Warning: This post contains spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last DanceMagic Mike’s Last Dance fails to follow through on a promise made ahead of the film’s release. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike’s Last Dance wraps up Mike Lane’s story, with Channing Tatum returning to reprise the role for the final time. Initially meant to stream exclusively on HBO Max, Magic Mike’s Last Dance received a theatrical release, but a lukewarm critical reception and diminished box office returns compared to the first two films.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance takes the former furniture business owner and stripper to London after a lap dance and night of passion with Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), the wealthy wife of a media mogul, turns into a job opportunity too good to pass up. Ahead of the film’s release, Tatum talked up the final Magic Mike film, teasing certain elements of...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance takes the former furniture business owner and stripper to London after a lap dance and night of passion with Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), the wealthy wife of a media mogul, turns into a job opportunity too good to pass up. Ahead of the film’s release, Tatum talked up the final Magic Mike film, teasing certain elements of...
- 2/21/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
The Magic Mike franchise has always placed a big emphasis on giving women what they want, namely with highly suggestive dancing by Mike Lane and his cohort of male strippers, but Magic Mike's Last Dance changes how it handles these dances for the better. From the moment unsatisfied socialite Maxandra (Salma Hayek) pays Mike for a sensuous private dance, there's a delicate balance established between interpreting what Max actually wants and assuming that he knows without her input. After the dance, Max "purchases" Mike for one month, paying him a handsome sum for directing a racy West End stage show in London and making her husband jealous.
As Mike and Max search for a crew of dancers for the cast, they continue to push the boundaries of their tempestuous relationship. Often, Mike's reputation for knowing what women want interferes with Max's own agency, and misunderstandings occur that threaten to derail the entire production.
As Mike and Max search for a crew of dancers for the cast, they continue to push the boundaries of their tempestuous relationship. Often, Mike's reputation for knowing what women want interferes with Max's own agency, and misunderstandings occur that threaten to derail the entire production.
- 2/20/2023
- by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- ScreenRant
The final installment of the Magic Mike franchise has proven to be another success as Magic Mike's Last Dance joins Channing Tatum's films Dear John (2010) and The Vow (2012) for a specific Channing Tatum trend. Tatum has been mesmerizing audiences with his performances in romance films since he got his big break in 2006's Step Up. The pre-Magic Mike dance film put the actor on casting directors' radar, cementing him as the male romantic lead for many films to come. With Magic Mike's Last Dance, Tatum reminds audiences why he's so crucial to the romance genre.
The third and final installment in the Magic Mike franchise follows Tatum's character, Mike Lane, reeling from the loss of his furniture business and the Covid-19 pandemic. Mike left his male stripper career behind and is now bartending for a catering company when an opportunity to make 60,000 comes his way, if...
The third and final installment in the Magic Mike franchise follows Tatum's character, Mike Lane, reeling from the loss of his furniture business and the Covid-19 pandemic. Mike left his male stripper career behind and is now bartending for a catering company when an opportunity to make 60,000 comes his way, if...
- 2/19/2023
- by Gina Wurtz
- ScreenRant
Channing Tatum dancing to Ginuwine's "Pony" became a staple of the Magic Mike franchise, which is why it's so shocking that he wasn't included in the routine in Magic Mike's Last Dance. R&b singer Ginuwine released the hit song in 1996, but 16 years later, it was resurrected when Tatum, as Mike Lane, performed a strip routine to it in the first Magic Mike film. The scene became so iconic that Tatum's then-wife Jenna Dewan recreated it on an episode of Lip Sync Battle. Tatum revived the dance for Magic Mike Xxl when he was working on his furniture business, and "Pony" came on the radio.
The song reignites Mike's love for dance and pushes him to join The Kings of Tampa at the Myrtle Beach male stripping convention. Unfortunately, this was the last time Magic Mike fans would ever see the character dancing to the iconic song. For Magic Mike's Last Dance,...
