Magic Mike musical heads to Broadway
A stage musical based on the Steven Soderbergh film Magic Mike is to open on Broadway.
Channing Tatum, star of the film, confirmed the news on Twitter. Released in 2012, the film was based on the actor's early days as a male stripper.
Tatum, 33, will produce the musical alongside Soderbergh, Magic Mike writer Reid Carolin, Gregory Jacobs and Nick Wechsler.
Tatum, 33, will produce the musical alongside Soderbergh, Magic Mike writer Reid Carolin, Gregory Jacobs and Nick Wechsler.
The production team are also working on a sequel to the film.
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, creators of award-winning show Next to Normal, have been signed up to write the songs, while Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will pen the book.
The Glee writer co-wrote Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the upcoming musical version of American Psycho.
Magic Mike was self-financed by Tatum and Soderbergh and was made for $7 million (£4.5m).
It went on to become a surprise hit, making $167m (£109m) from global ticket sales.
This month Tatum was named the second highest-paid actor in the world by Forbes magazine.
It estimates he earned $60m (£39m) last year, mainly from Magic Mike. It also reports that a chain of Magic Mike bars are in the pipeline
Tatum, 33, will produce the musical alongside Soderbergh, Magic Mike writer Reid Carolin, Gregory Jacobs and Nick Wechsler.
Tatum, 33, will produce the musical alongside Soderbergh, Magic Mike writer Reid Carolin, Gregory Jacobs and Nick Wechsler.
The production team are also working on a sequel to the film.
Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, creators of award-winning show Next to Normal, have been signed up to write the songs, while Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will pen the book.
The Glee writer co-wrote Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the upcoming musical version of American Psycho.
Magic Mike was self-financed by Tatum and Soderbergh and was made for $7 million (£4.5m).
It went on to become a surprise hit, making $167m (£109m) from global ticket sales.
This month Tatum was named the second highest-paid actor in the world by Forbes magazine.
It estimates he earned $60m (£39m) last year, mainly from Magic Mike. It also reports that a chain of Magic Mike bars are in the pipeline
21 Jump St remake tops US box office
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big screen version of 1980s TV show 21 Jump Street has come top of the
North American box office chart in its first weekend of release.
The original teen drama launched the career of Johnny Depp, who has a cameo in the remake.But the movie version has turned the story of undercover police tackling youth crime into an action comedy.
It took $35m (£22m) at US and Canadian box offices between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.
Rory Bruer, head of distribution for film studio Sony, said the remake, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, had been adapted to appeal to young cinemagoers.
"I just think you had to make it relevant, and action comedy was the way to go," he said. "And they did make it very relevant to a young audience."
3D animation The Lorax, based on the Dr Seuss book of the same name, fell to second place with $22.8m (£14.4m) after two weeks at number one.
Sci-fi epic John Carter was in third place with $13.5m (£8.5m). The blockbuster reportedly cost $250m (£158m) to make and its total worldwide takings now stand at $179m (£113m).
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