It throws out many plot points and characters that were relevant in the first film. Besides having that name (amazing), it is something simultaneously more and less than a sequel. That swiftness of dispatching the original story threads is indicative of the kind of film Magic Mike XXL is. Gabriel Iglesias as Tobias, their hype-man.Ī few actors-notably McConaughey-did not return, and their absences are quickly explained away. Richie, Kevin Nash as Tarzan, Matt Bomer as Ken, Adam Rodriguez as Tito and With actors Channing Tatum as the titular Mike, Joe Manganiello as “Big Dick” Those who actually saw the film saw the working class portrait it really was and did not see very much of that imagined sexy dancing the poster promised, except for during Tatum’s legendary “Pony” routine.īut then in 2015, the sequel to Magic Mike premiered, with the writer Reid Carolin returning along The film rode the Mathew McConaughey Renaissance wave, along with the idea of a bunch of shirtless hunks serving themselves up for sweet objectification on the big screen to garner plenty of attention. In 2012, Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh helped bring into the world Magic Mike, the story of “The Kings of Tampa,” and their frequently seedy, downtrodden lives as male entertainers. In “That Music Moment,” we take a monthly look at memorable or significant uses of popular music in film, and consider what that moment says about the film at large.