Tag: Magic Mike Xxl
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How Magic Mike Uses Toxic Masculinity to Shield Itself
In the decade since the release of the first film, Magic Mike has become an unexpected entertainment franchise. The original entry spawned a sequel, Magic Mike Xxl, a live stage show, Magic Mike Live, an HBO Max reality series, Finding Magic Mike, and an upcoming third film. Two shared elements recur in each of the…
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Box Office: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Leads Slow Super Bowl Weekend With 8.2 Million
“Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” the third chapter in Channing Tatum’s steamy stripper series, topped a glacial Super Bowl weekend at the box office, generating a decent 8.2 million from only 1,500 North American theaters.It’s the lowest start yet in the decades-old franchise following 2012’s “Magic Mike” (which opened to 39 million) and 2015’s “Magic Mike…
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Box Office: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Tearing Off 8 Million Opening in Quiet Super Bowl Weekend
Audiences are ponying up for “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which is projected to lead a quiet Super Bowl weekend at the domestic box office.The third “Magic Mike” entry earned roughly 4.1 million in opening day and Thursday preview screenings, with industry sources projecting a debut around 8 million. Warner Bros. itself isn’t reporting numbers.There are…
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‘Magic Mike Xxl’ Is More Fun Than ‘Magic Mike’ Because of Its Tone
Magic Mike Xxl is everything that the first Magic Mike film wasn’t. Audiences who walked into 2012’s original Magic Mike expecting a straightforward raunchy stripper comedy should have known better than to trust that Steven Soderbergh had something that simple up his sleeve. While there are plenty of amusing moments throughout Magic Mike, the film…
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‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Review: It’s Not Bro Time, It’s Showtime
Part of the beauty of the Magic Mike franchise—beyond the absurdly good-looking, ripped men grinding and dancing in a way that normal humans could never possibly do—is the malleability of the series to shift and change depending on the installment. The initial installment, 2012’s Magic Mike, was almost like a counterpart to Steven Soderbergh’s The…
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Channing Tatum Teases ‘Magic Mike 3’: You’ll See Me Give ‘Intimate One-on-One Lap Dance’
“Magic Mike’s Last Dance” sure will be one hell of a way to go out.Lead star and producer Channing Tatum confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that the third “Magic Mike” film will leave nothing to the imagination.“You’ve seen me dance onstage, but you’ve never seen me give an intimate, straight-up one-on-one lap dance,” Tatum teased. “That’s…
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‘Magic Mike’ At 10: Channing Tatum’s Still-Underrated Stardom & The Male Stripper Movie Subgenre [Be Reel Podcast]
For the 10th anniversary of “Magic Mike,” Be Reel makes it rain critical reflection on Channing Tatum’s career-defining role and other standouts of the male stripper genre like “The Full Monty” (1997) and “Chocolate City” (2015). After watching all three, suffice it to say if this episode had a stage name, it would probably be…
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Salma Hayek Replaces Thandiwe Newton in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek is joining the cast of Channing Tatum’s new “Magic Mike” sequel, replacing original female lead Thandiwe Newton.“Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance to deal with family matters,” a spokesperson for the studio told Variety on…
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Matthew McConaughey Is Open to Appearing in ‘Magic Mike 3’: ‘Channing Tatum, Call Me, Bro!’
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Matthew McConaughey hasn’t exactly shut the door on appearing in the third installment of Channing Tatum’s stripper franchise “Magic Mike.” But the actor, who appeared in the 2012 original (but said no to 2015’s “Magic Mike Xxl”), is still waiting for his phone to ring about “Magic Mike’s Last…
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Steven Soderbergh Says He Demanded to Make Third ‘Magic Mike,’ Still Hopes for Theatrical Release
Dancing on demand? Sounds a little familiar for “Magic Mike.”Director Steven Soderbergh said that the third — and presumably final — “Magic Mike” film was due to his urging.“This third one was being made at my demand,” Soderbergh, who didn’t direct the sequel film “Magic Mike Xxl,” told Thrillist. “I was the one that said,…