Channing Tatum Teases Matthew McConaughey's Possible Appearance In 'Magic Mike 3'

Channing Tatum would be more than happy to see Matthew McConaughey return for the third installment of the "Magic Mike" franchise.

During a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Tatum, 41, discussed "Magic Mike's Last Dance," the final movie in the franchise that was inspired by the actor's days as an exotic dancer, and teased that there is still time for McConaughey to join the cast and reprise his role as Dallas if he's open to it.

"I didn't know if Matthew would want to do it, he loves what he did in the first movie so much. He was like, 'I don't want to touch it,'" Tatum told ET.

He continued, "I mean, I'm not saying anything about mine or anyone else's performances. He was the star, he was the movie, it was special. I can't tell you how many times I had to watch the movie because of different edits Steven [Soderbergh] would do, and I would just fast forward to when he blew the fire, and I'm like, 'Yeah, he's a swan song.'"

In the first "Magic Mike" movie released in 2012, McConaughey played Dallas, who used to be a stripper himself but now owns the club Xquisite where Tatum’s character, Magic Mike, shows off his dancing talents. Tatum reprised his role in the 2015 sequel "Magic Mike XXL," but McConaughey did not.

In an interview for "In Depth with Graham Bensinger" in January 2021, McConaughey shared how he prepared for his role as Dallas. According to him, he looked for "lightbulb moments," and he and Tatum visited male strip clubs, where they were surprised by some of the performers.

"Channing and I noticed these men coming up and talking to us are like lawyers and bankers and accountants. And they're very formal," McConaughey told Bensinger. "And you look at them kind of going, some of them are even kind of nerdy! And 30 minutes later they're on stage and they're the dancers! You're like going, 'Wait, the nerdy guy that wasn't even dressed cool or nothing is now that guy up there working?' This sort of corny world that there was so little precious about it."

He also shared what he would have done if he were in Dallas' shoes as a strip club owner. "I was going, 'You know, if I ran this joint, I would have someone at the door marking what kind of car every woman pulled up in. I'd want to know if they are pulling up in a Mercedes or a Subaru' ... because where we make the big bucks is the solo dances later," the actor explained.

Tatum announced the third and last installment of the franchise in November 2021 by sharing a snap of the script on Instagram. "Well world, looks like Mike Lane's tapping back in," he wrote in the caption.

"Magic Mike's Last Dance" is written by Reid Carolin and directed by Steven Soderbergh. Carolin and Soderbergh held the jobs for the first film of the franchise.

No release date has been announced yet for "Magic Mike's Last Dance," but the movie will premiere exclusively on HBO Max, according to Deadline.