Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek inMagic Mike’s Last Dance(2023).Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.Salma Hayekis getting candid about her experience filmingMagic Mike’s Last Dance.While speaking withEntertainment Tonightearlier this week, the 56-year-old actress opened up about the challenges of playing her character alongside costarChanning Tatumin the third installment of the movie franchise.In the film’s official trailer, which dropped last month, Hayek can be seen in a steamy situation with Tatum, 42, during alap dance performance.“It’s very physically challenging,” Hayek toldETof the act. “My goodness. You just wait to see. It’s complicated.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Salma Hayek.Dave Benett/GettyThe Oscar-nominatedFridastarjoined the castof the movie earlier this year whenThandiwe Newtondropped out.Discussing her role in the film, she shared with the outlet, “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,” Hayek continued.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Speaking to PEOPLE in August, Hayek gushed over Tatum’s skills to portray the stripper named Mike Lane in the movie.“If you thought he could dance [before], you are going to realize you haven’t seen anything.His dance skills — he just got better,” Hayek said at the time.Meanwhile, in February, Tatum teased his goals forMagic Mike’s Last Dancewith PEOPLE.“I want itto be the Super Bowl of stripping,” he said at the time. “I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing.“RELATED VIDEO:Channing TatumTeases “Super Bowl of Stripping” in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’In addition to featuring professional dancers, Tatum said it was important for the sequel to have a well-written female lead.“I want to have an equal, if not even morecentralized female characterfor Mike to really play off of and almost to,” he explained. “I don’t want to say, [to have her] take the baton, but really let the movie be about a female’s experience and not Mike’s experience, because it has been so much about Mike and the guys’ experiences. These movies are very, very female-forward. At least that is our intention.“Magic Mike’s Last Danceis in theaters on Feb. 10, 2023.
Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek inMagic Mike’s Last Dance(2023).Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Salma Hayekis getting candid about her experience filmingMagic Mike’s Last Dance.While speaking withEntertainment Tonightearlier this week, the 56-year-old actress opened up about the challenges of playing her character alongside costarChanning Tatumin the third installment of the movie franchise.In the film’s official trailer, which dropped last month, Hayek can be seen in a steamy situation with Tatum, 42, during alap dance performance.“It’s very physically challenging,” Hayek toldETof the act. “My goodness. You just wait to see. It’s complicated.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Salma Hayek.Dave Benett/GettyThe Oscar-nominatedFridastarjoined the castof the movie earlier this year whenThandiwe Newtondropped out.Discussing her role in the film, she shared with the outlet, “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,” Hayek continued.Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Speaking to PEOPLE in August, Hayek gushed over Tatum’s skills to portray the stripper named Mike Lane in the movie.“If you thought he could dance [before], you are going to realize you haven’t seen anything.His dance skills — he just got better,” Hayek said at the time.Meanwhile, in February, Tatum teased his goals forMagic Mike’s Last Dancewith PEOPLE.“I want itto be the Super Bowl of stripping,” he said at the time. “I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing.“RELATED VIDEO:Channing TatumTeases “Super Bowl of Stripping” in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’In addition to featuring professional dancers, Tatum said it was important for the sequel to have a well-written female lead.“I want to have an equal, if not even morecentralized female characterfor Mike to really play off of and almost to,” he explained. “I don’t want to say, [to have her] take the baton, but really let the movie be about a female’s experience and not Mike’s experience, because it has been so much about Mike and the guys’ experiences. These movies are very, very female-forward. At least that is our intention.“Magic Mike’s Last Danceis in theaters on Feb. 10, 2023.
Salma Hayekis getting candid about her experience filmingMagic Mike’s Last Dance.
While speaking withEntertainment Tonightearlier this week, the 56-year-old actress opened up about the challenges of playing her character alongside costarChanning Tatumin the third installment of the movie franchise.
In the film’s official trailer, which dropped last month, Hayek can be seen in a steamy situation with Tatum, 42, during alap dance performance.
“It’s very physically challenging,” Hayek toldETof the act. “My goodness. You just wait to see. It’s complicated.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Salma Hayek.Dave Benett/Getty
The Oscar-nominatedFridastarjoined the castof the movie earlier this year whenThandiwe Newtondropped out.
Discussing her role in the film, she shared with the outlet, “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,” Hayek continued.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Speaking to PEOPLE in August, Hayek gushed over Tatum’s skills to portray the stripper named Mike Lane in the movie.
“If you thought he could dance [before], you are going to realize you haven’t seen anything.His dance skills — he just got better,” Hayek said at the time.
Meanwhile, in February, Tatum teased his goals forMagic Mike’s Last Dancewith PEOPLE.
“I want itto be the Super Bowl of stripping,” he said at the time. “I want dancing like we’ve never been able to do in the other two movies, because we had to be honest to what the reality of that world is, which isn’t great dancing.”
RELATED VIDEO:Channing TatumTeases “Super Bowl of Stripping” in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
In addition to featuring professional dancers, Tatum said it was important for the sequel to have a well-written female lead.
“I want to have an equal, if not even morecentralized female characterfor Mike to really play off of and almost to,” he explained. “I don’t want to say, [to have her] take the baton, but really let the movie be about a female’s experience and not Mike’s experience, because it has been so much about Mike and the guys' experiences. These movies are very, very female-forward. At least that is our intention.”
Magic Mike’s Last Danceis in theaters on Feb. 10, 2023.
source: people.com
