It's happening, folks! Magic Mike is back for one more instalment – we give you Magic Mike's Last Dance, starring Channing Tatum (of course) and Salma Hayek (yes!).
Both stars have been sharing teasers and snippets from the new movie, which will mark the end of the Magic Mike franchise. And on 20 December, Salma shared the poster for the film, which shows herself and Channing with their arms around each other, behind the words: “The final tease.” Ohh.
Channing, who is, naturally, shirtless as his character Mike Lane in the promo image, also shared the poster to his Instagram Story.
“You don’t even need to be cute. You could just put on the dress and still be yourself,” he said in a new interview.
So what do we know about the new film? And who will Salma Hayek play in the Magic Mike-iverse? Read on, reader…
What is Magic Mike's Last Dance about?
Here's the movie's synopsis: “Mike Lane takes to the stage once again when a business deal that went bust leaves him broke and bartending in Florida. Hoping for one last hurrah, he heads to London with a wealthy socialite who lures him with an offer he can't refuse – and an agenda all her own. With everything on the line, he soon finds himself trying to whip a hot new roster of talented dancers into shape.”
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Who's in the cast of Magic Mike's Last Dance?
As above, Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek will take the starring roles in the film. Salma's character is the ‘wealthy socialite’ who whisks Mike away to London – and judging by the trailer, the pair have a smokin' sexual relationship, too.
Salma has even detailed that the choreographed scenes are pretty demanding. She told Entertainment Tonight of her lap dance moment with Channing: “It's very physically challenging. My goodness. You just wait to see. It's just complicated.”
She also added of her character: “I play a strong woman. You know what was my day going into the office? I would just sit around and watch, like, 12 men, semi-naked dancing and doing pirouettes. And I got to boss them around.”
Caitlin Gerard, Ayub Khan Din, and Gavin Spokes also star. Favourites from the previous Magic Mike movies, such as Joe Manganiello and Matt Bomer, don't appear to feature.
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Is this the last Magic Mike film?
It will be Channing's final movie as Magic Mike, but apparently there will be more films exploring other characters in the franchise.
In fact, Channing has admittedly that he nearly didn't say yes to the third film – for a really refreshing reason. Speaking about the regime that's required to get his Magic Mike physique, he told Kelly Clarkson on The Kelly Clarkson Show: “That might be the reason why I didn't want to do a third one… because I have to look like that.”
He added: “It's hard to look like that. Even if you do work out, to be that kind of in shape is not natural. That's not even healthy. You have to starve yourself. I don't think when you're that lean, it's actually healthy.
“I don't know how people who work a 9 to 5 actually stay in shape because it's my full-time job, and I can barely do it.” Could we love him more?
The actor opened up about his initial fears in a new interview.
Is there a trailer for Magic Mike's Last Dance?
There is, and it features, of course: water dancing, erotic lap dances, sex, flashing lights, topless men, etc… all set to, appropriately, the song Last Dance.
When's the release date?
Magic Mike's Last Dance will be released in UK cinemas on 10 February 2023, in time for Valentine's Day. It's said that it will also be available on HBO Max, though a date has not been confirmed for its launch there. We'll keep you posted!