The song reignites Mike's love for dance and pushes him to join The Kings of Tampa at the Myrtle Beach male stripping convention. Unfortunately, this was the last time Magic Mike fans would ever see the character dancing to the iconic song. For Magic Mike's Last Dance,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Gina Wurtz
- ScreenRant
Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Magic Mike's Last DanceMagic Mike's Last Dance features a voice-over narration that ultimately ruins an important element that was key to Mike Lane's story throughout the Magic Mike franchise. Magic Mike's Last Dance begins with a voice-over that reflects on the meaning of dance, a theme that continues throughout the film. Now set in London, the new Magic Mike takes a very different tone from the previous films of the franchise. Similarly, the only character returning in Magic Mike's Last Dance is Mike himself, but all the other characters in the film are introduced in the latest Magic Mike.
In fact, in Magic Mike's Last Dance, Maxandra convinces Mike to move to London, where she lives with her now ex-husband and their daughter, Zadie. Throughout the film, Zadie appears to be critical of Mike and of his relationship with Max,...
In fact, in Magic Mike's Last Dance, Maxandra convinces Mike to move to London, where she lives with her now ex-husband and their daughter, Zadie. Throughout the film, Zadie appears to be critical of Mike and of his relationship with Max,...
- 2/18/2023
- by Clotilde Chinnici
- ScreenRant
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last DanceMagic Mike’s Last Dance, following in the footsteps of its predecessors, includes quite a bit of dancing. Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane takes center stage for his final bow, and he doesn’t miss a step — even while sliding along a water-soaked stage during the film’s final dance. But does Tatum actually perform all the dances himself?
Steven Soderbergh returns to direct the final installment of the Magic Mike trilogy, working from a screenplay by Reid Carolin. Unlike the original film and Magic Mike Xxl, Magic Mike’s Last Dance noticeably has less dance sequences, and even less performances featuring Mike, with a new group of dancers taking the spotlight. Tatum isn’t a stranger to dance movies, with Step Up having a profound impact on his career. But after three films, it would be understandable if the...
Steven Soderbergh returns to direct the final installment of the Magic Mike trilogy, working from a screenplay by Reid Carolin. Unlike the original film and Magic Mike Xxl, Magic Mike’s Last Dance noticeably has less dance sequences, and even less performances featuring Mike, with a new group of dancers taking the spotlight. Tatum isn’t a stranger to dance movies, with Step Up having a profound impact on his career. But after three films, it would be understandable if the...
- 2/16/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
Channing Tatum is back for Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the final installment of the Magic Mike movie series, and is joined by a full cast of exciting characters. Directed by Steven Soderberg, Magic Mike’s Last Dance follows Mike Lane, who is bartending in LA after a bad business deal until he meets a wealthy socialite. Mike goes to London to direct a new stage show, bringing in plenty of new characters for his crew, as well as the occasional familiar face.
The third and final installment of the Magic Mike series takes a step away from focusing on Mike and his crew to make Magic Mike’s Last Dance more female-focused. This new approach means plenty of fresh faces. However, the threequel also features several major Magic Mike cameos from Mike’s original crew, with Joe Manganiello’s Richie, Matt Bomer’s Ken, Kevin Nash’s Tarzan, and Adam Rodriguez...
The third and final installment of the Magic Mike series takes a step away from focusing on Mike and his crew to make Magic Mike’s Last Dance more female-focused. This new approach means plenty of fresh faces. However, the threequel also features several major Magic Mike cameos from Mike’s original crew, with Joe Manganiello’s Richie, Matt Bomer’s Ken, Kevin Nash’s Tarzan, and Adam Rodriguez...
- 2/15/2023
- by Jessica Smith
- ScreenRant
The Magic Mike movies are semi-autobiographical accounts of Channing Tatum's time as a male stripper, but how old is the actor in each of the films compared to his character Mike Lane? The release of Magic Mike's Last Dance in 2023 marks just over a decade since Tatum created the franchise with director Steven Soderbergh, making himself a household name by highlighting a formative period of his life that involved the gritty and glitzy world of male stripping. What was previously a source of embarrassment for Tatum turned him into a star, and the authenticity he brings to the Magic Mike franchise helps it feel grounded rather than satirical.
Tatum began his stripping career at 18 in Tampa, Florida. Even though his time as "Chan Crawford" lasted less than a year, the seedy situations, colorful characters, and wild night antics offered him plenty of interesting experiences. After working on one of Steven Soderbergh's movies Haywire,...
Tatum began his stripping career at 18 in Tampa, Florida. Even though his time as "Chan Crawford" lasted less than a year, the seedy situations, colorful characters, and wild night antics offered him plenty of interesting experiences. After working on one of Steven Soderbergh's movies Haywire,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- ScreenRant
Magic Mike’s Last Dance finally arrived in theaters, but it might not be there for long. Steven Soderbergh returns to direct Magic Mike’s Last Dance after Gregory Jacobs helmed Magic Mike Xxl. The threequel is the conclusion to Mike Lane’s story, which sees him move from Miami to London after meeting Maxandra Mendoza, who encourages him to direct a Magic Mike stage show.
Channing Tatum returns to play Mike, and the actor performs two of the major dances, one being a lap dance for Salma Hayek Pinault’s Maxandra. Magic Mike’s Last Dance received mostly negative reviews, leaving the film with the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the trilogy. Unlike Magic Mike and Magic Mike Xxl, Last Dance was intended to be an original film for HBO Max, but plans changed and Warner Bros. instead went the route of releasing Soderbergh’s film in theaters. With the theatrical release...
Channing Tatum returns to play Mike, and the actor performs two of the major dances, one being a lap dance for Salma Hayek Pinault’s Maxandra. Magic Mike’s Last Dance received mostly negative reviews, leaving the film with the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the trilogy. Unlike Magic Mike and Magic Mike Xxl, Last Dance was intended to be an original film for HBO Max, but plans changed and Warner Bros. instead went the route of releasing Soderbergh’s film in theaters. With the theatrical release...
- 2/14/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the third and final film in the franchise that began in 2012, but it’s also the most poorly received of the three. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Reid Carolin, Magic Mike’s Last Dance concludes the story of Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane, a former business owner and stripper-turned-stage director.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance took some risks with its story, introducing a new love interest for Mike — Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), the wealthy wife of a media mogul — and setting him on a path that sees him directing a stage show. The film was scheduled for an exclusive release on HBO Max before receiving a theatrical run. And while Magic Mike’s Last Dance took the number one spot in its opening weekend, the film did not get a positive reception from critics. The...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the third and final film in the franchise that began in 2012, but it’s also the most poorly received of the three. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Reid Carolin, Magic Mike’s Last Dance concludes the story of Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane, a former business owner and stripper-turned-stage director.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance took some risks with its story, introducing a new love interest for Mike — Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek), the wealthy wife of a media mogul — and setting him on a path that sees him directing a stage show. The film was scheduled for an exclusive release on HBO Max before receiving a theatrical run. And while Magic Mike’s Last Dance took the number one spot in its opening weekend, the film did not get a positive reception from critics. The...
- 2/14/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
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.
Within five minutes,...
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.
Within five minutes,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
Magic Mike's Last Dance is thought to be Mike Lane's last bow, but the final curtain call of the Magic Mike franchise does leave the stage door open for possible spinoffs. Presented with the opportunity to direct his own stage show on the West End, a financially strapped Mike decides to leave Tampa, Florida for London, England. He does so at the behest of an unsatisfied socialite named Maxandra who, smitten after a particularly intimate private dance, wants to ensure every woman feels the same empowering ecstasy. Mike has finally found everything he wants; love, a new creative endeavor, and the chance to distance himself from being the main attraction.
Director Steven Soderbergh has hinted in the past about a potential "Magic Mike" universe continuing the franchise (via Cbr) despite Mike's ending in Magic Mike's Last Dance. Soderbergh has even suggested a primarily female version of the...
Director Steven Soderbergh has hinted in the past about a potential "Magic Mike" universe continuing the franchise (via Cbr) despite Mike's ending in Magic Mike's Last Dance. Soderbergh has even suggested a primarily female version of the...
