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Channing Tatum has enjoyed a very successful career in Hollywood, with leading roles in dozens of hit movies. However, he is best known for the Magic Mike franchise, loosely based on his own past as a stripper. With the release of his brand-new film, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Tatum is making the rounds and discussing how much the series means to him — and why he will always have a special place in his heart for the state of Florida, where he spent his formative years.

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ was shot on location in Miami Channing Tatum attends the “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” World Premiere on January 25, 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. | Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images

Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the follow-up to the 2015 film Magic Mike Xxl. The film focuses on Mike Lane, known professionally as “Magic Mike,” who loses his furniture business during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mike encounters...

In a sea of increasingly sexless multiplex options, the Steven Soderbergh-directed series prioritises lust and female pleasure

Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third and final movie in the unlikely franchise about a male stripper from Florida, wastes no time getting to its point. The first lines of the movie reveal that Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane lost his custom furniture business – the raison d’être for his career as an exotic dancer – during the pandemic. He’s working as a bartender for rich parties where donors toss money at distant causes. Mike is a long way from the Xquisite, the seedy but beloved club of the first movie, nor the dimly lit sorority houses where he used to show up and undress as a cop. One former bachelorette party client recognizes him; she’s now a lawyer, and he’s a curious specimen from her past.

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Channing Tatum has been a pop culture favorite for well over a decade. A star of romantic comedies, action films, and character-driven dramas, he is also known for his dancing skills. It was his skills as a dancer that helped him to gain widespread fame in the Magic Mike franchise. His role as a charming male stripper made waves with fans of all ages, and after his breakout part in the 2012 movie, Tatum went on to reprise the role in a 2015 sequel. With a third installment in the series now in theaters, even more fans are discovering Tatum’s talent — and his undeniable rhythm on the stage. In a recent interview, the actor sat down with his co-star, Salma Hayek, revealing that he’s finally ready to hang up his hat with the franchise that made him a star.

Channing Tatum reprises the role of ‘Magic’ Mike Lane in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance...

When Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike was released in 2012, it’s doubtful that anyone knew entirely what to expect. A film about male strippers that was loosely based on the star of the film, Channing Tatum, and his own experiences in the world of stripping seemed unlikely to spawn a sprawling and vocal fanbase—much less the Magic Mike Cinematic Universe (or Mmcu for short). But that’s exactly what it did.

From the opening speech and the now famous line of “I think I see some lawbreakers in here,” drawled enticingly by the club’s compere Dallas (Matthew McConaughey), it was pretty clear that a good time was coming. Set in sweltering Tampa, Florida, the film centers around the star of Dallas’ show, Mike Lane (Tatum), who is working day and night trying to achieve his dreams of starting his own furniture business. By day he works construction and...

Filming that sizzling “Magic Mike” lap dance scene didn’t go exactly to plan for Salma Hayek.

The actress, who plays Maxandra Mendoza alongside Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”, chats to Graham Norton about that much-talked about moment during Friday’s episode of the talk show.

Hayek says of the dance movies, “It is very balletic and very sexy. I was terrified about trying to make it look easy, but it really needs strength in the body, which I do not have because I don’t work out.”

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She continues of one scene almost ending in a wardrobe disaster, “You must be very precise and one time when we were rehearsing, and I had to put my legs in a specific position,...

(L-r) Channing Tatum as Mike Lane and Salma Hayek Pinault as Maxandra Mendoza in Warner Bros. Pictures musical comedy “Magic Mike’S Last Dance,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Magic Mike’S Last Dance is the third installment in Channing Tatum’s male stripper-dance series, and appears to be the last, as the story reaches crazy fantasy heights. That is not to say there isn’t some entertainment value – in the vein of the erotic original – and with director Steven Soderbergh back at the helm (as he was for the first one but not the second), it is a more polish production. Magic Mike’S Last Dance dials back the seriousness of the second movie, and this third installment describes itself as “musical comedy” as it returns more to male erotic dancing and female titillation mode. But then the sequel overshoots the mark, with a remarkably goofy story that mixes a reverse Pretty...

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Stripping comedy-drama Magic Mike’s Last Dance shimmies its way into 646 UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend through Warner Bros – almost 150 cinemas above the previous Magic Mike’s opening number.

Steven Soderbergh returns to direct the third and final Magic Mike instalment, having directed the first film and been cinematographer on the second.

In Last Dance, after a business deal leaves Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane broke and returning to the dance stage, he heads to London where a wealthy socialite has made him an offer he can’t refuse. Salma Hayek Pinault joins the cast,...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on February 9th, 2023, reviewing “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” the third of the male dancer films featuring Channing Tatum. In theaters on February 10th.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Channing Tatum is back as Mike Lane, but he’s out of the male dancer profession, trying to make ends meet as a bartender in Miami after a bad business deal. While working a swanky benefit, he encounters rich socialite Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek). After providing her with a Magic Mike dance, she hires him to revive a London theater that she got in her recent divorce. Maxandra wants a different kind of dance extravaganza to shake up London, and Magic Mike – with new cast of hunky male hoofers – is just the man to deliver.

”Magic Mike’s Last Dance” is in theaters beginning February 10th. Featuring Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek,...

The words “Magic Mike” may conjure up images of sweaty, sculpted, undulating men, dancing unthreateningly for hoards of screaming women, but there has always been a backdrop of brutal economic reality looming over the fantasy world.

The unlikely franchise has explored the escalating devaluation of physical laborers, the suffocating effects of the college industrial complex, predatory loan businesses, recession and even Covid-19, which has effectively destroyed poor Mike Lane’s furniture business in this latest film.

When we re-meet Channing Tatum’s gentle hunk in “ Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” in theatres Friday, he’s bartending at parties for the very rich in Miami. The gig could be worse, but though he doesn’t quite say it, the implication is that he’s even aged out of dancing now. He has to seriously think about it when his wealthy employer offers him 6,000 for a dance later that evening.

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“No woman wants to be suffocated by testicles.” This pearl of wisdom comes from Salma Hayek Pinault who plays grand dame Maxandra in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third (and presumably final) instalment in Channing Tatum’s stripper franchise. Maxandra has coaxed our hero, down-on-his-luck former stripper Mike Lane (Tatum), to London with the promise of 60,000 and the opportunity to direct his very own erotic dance show. But Maxandra’s vision, which quickly becomes Mike’s vision, too, is one of relatively chaste refinement. The aggressive air-humping and up-close gyrating of the former films are – for the most part – nowhere to be seen, replaced by ballet and interpretive modern dance.

But is “suffocation by testicles” not the very heart and soul of the Magic Mike franchise? Is that not the joy? Maxandra talks a good game about how liberating it is to be on the receiving end of a Mike Lane lap dance.

"Magic Mike's Last Dance" is a somewhat baffling and disappointing end to an unlikely trilogy. This one sees the return of Steven Soderbergh to the director's chair, with Reid Carolin again penning the script. Rather than the gritty drama of the first film or the delightful fantasy of the second, we instead get a dull romance with paper-thin characters, lame voice-over narration, and rather clean and puritan dance numbers, resulting in a film that feels more like an advertisement for the "Magic Mike Live" show than a movie.

The biggest problem of this movie is that it never fully decides what it wants to be, or who it is meant to be for. The first "Magic Mike" was essentially the male version of Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience," a gritty drama of the business of pleasure amidst the economic crisis. When that film became a surprise hit, "Magic Mike Xxl" did...

Los Angeles, Feb 9 (Ians) Actress Salma Hayek Pinault, who stars as Maxandra Mendoza in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’, says her co-stars were “such great guys” who “were all hanging out with me” while filming.

The 56-year-old actress told ‘People’ she became good friends with her castmates who play the various strippers and, eventually, so did her husband French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault.

“My husband is not a jealous man,” she says.

“I used to call him all the time (from set) and say, ‘Oh my God, I feel so bad,’ because I had this predisposition about how the guys, the strippers were going to be. But they’re not. They’re lovely. They’re such great guys. And (my husband) goes, ‘Oh God, you’re becoming best friends with the strippers, aren’t you?’ And I said, ‘Yes!'”

“And then he came a couple of times to the set. There...

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February might be the shortest month, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be packed. This year brings the expected rom-coms, internationally traveling strippers, and a bear on cocaine. And that’s just on the movie front. There’s plenty to watch on TV, too (though nothing with cocaine bears). But first, the month kicks off with a chiller from M. Night Shyamalan.

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Channing Tatum is back as the magic man, and Stephen Soderberg returns to direct Magic Mike’s Last Dance. Written by Reid Carolin, this stripper story has a feminist edge as it introduces a new character played by Salma Hayek who’s at the center of the story. Like the other two films, Last Dance has some electric dance numbers (choreographed by Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick), with Tatum being as charming as ever. But something is missing from this one and its rushed conclusion makes those ending moments appear random and out of place.

We first see Mike Lane (Tatum) working as a bartender at an event where he meets Maxandra “Max” Mendoza, a wealthy socialite going through a divorce. He goes back to her house, and she offers him six thousand dollars to ‘entertain’ her–prompting the longest strip dance scene ever. All the whining and gyrating wins...

Channing Tatum’s hunky stripper enjoys some sizzling scenes with Salma Hayek but this eccentric threequel feels cobbled together

Channing Tatum’s buff character “Magic” Mike Lane, stripper and hunky sex-positive recipient of the thirsty female gaze, is back again for this goofy, but hastily packaged and oddly anti-climactic threequel from director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter Reid Carolin.

As the US emerges from the Covid pandemic, Mike has fallen on hard times. He is approaching his 40th birthday (but looking well on it), a business he set up has failed and now he’s working as a barman. Yet, while good-humouredly serving drinks at a fancy charity gala in Miami, there is a connection between him and socialite-hostess Max Mendoza (Salma Hayek). Simmeringly sexy Max hears from one of her guests – this is Kim, played by Caitlin Gerard, a veteran of the first Magic Mike movie from 2012 – that Mike used...

Magic Mike’s Last Dance once again reinvents its intentions, approaching the world of male entertainers in a new light that concludes the trilogy. Director Steven Soderbergh returns to this story after sitting out 2015’s Magic Mike Xxl, leaving Gregory Jacobs to take the reins. The third film leans heavier into rom-com territory, but it still leaves room for the flashy antics.

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ finds a new use for his particular talents L-r: Channing Tatum as Mike Lane and Salma Hayek as Maxandra Mendoza | Warner Bros. Pictures

Years after Magic Mike Xxl, Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) is working as a bartender part-time in Florida to help supplement his income. He works a fundraiser gig that results in some awkward run-ins involving his days as a male entertainer. However, this past intrigues the ridiculously wealthy Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), who has some plans for him.

Mike agrees to ditch his...

Something’s off about Magic Mike’s Last Dance. It starts off well enough — it gives us what we want by giving us more of what worked before — before it loses its way. But it opens enticingly, teasingly, like a fly.

Mike Lane (Channing Tatum), titular hero of the Magic Mike films, is no longer a male stripper. Gone is the guy who tried to turn this skill into a dream — a business. He’s catering an open bar, now: still Mike, still a flirt, still making husbands jealous, but...

“Toothless” probably isn’t the first word “Magic Mike” fans want to associate with Channing Tatum’s aging exotic dancer series, but there’s no denying the female-targeting franchise has dulled its bite over the past decade. If the Walt Disney Co. had made a movie about male strippers, it might look something like “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” a soft, in-name-only sequel to the 2012 hit, whose title is about as convincing as reports of director Steven Soderbergh’s retirement.

Tatum’s still got it, and he ain’t about to retire, even if his semi-autobiographical hero, Mike Lane, has lost his magic and seems ready to hang up his thong. Meanwhile, gone are all the other gorgeous hunks who road-tripped with him in “Magic Mike Xxl” — unless you count a lo-res video conference with Ken, Tarzan and two other old friends when Mike gets to London. Why London? That’s...

Near the end of 2015’s Magic Mike Xxl, before putting on their sexiest show, our beloved troupe of strippers (or male entertainers, as they prefer to be called) hear the ecstatic cheers of the crowd on the other side of the curtain. “They’re doing a fucking Twilight routine and they’re mopping it up,” Big Dick Richie (Joe Manganiello) says, exasperated by the preceding group’s PG-13 gyrations and graceless body rolls. Tarzan (Kevin Nash) isn’t surprised: “All those tweeners are growing up, man — makes perfect sense.”

If you keep Tarzan’s nonchalant sentiment in mind, then you may be able to forgive the frustrating disappointment that is Magic Mike’s Last Dance. The latest installment of the Magic Mike Cinematic Universe — a franchise that includes the enjoyable Magic Mike, the raucous Magic Mike Xxl, a reality television show called Finding Magic Mike and the tour Magic Mike Live...

