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The 38-year-old, who starred in the "Magic
Mike" films about male entertainers, is co-directing the show
based on the movies.
"Magic Mike Live", which premieres at the Hippodrome Casino in
London's Leicester Square in November, sold 1 million pounds
($1.35 million) worth of tickets in the first hour of the box
office opening.
"We always thought that there was going to be somewhat of a
market, the movies did well here, but we had no idea that we
were going to get the reaction that we have," Tatum told Reuters
in an interview.
In the films, Mike and his fellow Kings of Tampa teased female
audiences with their moves.
"I definitely didn't want to do a third (film) ... we got
everything that we possibly could out of it," Tatum said, adding
he and "Magic Mike" writer Reid Carolin began working on the
live show by asking female friends what they wanted to see on
stage.
"A lot of women really couldn't exactly say specifically what
they wanted and I think because the reason is you want
everything ... I was like: 'Well. why haven't you guys demanded
for ... that type of entertainment to be better, because it's
not that good.'" he said. "It's still the fireman routine and
the cowboy."
"You're going to laugh and hopefully not feel like you need a
shower afterwards," he said. "Your makeup may be a little
smudged but that's in a good way, hopefully."
Asked if he would make an appearance on stage, Tatum said: "I'm
a dad now. I'm old ... I've always promised the guys if I ever
got in shape that I would dance again ... I would stand out like
a sore thumb if I went up there right now."
(Reporting By Hanna Rantala; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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