Two well-known Hollywood stars met during the audition for the roles of Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut Silent Sign already in the summer of 2021.
“The spark flew as soon as I read the script, got the offer and met Zoë,” Channing Tatum said during filming, according to People magazine. He continued his praise even after the film was completed. “She is a perfectionist in the best possible way. Working together on her film strengthened our bond. And I found a new love because of it,” the 185-centimeter-tall actor and dancer Channing Tatum told Variety magazine. After two years of dating, the two confirmed their engagement in October 2023, according to TODAY.com, that Zoë Kravitz is serious.
According to Zoe, Channing took care of her from the very beginning of filming and continued to act as her guardian during filming. “Whether he was making me tea or pouring me a drink or whipping someone to perform better or whatever – he really was my protector,” Zoë praised him.
The daughter of famous singer Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonetová herself is known for a number of films, from the daring comedy Girls on the Move (2017) to the crime series Seven Milestones (2019) to the thriller KIMI or the action Batman (2022).
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In an interview with Vanity Fair, she later added, “I’m really grateful that my movie brought Channing into my life. If we could do something like that together, it was a good test.”
When the chemistry works
Channing Tatum stars alongside Scarlett Johansson in the romantic comedy Take Me to the Moon. Its plot takes place during the space race in the 1960s. He plays Cole Davis, the head of NASA’s mission ground control responsible for the launch of Apollo 11. She stars as marketing specialist Kelly Jones, who must fake a moon landing in case the mission fails. Although they both starred in Don Jon and Ave, Caesar!, they had never met in person before.
On set, Scarlett and I made fun of each other, but we respected each other.
In one of the last interviews with Jimmy Fallon on his Tonight show, he said about working with Scarlett: “We made fun of each other from the first moment we started shooting together, but we respected each other. One of the main reasons I wanted to make a movie with her is that she really is a movie star.”
Johansson returned Tatum’s compliments to Variety: “He’s obviously a very handsome leading man, but he has a unique humility about himself and his performances, and he doesn’t take himself too seriously.”
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In the romantic comedy Take Me to the Moon, Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson form the main duo.
The director and the psychopath
The thriller The Silent Sign revolves around a young waitress, Frida, who falls in love with the wealthy, charismatic philanthropist and tech mogul from Los Angeles, Slater King. Eventually, she manages to get an invitation to his mysterious private island.
At first, the trip seems like a paradise full of wild nights and sun-drenched days. But Frida soon discovers that the mysterious island hides many strange secrets.
Compared to Tatum’s other roles, his character in The Silent Sign has a completely different character. In an interview with Total Film, he admitted that he had never played someone like Slater King before.
“I’ve been able to relate to every character I’ve played so far, here it’s different. I don’t think I’ll ever brag to anyone about what I had to create in my head to play this person. He is a psychopath.’
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From modeling to dancing to film
Once it was dancing and modeling that opened the door to the world of advertising for the young actor. And because he felt at home in front of the camera, the first film offers came naturally. In 2005, Channing Tatum made his debut alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the sports film Coach Carter. His breakthrough role was the dance film Let’s Dance from 2006, where he starred alongside actress and dancer Jenny Dewan, with whom he now has an eleven-year-old daughter, Everly. But the marriage ended in 2019.
His other films include the romantic drama Dear John (2010), the psychological crime thriller Side Effects (2013) and the action comedy with police officers 21 Jump Street (2012). The dance comedy Without Pants (2012), inspired by the true story and life of a stripper, saw two more sequels.
“I was close to the role of a stripper, I myself made a living as a stripper when I was nineteen. Later, I styled myself in tough roles, such as a security guard in the drama Attack on the White House (2013) or a captain in the sci-fi thriller GI Joe (2009 and 2013).”
Collaboration with the greats
Today it is already in the center of attention of the most famous directors. Tatum himself fondly remembers Tarantino’s mystery thriller The Horrible Eight (2015), where he starred alongside his role models Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell, and the Coen brothers’ mystery comedy Ave, Caesar! (2016), where he excelled in the role of a dancing sailor.
“It was very challenging. I had to learn tap dancing. During the bar scene, I dance with twelve sailors. The dance is an acrobatic step combined with a swing and ends with a somersault, which was a challenge for me, but mainly it was no longer in a thong,” revealed Tatum.
Later, he scored in a number of other action or thriller comedies, such as Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Logan’s sidekicks and Bullet train by David Leitch.
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While filming the thriller Silent Sign with its director and now fiancee Zoë Kravitz
“Well, I’m not even surprised at the offers that have been coming to me in recent years. I’m already too old to play young people in love, and with such a well-developed body, I’m perfect for directors for strongmen or otherwise physically demanding roles. However, the road movie Dog (2022) is a matter of my heart. I am proud that the heroine of the story, the female Lulu, was named after my own dog.”
Books for children
What you may not know about Channing is that he writes children’s books. Over the past three years, he has enriched the world of literature with three from The One and Only Sparkella series. “When raising children, one learns enormous life lessons. Children can teach you a lot. But it is important to be able to listen to them,” he confided in an interview with USA Today in 2023.
He was inspired by his daughter Everly for the latest book The One and Only Sparkella and the Big Lie. In it, Sparkella steals something from a friend and has to lie. Tatum’s daughter did exactly that. “It bothered her that she took it,” Tatum told Entertainment Weekly. “But when she admitted it to me, she felt better. I understand her very well. I too had to admit a lot when I became a single father after divorcing her mother. But I jumped head first into this magical world of children and was rewarded with a love I would never have known otherwise.”
You know that…
- Due to the diagnosed dyslexia, he did not excel in school studies, but he was number one in sports, especially in football, American football, and baseball. As an adult, he mastered the martial arts of kung fu and gor-chor kung fu.
- He has English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry and some Native American ancestry. His family has lived in the American South for many generations since the 1700s.
- He has a sister, Paige, and a brother, Christopher. Both have appeared in several films, the sister has a company that produces and sells essential oils.
- This year, his other novelty is the musical Wingmen, directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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