Steven Sorderbergh who directed the first instalment of Magic Mike announced just a few weeks ago that Side Effects would be the last film he directs, which put the future of a second Magic Mike project in jeopardy. However, as predicted, Sorderbergh still continues on in the film world and so has confirmed that there will be a second Magic Mike.
Now, the prospect of a film where Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum repeatedly stripped and danced for us was a little too exciting the last time so the fact that we have been promised more is almost too much.
Sorderbergh has also confirmed that all of the main cast will return for the sequel, and yes that means more of Matthew taking his top off. Or Channing, if that is your preference. However, a new director, who is yet to be announced, will be in charge of the project.
“We actually just had a meeting about it the other day,” Sorderbergh stated. “It’s getting pretty far along. They’ve got a good idea. There were some stories and events that Channing lived through that we just couldn’t fit in the first one. One of them is a really hilarious and very cinematic idea that we reluctantly didn’t put in the first film, because it was such a big idea you could build a whole film out of it – but we didn’t want to build that film out of it. It’s perfect for this, though.”
Which means, essentially, there will be more of this…
