Why did Channing Tatum boycott Marvel movies?
How did the actor recover from his divorce?
And why did he almost quit acting altogether?
Keep watching for all the details about all this and more.
Channing Tatum's role as Michael "Magic Mike" Lane in the "Magic Mike" films brought attention
to his lean and muscular build.
Many fans might assume the actor's toned abs are the result of an extremely healthy lifestyle,
but this couldn't be further from the truth.
"Even if you do work out, to be that kind of in shape it's not natural."
Tatum opened up about the strict, and actually pretty unhealthy, diet and workout plan he
had to adhere to while preparing for "Magic Mike 3" during an interview on "The Kelly
Clarkson Show."
Tatum revealed to Clarkson that he was hesitant to film "Magic Mike 3."
The actor hinted that he had difficulties with the unhealthy lifestyle he was expected
to stick to in order to maintain his physical appearance.
"That's not even healthy.
You have to starve yourself."
"Oh my God."
Basically, being "Magic Mike" takes a lot more work than you might think.
In 2018, Channing Tatum shared a heartfelt message on social media regarding the passing
of his childhood friend, Corey Vaughn.
The actor tweeted a photo of him and Vaughn as kids in their football uniforms.
Along with the photo, the actor shared a message that read,
"I'll never forget his crazy ass and how he stuck up for and protected me when I first
moved to Mississippi.
[...] I'll never be able to see that smile of [Corey's] again in this life.
And it just made me need to remind everybody don't put off anything."
Tatum's ex-wife, Jenna Dewan, shared a message of support for the actor during the difficult
time.
She commented on a now-deleted Instagram post of Tatum's, writing,
"RIP Corey.
All the love in the world to his family right now."
Channing Tatum has been very transparent about how his ADHD and dyslexia diagnoses impacted
his childhood.
In an interview with The New York Times Style Magazine, the actor explained,
"I have never considered myself a very smart person for a lot of reasons."
Tatum still deals with the impact of his ADHD and dyslexia as a successful actor.
He explained to Vanity Fair,
"I read so slow [...] If I have a script I'm going to read it five times slower than any
other actor, but I'll be able to tell you everything in it."
Tatum also developed depression as a child, and was prescribed stimulants to help him
focus in school.
However, the medication had adverse effects on his mental health, as he told Vanity Fair,
"I truly believe some people need medication.
[...] I did not.
I did better at school when I was on it, but it made me a zombie.
[...] For a time, it would work well.
Then it worked less and my pain was more.
I would go through wild bouts of depression, horrible comedowns."
Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum met while filming the 2006 movie "Step Up."
The pair soon began dating and got married in 2009.
The duo welcomed their daughter Everly in 2013.
On the surface, it seemed that Dewan and Tatum's marriage would survive the pressures of fame
and Hollywood.
However, in a 2018 interview with Health magazine, Dewan opened up about some of the challenges
she and Tatum faced in their relationship.
She revealed,
"When people say you guys have such a perfect life, I want to scream and tell them no one's
perfect [...] We fight like other couples, we disagree about things, we have days where
we don't really like each other."
The couple announced their split a few months after the Health magazine article was released.
Unsurprisingly, the breakup hit Tatum pretty hard behind-the-scenes.
In 2022, Tatum revealed that he was so shaken by his split from Dewan that he reevaluated
his entire career and questioned whether he wanted to continue acting.
As Tatum told Variety,
"Was I going to direct?
Do I want to be in the industry anymore?
I got lucky.
I won a creative lottery ticket.
I made a little bit of money, so I could take a step back and figure out what life is."
As a result, Tatum stepped away from acting for a while to pursue other endeavors, telling
Variety,
"I really took time off.
[...] I sculpted.
I took pictures.
I wrote my own stuff, not like a script or anything.
Just creating on different levels.
I wanted to take a breather."
Tatum used his time off wisely, writing a children's book called "The One and Only Sparkella,"
which is intended to help single fathers connect with their daughters.
Tatum had planned to direct a movie based on the "X-Men" character, Gambit.
Sadly, the project fell through, which was a major disappointment for the star.
Tatum and his production partner had gotten pretty far along in developing the movie when
they got the news the studio was no longer interested in the project.
Unfortunately, things came to a halt when The Walt Disney Company acquired Twentieth
Century Fox, leading to a potential reboot of the "X-Men" franchise instead.
Tatum revealed he was so hurt by the film's cancellation that he essentially boycotted
Marvel films, telling Variety,
"Once 'Gambit' went away, I was so traumatized [...] I haven't been able to see any of the
[Marvel] movies.
I loved that character.
It was just too sad.
It was like losing a friend because I was so ready to play him."
Tatum did eventually find himself behind the camera, directing the 2022 film "Dog," inspired
by the story of his own dog, Lulu.
When Lulu was diagnosed with cancer, Tatum decided he wanted to make her last moments
special, so he embarked on a road trip with her.
"She was very very very sick.
I kept her around too long."
That trip would go on to inspire the plot of "Dog."
In an interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, he revealed,
"You just have to accept it and be thankful for the time that you did get and know that
they're not supposed to be here forever.
I'm supposed to go on and she has to go someplace else."
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