Warner Bros. Discovery continues to make bold decisions. In the belief that movies are meant to be in the theater, CEO David Zaslav has pushed Magic Mike’s Last Dance away from HBO Max and into the theaters for a February 10, 2023 release date, Super Bowl weekend, as reported by Deadline. The film will still be on the streaming platform, but its focus will be on the big screen.
The Steven Soderbergh film will see the return of the writer of the previous two films, Reid Carolin, to pen the script. Channing Tatum will also return to the titular role for Magic Mike’s Last Dance. Salma Hayek, Gavin Spokes (House of the Dragon), and Caitlin Gerard (Insidious: The Last Key). Carolin will produce with Gregory Jacobs, Peter Kierman, and Nick Wechsler.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance sees Super Bowl weekend release date
Magic Mike’s Last Dance sees the official end of Tatum’s run as the character. The first film was released in 2021, during the beginnings of the actor’s early to mid-2010s boom with films like 21 and 22 Jump Street, Foxcatcher, and Logan Lucky. The last movie in the stripper trilogy, Magic Mike XXL, was released in 2015. The two films grossed $285 million worldwide. The two films inspired a stage show in Las Vegas, which went international to London, Berlin, and Australia. Events will be planned around the third film, but no details were mentioned in the original report by Deadline.
Tatum returning for Magic Mike’s Last Dance marks a resurgence in his career. He recently had cameos in Apple TV’s The Afterparty and Bullet Train. Recently, he has had leading to supportive roles in Dog and The Lost City with Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, and Daniel Radcliffe. He will also star in Zoë Kravit’s Pussy Island, Project Artemis with Scarlett Johansson, and Wingmen with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.