- 2/13/2023
- by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- ScreenRant
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Like its predecessors, Magic Mike’s Last Dance wouldn’t be anything without its dancing (and stripping), though there are some that are superior to others. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Reid Carolin, Magic Mike’s Last Dance sees the return of Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane, who is now a retired stripper-turned-bartender hired to direct a stage show for Salma Hayek’s Maxandra.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance has a few dance sequences, and Ginuwine's “Pony” is used at one point as well, a song that has become a staple of the Magic Mike franchise. Most of the dances aren’t very long, but the ones that are certainly delivered with fantastic choreography and sensuality. The film builds up to its grand finale, in which a group of men, led by Channing Tatum’s Mike, take to...
Like its predecessors, Magic Mike’s Last Dance wouldn’t be anything without its dancing (and stripping), though there are some that are superior to others. Directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Reid Carolin, Magic Mike’s Last Dance sees the return of Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane, who is now a retired stripper-turned-bartender hired to direct a stage show for Salma Hayek’s Maxandra.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance has a few dance sequences, and Ginuwine's “Pony” is used at one point as well, a song that has become a staple of the Magic Mike franchise. Most of the dances aren’t very long, but the ones that are certainly delivered with fantastic choreography and sensuality. The film builds up to its grand finale, in which a group of men, led by Channing Tatum’s Mike, take to...
- 2/13/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
Magic Mike's Last Dance is the final curtain call for Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) and his career as a male stripper, but as the Magic Mike trilogy concludes, the capstone of the franchise fails to deliver on one crucial mystery. Magic Mike 3 finds the former Xquisite star strapped for cash and tending bar at flashy fundraisers, where he catches the eye of Maxandra (Salma Hayek), a frustrated socialite who pays him 6,000 for a private dance. Impressed with his skills, she offers to fly him to London, England, and pay him ten times that amount to direct a racy show that will electrify the West End.
Considering that Magic Mike 3 marks the ending of a beloved franchise in 2023, it would make sense for the movie to wrap up all the loose ends throughout the prior two films. But instead, it eschews many plot lines in favor of taking a risk...
Considering that Magic Mike 3 marks the ending of a beloved franchise in 2023, it would make sense for the movie to wrap up all the loose ends throughout the prior two films. But instead, it eschews many plot lines in favor of taking a risk...
- 2/13/2023
- by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- ScreenRant
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Magic Mike’s Last Dance may be the conclusion to the trilogy, but it still has one of the same problems as Magic Mike Xxl. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike’s Last Dance once meant to stream exclusively on HBO Max before the plan changed, and it received a theatrical release. Channing Tatum is back as Mike Lane, wrapping up his story with a move from Miami to London, and he’s joined by Salma Hayek Pinault as Maxandra Mendoza, the wife of a very rich media mogul.
Magic Mike Xxl featured the Kings of Tampa going on a road trip together, but the sequel had quite a few characters missing from the first Magic Mike. Fast-forward to Magic Mike’s Last Dance and the cast has been slimmed down further, with Tito, Tarzan, Big Dick Richie, and Ken appearing...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance may be the conclusion to the trilogy, but it still has one of the same problems as Magic Mike Xxl. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Magic Mike’s Last Dance once meant to stream exclusively on HBO Max before the plan changed, and it received a theatrical release. Channing Tatum is back as Mike Lane, wrapping up his story with a move from Miami to London, and he’s joined by Salma Hayek Pinault as Maxandra Mendoza, the wife of a very rich media mogul.
Magic Mike Xxl featured the Kings of Tampa going on a road trip together, but the sequel had quite a few characters missing from the first Magic Mike. Fast-forward to Magic Mike’s Last Dance and the cast has been slimmed down further, with Tito, Tarzan, Big Dick Richie, and Ken appearing...
- 2/12/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
Magic Mike's Last Dance takes Mike Lane's story to London, England, and his new environment makes a big change that hurts the franchise's original meaning. The pandemic ended Mike's furniture business, and the down-on-his-luck dancer finds himself bartending at high society fundraisers where he catches the eye of Maxandra, a wealthy (and unhappy) socialite. After one extremely expensive private dance, she offers Mike the contract of a lifetime; come to London with her for one month and help her to choreograph a new show, and she'll pay him 60,000. Unable to refuse that sort of money he agrees and finds himself in the lap of luxury albeit under her thumb.
