Already in his early career, Channing Tatum was able to create a broad portfolio of genres in the dance film Step Up and the comedy She’s the Man. Serious films such as Battle in Seattle and Fighting also showed that he is more than just a good dancer. At the peak of his career, however, he was forced to abandon the often ridiculed Action Heroes GI Joe to play and it still bothers him to this day.
GI Joe was sold to Channing Tatum with a 3-film deal
In an interview with talk radio host Howard Stern, Channing Tatum explained that he was practically forced to play the lead role in GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra. After the sports drama Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson, he was offered a three-film deal, which he was very happy about. as a young actor very happy The Guardian quotes Tatum:
And then the studio calls and says, ‘Hey, we have a movie for you, we’ll send it to you.’ And they send it and it’s GI Joe.
Tatum still had hopes of being allowed to play the character Snake Eyes, but the studio wanted him for the lead role. The script did not convince Tatum at all. He would have preferred to turn it down, but that would have meant Breach of contract committed:
No option:
‘You do this or we will sue you‘.
Even though Tatum hates GI Joe to this day, he has to admit that it at least didn’t hurt his career. Afterward, even more filmmakers took notice of him.
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Channing Tatum is not interested in GI Joe
GI Joe eventually launched a whole film serieswhich attracted a lot of people to the cinemas with its mix of sci-fi, action and superheroes. The first GI Joe was followed by GI Joe: The Reckoning, also starring Channing Tatum, and Snake Eyes: GI Joe Origins.
Channing Tatum made his way into Hollywood despite GI Joe setback
With Magic Mike, he was able to start a film series as the lead actor three years after GI Joe, which made him a worldwide superstar. And the silly comedies 21 Jump Street and the sequel 22 Jump Street were also very well received. Tatum has now even won his Directorial debut and thus to record a success story, writes Variety: Dog – Happiness has four paws.
Despite the disappointment surrounding GI Joe, Channing Tatum has had a brilliant career and made films that he can really stand behind. His directorial debut was a financial success and also convinced many critics.