We all remember the handsome hunk from Magic Mike in 2012, who spun our world around with his moves. The movie star, Channing Tatum, has been a prominent face in the industry even before the movie came out, however, he is not just a pretty face. Over the past decade, the actor has proven his talent and passion for acting with movies like Haywire, 21 Jump Street, White House Down, and Foxcatcher, among others. The actor was highly appreciated for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s feature film, The Hateful Eight.
However, Tatum had to face several hardships to get the role, which included threatening other actors competing for the same.
Channing Tatum Threatened Other Actors For Role in Quentin Tarantino Movie
As per The Lost City star, he was very enthusiastic about getting a role in Quentin Tarantino’s movie, and say it his dedication and passion, he went to lengths to secure one. The actor was so eager to get the role, that he drove away all his competitors by sending threatening emails to them. Tatum shared in The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,
“I basically sent about an email a day for about a month just threatening any other actors that might be up for the role. I was just praying that no one really tough was up for the role.”
The Vow actor further joked that he was happy that Quentin Tarantino didn’t say names like Mike Tyson was in consideration. It is because he had sent emails challenging them to brutal fights to work with the famed director.
Channing Tatum could not believe he got the role in The Hateful Eight
The Step Up fame was thrilled to play a prominent role in Tarantino’s feature film The Hateful Eight. The actor was also very nervous as all the other actors had worked with Tarantino on other projects, while he was a newbie. Channing Tatum told Access,
“So, it was definitely nerve-racking. Even the table read was nerve-racking, man. [Samuel L. Jackson] was the only person who I’d worked with before. I met Kurt [Russell] very quickly one time. And that’s really it.”
The actor was received with delight by the cast members, which boosted his confidence on the shoot, as he did not expect to get the role at all. He shared,
“I was shocked, to be honest. Because I really didn’t think it was gonna happen. The part, I think, was written for someone a little older. And I think Quentin kind of had to have some time to figure out if he could make it work with some of the other characters.”
The Hateful Eight, a 2015 released mystery thriller film, was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Its cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, and Bruce Dern. They are eight strangers who get stuck in a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover, right after the American Civil War phase. Quentin Tarantino’s film was a huge success and grossed $151 Million worldwide.
The Hateful Eight is available on Amazon Prime.
Source-Showbiz Cheat Sheet