If Magic Mike is one of the franchises that are really ending in 2023 with this being the final installment, then it's unfortunate that it concludes with Mike so far away from Tampa, Florida, and all of his friends. He participates...
If Magic Mike is one of the franchises that are really ending in 2023 with this being the final installment, then it's unfortunate that it concludes with Mike so far away from Tampa, Florida, and all of his friends. He participates...
- 2/12/2023
- by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen
- ScreenRant
Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Magic Mike's Last Dance!Channing Tatum’s title character goes on a solo journey to London without his old group in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, but the trilogy-ending movie still includes cameos from some beloved figures. Magic Mike 3 sees retired stripper Mike Lane head to London with wealthy theater owner Maxandra (Salma Hayek Pinault), who recruits him to build a new striptease show in Steven Soderbergh’s reverse-Pretty Woman story. Unlike Magic Mike (2012) and its 2015 sequel Magic Mike Xxl, the 2023 film has a much smaller cast of dancers as it drops its ensemble format for a more intimate character piece on Mike and Max.
Consequently, the original Kings of Tampa from Magic Mike’s first two movies are no longer the focus of the story. Still, as Channing Tatum’s Mike makes the move to London, he does receive some support from his old friends,...
Consequently, the original Kings of Tampa from Magic Mike’s first two movies are no longer the focus of the story. Still, as Channing Tatum’s Mike makes the move to London, he does receive some support from his old friends,...
- 2/11/2023
- by Jordan Williams
- ScreenRant
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the final film in the Magic Mike trilogy, and with it comes another love interest for Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, who returns for the first time since Magic Mike, the third film includes a steamy lap dance, and Salma Hayek Pinault, who portrays Mike’s leading lady. However, this go-around in love is a lot different for Mike than in previous films.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance finds Mike in a rough place. The pandemic tanked his furniture business, and he no longer strops for a living, but he’s whisked away to London to direct a stage show for Maxandra Mendoza, who owns The Rattigan theater and is the wife of a media mogul. The sequel is set a few years following the events of Magic Mike Xxl, and...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance is the final film in the Magic Mike trilogy, and with it comes another love interest for Channing Tatum’s Mike Lane. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, who returns for the first time since Magic Mike, the third film includes a steamy lap dance, and Salma Hayek Pinault, who portrays Mike’s leading lady. However, this go-around in love is a lot different for Mike than in previous films.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance finds Mike in a rough place. The pandemic tanked his furniture business, and he no longer strops for a living, but he’s whisked away to London to direct a stage show for Maxandra Mendoza, who owns The Rattigan theater and is the wife of a media mogul. The sequel is set a few years following the events of Magic Mike Xxl, and...
- 2/11/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
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...
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...
- 2/10/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Magic Mike’s Last DanceMagic Mike’s Last Dance concluded Mike Lane’s story, ending on a hopeful note that indicates he’s not only found his higher calling but also his greatest love. Steven Soderbergh returns to direct Channing Tatum’s final outing as Mike Lane. Soderbergh started it all with Magic Mike before it expanded to a trilogy.
After Magic Mike Xxl, Mike is stuck in a rut. He’s quit stripping and works as a bartender, but that changes when he gives a lap dance to Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek) and she takes him to London to create a show with Mike serving as director. Magic Mike’s Last Dance ends with Maxandra nearly giving up on reopening Isabel Ascendant after threats of shutting down the show continue being an obstacle. Mike takes the reins and puts the final touches...
After Magic Mike Xxl, Mike is stuck in a rut. He’s quit stripping and works as a bartender, but that changes when he gives a lap dance to Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek) and she takes him to London to create a show with Mike serving as director. Magic Mike’s Last Dance ends with Maxandra nearly giving up on reopening Isabel Ascendant after threats of shutting down the show continue being an obstacle. Mike takes the reins and puts the final touches...
- 2/10/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
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,...
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.”
Read More: Salma Hayek Admits She Had To Be ‘Dragged’ To Courthouse For Wedding: ‘Didn’t Even Know I Was Getting Married That Day’
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,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Warning! This article contains Spoilers for Magic Mike 3!Channing Tatum’s character is no longer dancing with the Kings of Tampa in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, though brief cameos hint at what became of the male strippers. In Magic Mike 3, Mike Lane’s furniture business is failing which means he must return to his former career of stripping and dancing. Rather than getting back together with the Kings of Tampa, the Floridian group of male strippers he worked with in Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel, Mike is on a solo journey to London with the wealthy theater owner Maxandra (Salma Hayek), with whom he trains a new group of dancers.
While the Kings of Tampa are regrettably not the main focus of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, several of the original dancers do make brief cameos in the trilogy-ending film. Magic Mike's Channing Tatum is the only original...
While the Kings of Tampa are regrettably not the main focus of Magic Mike’s Last Dance, several of the original dancers do make brief cameos in the trilogy-ending film. Magic Mike's Channing Tatum is the only original...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jordan Williams
- ScreenRant
Channing Tatum's return to the Magic Mike franchise introduces some new people, and here is who Salma Hayek plays in Magic Mike's Last Dance. The third entry in the franchise brings Mike Lane back into action years after he performed the show of his life in Magic Mike Xxl. While Magic Mike 3 does reunite Tatum's dancer with director Steven Soderbergh and a few of his older friends, the film continues the franchise's trend of giving Mike a new love interest.
The plot of Magic Mike's Last Dance picks up with Mike once again down on his luck and looking for cash. His dancing days are far behind him, resulting in him taking on a bartender job in Florida. Mike's life changes again when a customer approaches him with an offer that he cannot refuse that involves traveling to London and earning 60K to do a single job.
The plot of Magic Mike's Last Dance picks up with Mike once again down on his luck and looking for cash. His dancing days are far behind him, resulting in him taking on a bartender job in Florida. Mike's life changes again when a customer approaches him with an offer that he cannot refuse that involves traveling to London and earning 60K to do a single job.
- 2/10/2023
- by Cooper Hood
- ScreenRant
(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...
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...
- 2/10/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Steven Soderbergh returns to direct Magic Mike’s Last Dance after leaving Magic Mike Xxl in the capable hands of director Gregory Jacobs, who turned the Magic Mike sequel into one of the most entertaining, memorable films of the last decade. The third film in the Channing Tatum-led franchise is being marketed as Mike’s last hurrah, which the title suggests. That’s probably for the best. Magic Mike’s Last Dance doesn’t reach the heights of Xxl, nor does it have the same energy and sex appeal, but it does offer some enjoyment regardless.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance picks up years after the second film. Mike Lane’s (Tatum) furniture business went under because of the pandemic, and he’s been bartending to make ends meet after he quit stripping. While working a fundraiser, Mike meets Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek Pinault), who is throwing the fundraiser and is married...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance picks up years after the second film. Mike Lane’s (Tatum) furniture business went under because of the pandemic, and he’s been bartending to make ends meet after he quit stripping. While working a fundraiser, Mike meets Maxandra Mendoza (Salma Hayek Pinault), who is throwing the fundraiser and is married...
- 2/10/2023
- by Mae Abdulbaki
- ScreenRant
‘Epic Tails’, ‘Titanic’ re-release, ‘Blue Jean’ hit cinemas.
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,...
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,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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,...
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,...
- 2/10/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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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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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- 2/9/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
“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.
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.
- 2/9/2023
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
"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...
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...
- 2/9/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
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...
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...
- 2/9/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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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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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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- 2/9/2023
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
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...
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...
- 2/7/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Magic Mike director Steven Soderbergh explains how to make a movie truly sexy. In addition to directing the first and last movies of the trilogy, Soderbergh has received acclaim for his work in films like Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven, and Logan Lucky. With a distinctive avant-garde style but a focus on familiar concepts, Soderbergh’s movies often appeal to both eclectic and mainstream audiences and have grossed over 2 billion to date. In 2001, Soderbergh won the Oscar for Best Director for his crime drama Traffic. His upcoming film with frequent collaborator Channing Tatum, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, is set to release in theaters on February 10.