The “Magic Mike” films may be best known for serving the bodily thrills of hunky male strippers in a blockbuster comedy package, but Mike Lane is so much more than just a stripper. The character, originated by Channing Tatum and inspired by his early experiences in Tampa, Florida, has always been more than the sum of his (very impressive) parts. The third and final film in the wildly successful franchise, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” sees Steven Soderbergh returning to direct and Tatum returning to his dance roots.

In fact, we’re in London. The movie opens with a British-accented voiceover about “the impulse to dance” and its “power over our species,” as Mike (Tatum) surveys his vast ocean territory. “Like many 40-year-old millennial white males,” she explains, Mike had been hit hard by the pandemic and a looming recession. He’s back to catering fancy events for wealthy women he once stripped for,...

For much of her career, Salma Hayek was typecast as the sexy bombshell, but the actress wanted more. One genre Salma Hayek wanted to break into was comedy, but she wouldn’t get that chance until Adam Sandler cast her in Grown Ups.

“I was typecast for a long time,” Salma Hayek told GQ UK in a new interview. “My entire life I wanted to do comedy and people wouldn’t give me comedies. I couldn’t land a role until I met Adam Sandler, who put me in a comedy [2010’s Grown Ups], but I was in my forties! They said, ‘You’re sexy, so you’re not allowed to have a sense of humour.’ Not only are you not allowed to be smart, but you were not allowed to be funny in the ’90s.” When Hayek was nominated for an Academy Award for Frida, she thought things would change,...

With Sundance behind us and events such as the Oscars, SXSW, and the Berlin International Film Festival coming up next month, February could have seemed relatively barren compared to the release schedules surrounding it. That said, this month has no shortage of entertaining films and must-see theatrical releases on the docket, starting with M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated adaptation “Knock at the Cabin.” Channing Tatum returns for his last stint as Mike Lane, with Steven Soderbergh returning to director “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” following his absence from the sequel, and elsewhere there are some festival favorites such as “Return to Seoul” getting wider releases and the first Marvel film of the year.

Continue reading 12 Movies To See In February: ‘Magic Mike 3,’ ‘Sharper’ & ‘Knock At The Cabin’ at The Playlist.

Salma Hayek, understandably, has nothing but praise for Channing Tatum and that lap dance scene in “Magic Mike’s Last Dance”.

The actress, who plays Maxandra Mendoza alongside Tatum’s Mike Lane in the flick, chats to Et Canada’s Sangita Patel about that sizzling moment.

She gushes, alongside Tatum, “It honestly was amazing for me because I’ve never really done something like that,” insisting she’s done street dances but not “connected to somebody” like that.

Hayek continues, “For me it was a new experience and I was surprised that I could do it.

“I was terrified at the beginning, [but] he was very easy because he’s patient.

“He likes to empower women, he made me feel safe, he made me laugh so that I didn’t feel so ridiculous by laughing at my ridiculousness. But in a loving way, and I love the song,” the star adds.

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Things seem to be getting back to normal this month, but maybe that’s just because we’re getting our first superhero movie since November 2022, and it’s the latest sequel from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read on for Gold Derby’s February 2023 box office preview.

“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (Marvel/Disney) – Feb. 17

The first major blockbuster of the year and Marvel’s latest brings Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly back as Ant-Man and the Wasp, as they go down to the “Quantum-verse” and face-off against Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror, who previously appeared in the “Loki” series. This kicks off Marvel’s Phase 5, which will build over the next two years leading up to 2025’s “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” directed by “Shang-Chi” helmer, Destin Daniel Cretton. With such a lengthy gap since “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” this is likely to open with 125 million or more over Presidents Day weekend,...

Channing Tatum is no stranger to locking lips with some of the most famous actresses in Hollywood, from Amanda Seyfried to Mila Kunis to Sandra Bullock. His most recent co-star did make him a little nervous, though.

So, why was Tatum feeling awkward when it came time for romance scenes with Salma Hayek in the upcoming Magic Mike’s Last Dance?

Channing Tatum’s mega-popular ‘Magic Mike’ movies Magic Mike Xxl stars Channing Tatum, Greg Jacobs, Joe Manganiello, and Reid Carolin | Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Tatum began starring in the Magic Mike movies in 2012. The first movie was loosely based on the actor’s life. He worked as a stripper at a Tampa nightclub as a teenager. Then, he moved to Miami, where a model talent scout discovered him.

