s Last Dance shows Salma Hayek closing her eyes and feeling Channing’s abs. “All bully things statesman successful Miami,” Channing wrote connected Instagram erstwhile helium shared the photo.

Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek (Photo: Warner Bros)

HollywoodLife has rounded up each the details we cognize truthful acold about Magic Mike 3, including the merchandise date, the cast, and more.

Magic Mike 3 Confirmed

The third Magic Mike movie was officially announced connected November 29, 2021. Channing shared a photograph of the archetypal leafage of the script, which confirmed that director Stephen Soderberg and screenwriter Reid Carolin were returning. Stephen directed the archetypal movie, while Gregory Jacobs directed the 2nd movie. Reid wrote some films. “Well world, looks similar Mike Lane’s tapping backmost in,” Channing wrote successful his post.

The first Magic Mike movie followed Channing arsenic a seasoned antheral stripper who teaches his protege Adam “The Kid”. The movie starred Alex Pettyfer arsenic Adam, Olivia Munn arsenic Joanna, Mike’s on-and-off lover, Cody Horn arsenic Brooke, Mike’s emotion interest, Matthew McConaughey as Dallas, Mike’s boss, and Matt Bomer as Ken. Magic Mike 2 followed Mike returning to the stripping satellite arsenic him and his person question to Myrtle Beach for a stripping convention. Channing and Matt returned for the sequel with newcomers Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Inglesias, Jada Pinkett Smith, Amber Heard, and Andie MacDowell. The archetypal 2 movies person a combined $285.6 cardinal astatine the planetary container office.

Channing Tatum successful ‘Magic Mike’ (Photo: Everett Collection)

Magic Mike 3 Release Date

Magic Mike’s Last Dance will beryllium released successful theaters connected February 10, 2023. That’s Super Bowl Weekend and Valentine’s Day Weekend. The movie was primitively expected to beryllium released lone connected HBO Max, but past Warner Bros. decided to springiness it a theatrical release. The movie volition watercourse connected HBO Max astatine immoderate constituent aft its tally successful theaters, according to Deadline.

Magic Mike 3 Cast

Channing Tatum is returning arsenic Mike Lane for Magic Mike 3. In an interrogation on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Channing revealed that helium astir turned down the movie due to the fact that of the aggravated preparations to get successful shape.

“It’s hard to look similar that. Even if you bash enactment out, to beryllium that benignant of successful signifier is not natural,” helium said successful Feb. 2022. “That’s not adjacent healthy. You person to starve yourself. I don’t deliberation erstwhile you’re that lean, it’s really healthy,” helium added. Channing revealed helium worked retired doubly a time and ate highly steadfast to prep for Magic Mike 3.

Channing has confirmed that this volition beryllium his last clip playing Magic Mike connected the large screen. “I privation it to beryllium the Super Bowl of stripping,” helium told PEOPLE in February about the 3rd movie. “I privation dancing similar we’ve ne'er been capable to bash successful the different 2 movies, due to the fact that we had to beryllium honorable to what the world of that satellite is, which isn’t large dancing.”

Salma Hayek is the pb pistillate prima in Magic Mike’s Last Dance. “It’s the strongest emotion story, the strongest pistillate character, from opening to end,” Salma told People about her role. “How fortunate americium I?” She besides teased that the movie volition diagnostic an epic lap dance from Channing. “If you thought helium could creation [before], you are going to recognize you haven’t seen anything,” Salma explained successful the Aug. 4 interview. “His creation skills—he conscionable got better.”

Salma Hayek (Photo: Everett Collection)

Thandie Newton was primitively expected to beryllium Channing’s co-star successful the film. She exited the task “to woody with household matters”, a Warner Bros. spokesperson told Variety in April 2022. While thing is confirmed, determination person been rumors that Thandiwe and her hubby Ol Parker divided up, which could beryllium wherefore she discontinue the film.

What Will Magic Mike 3 Be About?

Magic Mike (Photo: Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock)

We’ve gotten immoderate large teasers astir Magic Mike 3 truthful far. “I have a beauteous brainsick creation that opens the movie,” Channing previously revealed. “We footwear it disconnected connected a beauteous beardown level and past astatine the end, I mightiness bash a mentation of the h2o creation successful the show. There’s a splash portion successful the movie, truthful it’s a for existent thing.”

Channing has besides talked astir however the pb pistillate quality (played by Salma) is pivotal successful the movie. “It’s going to person a truly strong, astir stronger than Mike, quality that’s female,” helium told Variety. “We’ve ne'er done a accepted emotion story, and this isn’t a accepted emotion story.”

Screenwriter Reid Carolin antecedently said that the 3rd movie is “about a pistillate stuck astatine a horrible portion amusement similar a Chippendales and past realizing, ‘What the hellhole americium I doing here?’ And past Magic Mike comes down from the ceiling. She gets to spell down the rabbit spread and asks: What bash I truly want?”