Magic Mike 2: A Road Movie
The original article is in German. If someone who knows German reads this, please let me know if this English article is accurate.
German source: http://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/18474997.html
English article from The Playlist
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/channing-tatum-says-magic-mike-2-is-a-road-movie-says-he-could-make-his-directorial-debut-on-film-20120911
With Steven Soderbergh holding fast, for the moment, to his plan to take a hiatus from filmmaking (he's now wrapped on what could be his final film, "Behind the Candelabra"), there's an obvious vacancy in the director's chair, and Tatum tells German site Filmstarts (via AlloCine) that he could direct the film himself, possibly with screenwriter and producing partner Reid Carolin. Tatum's ambitions have long been greater than simply acting, and this seems like a decent option, particularly since he's now had three projects to learn from Soderbergh, between 'Mike,' "Haywire" and the upcoming "The Bitter Pill." That's not the only option on the table, though, as he also suggests that Gregory Jacobs, Soderbergh's long-time assistant director and producer (who helmed John C. Reilly film "Criminal" and Emily Blunt thriller "Wind Chill"), could end up with the job as well.
As for where it might take the characters, Tatum says (via the magic of Google Translate -- anyone with a better version is welcome to weigh in) "We have a story, and it's really funny and ridiculous. It's kind of a road movie, in which a group of strippers come together" before concluding "I don't know if it'll happen or not." Tatum certainly seems to suggest that the Broadway version is a bigger priority at the moment.
P.S. There is another fun Channing article in German, check it out.
http://www.focus.de/kultur/medien/kultur-und-leben-medien-hollywoods-spitzer-bube_aid_747970.html
German source: http://www.filmstarts.de/nachrichten/18474997.html
English article from The Playlist
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/channing-tatum-says-magic-mike-2-is-a-road-movie-says-he-could-make-his-directorial-debut-on-film-20120911
With Steven Soderbergh holding fast, for the moment, to his plan to take a hiatus from filmmaking (he's now wrapped on what could be his final film, "Behind the Candelabra"), there's an obvious vacancy in the director's chair, and Tatum tells German site Filmstarts (via AlloCine) that he could direct the film himself, possibly with screenwriter and producing partner Reid Carolin. Tatum's ambitions have long been greater than simply acting, and this seems like a decent option, particularly since he's now had three projects to learn from Soderbergh, between 'Mike,' "Haywire" and the upcoming "The Bitter Pill." That's not the only option on the table, though, as he also suggests that Gregory Jacobs, Soderbergh's long-time assistant director and producer (who helmed John C. Reilly film "Criminal" and Emily Blunt thriller "Wind Chill"), could end up with the job as well.
As for where it might take the characters, Tatum says (via the magic of Google Translate -- anyone with a better version is welcome to weigh in) "We have a story, and it's really funny and ridiculous. It's kind of a road movie, in which a group of strippers come together" before concluding "I don't know if it'll happen or not." Tatum certainly seems to suggest that the Broadway version is a bigger priority at the moment.
P.S. There is another fun Channing article in German, check it out.
http://www.focus.de/kultur/medien/kultur-und-leben-medien-hollywoods-spitzer-bube_aid_747970.html