Magic Mike grossed over 100 million worldwide and spawned two sequels: 2015’s Magic Mike Xxl and this year’s Magic Mike’s Last Dance,...

There’s no denying that fans are in for a sexy time when “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” comes out next month, but according to the stars, behind the scenes, things got dangerous a few times!

Salma Hayek and Channing Tatum gave Et’s Nischelle Turner a sneak peek at the third instalment of the popular franchise, and revealed that some of the intricate dance numbers could get a little tricky — even with professionals at work.

“I remember in one rehearsal he nearly dropped me upside down, head hitting the floor,” Hayek recalls to her co-star’s denials.

“It didn’t happen, so I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Tatum counters as Hayek recounts their dancing mishaps in which she had to “bend my legs [but] I didn’t bend them in rehearsal.”

“Yeah, you didn’t bend them, but I saved that queen,” the “Magic Mike” franchise star asserts.

Rose McIver as Samantha, Mike Lane as Freddie and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Jay in ‘Ghosts’ season 2 episode 13

CBS’s Ghosts, which was just renewed for a third season, will return from a three-week break with an episode that finds Freddie (Sam and Jay’s new assistant) convinced the bed & breakfast is haunted. Season two episode 13, “Ghost Hunter,” will air on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 8:30pm Et/Pt.

Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar lead the cast as Samantha and Jay, the living residents of the mansion. Playing the mansion’s resident ghosts are Brandon Scott Jones as Isaac, Richie Moriarty as Pete, Danielle Pinnock as Alberta, and Asher Grodman as Trevor. Román Zaragoza stars as Sasappis, Sheila Carrasco plays Flower, Rebecca Wisocky is Hetty, and Devan Chandler Long plays Thorfinn.

“Ghost Hunter” Plot: Sam and Jay’s assistant, Freddie (Mike Lane), purchases ghost-hunting equipment when suspicious activity leads him to theorize the B&b is haunted.

Exclusive: Darien Sills-Evans (Superior Donuts) and Mike Lane (American Princess) are set as series regulars opposite Jim Jefferies in his NBC comedy pilot Jefferies, from writer-producer Suzanne Martin, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV.

Written by Jefferies and Martin, Jefferies stars the veteran comedian as a fictionalized version of himself – a comedian with a unique and often controversial take on modern life, relationships and co-parenting with his best friend. In addition to Jefferies, they join previously announced Betsy Brandt.

Jefferies and Martin executive produce with Hayes and Milliner for Hazy Mills, along with Tim Sarkes and Alex Murray for Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

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Sills-Evans’ credits include the series regular role of James Jordan in CBS’ Superior Donuts. He’s repped by Jc Robbins Management and Artists & Representatives.

Lane’s most recent credits include a recurring role on American Princess. He’s repped by 3 Arts,...

CBS has named the creative and writing team that will lead the studio’s actors showcase in 2020, formerly known as the CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase. The event, intended to highlight diverse talent, is attended by senior CBS network execs, showrunners and casting directors on CBS series, as well as talent agents and managers.

Returning to direct Showcase, as it is now known, is Stephen Guarino, an actor-writer-director known for “EastSiders” and “I’m Dying Up Here,” while Tess Paras is joining as associate director. Tien Tran, who has appeared on “Easy” and “Hot Date,” will serve as head writer of the writers’ room of 11. Guarino, Paras and Tran are all Showcase alum.

“Showcase is one of my favorite events and one I look forward to year after year,” said Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, CBS’ executive vice president of entertainment diversity, inclusion and communications. “I’m excited for the entertainment community to...

3rd Rock alum French Stewart and Mike Lane (Mom) are set as series regulars opposite Jee Young Han in Like Magic, NBC’s single-camera workplace comedy pilot from Superstore writers Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu, Forever co-creator Matt Hubbard, Julie Anne Robinson’s CannyLads Productions and Universal TV.

Written by Kyle and Luu with Hubbard supervising and to be directed by Robinson, Like Magic follows Holly (Han), an optimistic young woman pursuing her dream to be a headlining magician in the eccentric and ego-driven world of the Magic Palace.

Stewart will play Val Evans, a mentalist/illusionist who’s been the biggest act at the Magic Palace for the past few years.

Lane will portray Anthony, Holly’s best friend from middle school who’s also a magician.

In addition to Han, they join previously announced series regulars Freddie Stroma and Hayley Magnus.

Kyle and Luu executive produce with Hubbard...