‘Magic Mike 2’s director and title revealed?
By Josh Haggis
Magic Mike 2
‘s director and official title have been revealed, according to film website The Playlist.
The sequel is due to shoot later this year, and will apparently be called Magic Mike XXL,with an official announcement due imminently.
The first film’s director, Steven Soderbergh, won’t call the shots on the second film, instead taking the role of producer.
Greg Jacobs is set to replace him in the director’s chair. Jacobs previously directed Emily Blunt’s 2007 thriller Windchill.
Magic Mike was released in 2012 and starred Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Matthew McConaughey. The actors played a troupe of strippers in the acclaimed film, which was based on Tatum’s previous career as a stripper before he made it in Hollywood.
The full cast are expected to return for the sequel, but according to The Playlist, contracts are yet to be signed.
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