Steven Soderbergh on Why He Just Can’t Quit 'Magic Mike'

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( exit interview Steven Soderbergh Can’t Quit He says there was “no compelling reason” to make a third Magic Mike movie, yet he directed, shot, and edited one anyway. Photo: Claudette Barius [Steven Soderbergh’s filmography]( is packed with stories of disaffected professionals who announce that they’re permanently out of whatever job they used to do yet reenter their fields instantly when offered a challenge too enticing to pass up. Soderbergh’s many heist pictures (the [Ocean’s trilogy]( especially) are obvious examples, but the best may be the chronicles of Mike Lane, Channing Tatum’s self-effacing master of the bump-and-grind who can’t quit quitting the stage. In the third installment of the franchise, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, he’s back in the limelight after dramatically leaving it, this time in London, where he’s choreographing and starring in a theatrical revue financed by his beautiful patron-slash-lover (played by Salma Hayek, who, yes, dances with Tatum in two numbers). [Read More]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • The Real Housewives of New Jersey: [New Dogs, Old Tricks]( • The Bad Batch: [City of Walls and Secrets]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [15 Great Valentine’s Day TV Episodes You Can Stream Right Now Parks and Rec, New Girl, Friends, and more.]( By Marianne Eloise [Joe Pera, the Sleep King Talking to the comedian and his collaborator Ryan Dann about their new podcast, writing songs, and being slow.]( [Colin Mochrie Reflects on Over 30 Years of Whose Line Is It Anyway? “The short answer is, as of now, this is the last season with this cast.”]( [Looks Like Discovery+ Doesn’t Need HBO Max After All The combined service is still coming, but one streamer gets to stand apart.]( By Eric Vilas-Boas [The Types of Men You Find on Real Housewives In the Bravo-verse, the men have their own special status.]( By Louis Staples [A Breakdown of Armie Hammer Allegations, Controversies, and Time-share Drama Elizabeth Chambers says she learned about the allegations against her estranged husband as the public did.]( By Lydia Wang [Barbra Streisand Will (Yen)Tell Us About Her Life In My Name Is Barbra, her 1,040-page memoir.]( By Jason P. Frank [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 30-Across, Five Letters: Movie with Space Jockeys Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo: Warner Bros. Watch the first two Magic Mike movies in preparation for the third installment, out this week. In Magic Mike’s Last Dance, Channing Tatum’s stripper-with-a-heart-of-gold character is half of our leading romantic couple, along with Salma Hayek. But [“his own desires feel incidental,” writes Alison Willmore.]( [Read more from Vulture]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](link.nymag.com/manage/588/optout-vulture?email={EMAIL}&hash=39357a76f6d08b16239fd2ffa65e9c6f¶m=vulture-daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved