There was cause for concern: Channing Tatum wanted to rock dad-bod.
Perhaps sporting a spare tire would be an acceptable creative decision for the lead of a Judd Apatow comedy. But this was "Magic Mike XXL," the second film in a franchise built on rock-hard abs, body lube and banana hammocks.
"It was a resounding 'no' all across the creative board," Tatum lamented.
"Everyone was like, 'You don't think he's serious, right? We want him to do the movie, but somebody convince him to work out,'" added Reid Carolin, who wrote both "Magic Mike" screenplays."This is one of those movies where you cannot step on set unless everybody is in that type of shape or you're [in trouble].