Channing Tatum: 'Magic Mike 2' Won't Happen For A While

When Will Channing Tatum Direct 'Magic Mike 2'?
FILE - This file photo released by Warner Bros. shows, from left, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Channing Tatum, and Matt Bomer in a scene from "Magic Mike." Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer play firemen, cops and other exaggerated versions of hyper-masculine characters in the Steven Soderbergh film, and they say preparing for their parts and performing nearly nude for the dozens of female extras who populated the fake Club Xquisite gave the actors insight into women's grooming, undergarments and approach to carnal fantasy. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claudette Barius, File)
FILE - This file photo released by Warner Bros. shows, from left, Adam Rodriguez, Kevin Nash, Channing Tatum, and Matt Bomer in a scene from "Magic Mike." Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer play firemen, cops and other exaggerated versions of hyper-masculine characters in the Steven Soderbergh film, and they say preparing for their parts and performing nearly nude for the dozens of female extras who populated the fake Club Xquisite gave the actors insight into women's grooming, undergarments and approach to carnal fantasy. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Claudette Barius, File)

Channing Tatum knows the first time can be a bit disappointing, which is why he told Vulture that he won't direct any sequel to "Magic Mike" until he directs something else beforehand.

"Reid [Carolin] and I aren't idiots! We're not going to direct our first movie as a sequel to a Steven Soderbergh movie," Tatum told Vulture when asked about "Magic Mike 2" during an event for "10 Years," Tatum's latest venture with Carolin, who wrote "Magic Mike." "That's not smart. I want to start with something very small ... make a lot of mistakes, make them real early, and then go jump in [on 'Magic Mike 2']."

Last week, Tatum told a German news site that he would consider directing "Magic Mike 2," but that nothing was set in stone. That mostly jibes with what Tatum's wife, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, told Movieline during a recent interview.

"I think he definitely wants to direct in the future, and he definitely knows that world and how to capture that," Dewan-Tatum said. "But nothing is solidified, and I think he was just throwing it out there. But he’ll be a fantastic director when he decides to do that."

Released in June, "Magic Mike" made $154 million worldwide. Before it was even released, there was talk of doing a "Magic Mike" prequel because of how the film ends. (Spoiler alert: Tatum's character retires.)

“We’re actually talking about the possibility of doing the prequel," co-star Joe Manganiello told Hollywood.com in June. "Because if you do the sequel, then you lose Mike [Channing Tatum’s character]. Otherwise, what’s Mike going to do? He’s going to come back for one big heist ... so, you would do the prequel -- how they got there.”

For more on Tatum's directing plans, and what he hopes to do with "Magic Mike 2," head over to Vulture.

[via Vulture]

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