In a conversation with Rolling Stone, Soderbergh explains how to make a movie truly sexy. Responding to whether he’s surprised about the chasteness of recent movies, Soderbergh says that explicit or sexual content is not important — rather, “it’s about sexy.” He shares that he finds intimacy,...
In a conversation with Rolling Stone, Soderbergh explains how to make a movie truly sexy. Responding to whether he’s surprised about the chasteness of recent movies, Soderbergh says that explicit or sexual content is not important — rather, “it’s about sexy.” He shares that he finds intimacy,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Gloria Han
- ScreenRant
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...
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...
- 2/7/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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...
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...
- 2/7/2023
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
“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...
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...
- 2/7/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
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...
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...
- 2/7/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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,...
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,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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,...
“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,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
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.
Continue reading 12 Movies To See In February: ‘Magic Mike 3,’ ‘Sharper’ & ‘Knock At The Cabin’ at The Playlist.
- 2/2/2023
- by Ally Johnson
- 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.
Channing...
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.
Channing...
- 2/1/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Salma Hayek's lap dance in Magic Mike's Last Dance almost ended in utter disaster. The upcoming threequel will act as the final installment in the Magic Mike trilogy that started in 2012 with the film of the same name, following Channing Tatum's titular stripper who dreams of starting his own business. With Magic Mike's Last Dance's release right around the corner, the movie's marketing campaign is in full swing, much of which has focused on a lascivious lap dance that Tatum's character gives Hayek's.
During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Hayek discusses making Magic Mike's Last Dance with Tatum, including receiving a very rigorous lap dance from him.
The Magic Mike's Last Dance star recalls in great detail how the acrobatic lap dance was filmed, which required her to be held upside by Tatum - and almost ended in disaster. See what she shares below:
Yeah,...
During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Hayek discusses making Magic Mike's Last Dance with Tatum, including receiving a very rigorous lap dance from him.
The Magic Mike's Last Dance star recalls in great detail how the acrobatic lap dance was filmed, which required her to be held upside by Tatum - and almost ended in disaster. See what she shares below:
Yeah,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Adam Bentz
- ScreenRant
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,...
“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,...
- 1/30/2023
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
February 2023 will see the release of some of this year’s most anticipated releases, such M. Night Shyamalan’s latest project, Mike Lane’s final dance, a gory take on a beloved bear, a bear who took too many drugs, and the newest adventure from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As expected, January was a slow month when it comes to movie releases in theaters, but it still saw some interesting (and successful) titles, such as the sci-fi horror M3GAN, the comedy-drama A Man Named Otto, the thriller Alice, Darling, and the coming-of-age comedy-drama When You Finish Saving The World.
Unlike previous months, the movies released in theaters in January aren’t available to stream yet, but the wait will be more bearable with February’s releases, as there will be a variety of titles to enjoy, for all ages and tastes. February, then, will welcome a new psychological thriller by M.
Unlike previous months, the movies released in theaters in January aren’t available to stream yet, but the wait will be more bearable with February’s releases, as there will be a variety of titles to enjoy, for all ages and tastes. February, then, will welcome a new psychological thriller by M.
- 1/30/2023
- by Adrienne Tyler
- ScreenRant
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.
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.
- 1/26/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The Magic Mike saga has spawned something of an empire for Channing Tatum. Taking off back in 2012, the first installment in the franchise chronicled the story of Mike Lane, a handyman during the day and stripper at night. Whilst there was plenty of top-tier choreography, the film also tapped into some of the less glamorous parts of the lifestyle such as struggling to make ends meet and the easy path to over-indulgence. The film loosely pulled from Tatum's experience of stripping during his younger years which inevitably added to his delivery as Mike. More than a decade on from the film's successful release, threequel Magic Mike's Last Dance is gearing up to hit screens and its official poster has been unveiled in its honor.
- 1/17/2023
- by Safeeyah Kazi
- Collider.com
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.
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.
- 1/13/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
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.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
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,...
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.
2020 NBC Pilots & Series Orders
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,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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...
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...
- 12/17/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
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