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"Channing Tatum has said he is hopeful that Steven Soderbergh will return to direct Magic Mike 2. There have been conflicting rumors on Soderbergh&amp;#039;s involvement with the sequel, with one report even suggesting that Tatum and screenwriter Reid Carolin could helm the movie.  [Channing Tatum in &amp;#039;Magic Mike&amp;#039;] Tatum appeared to dismiss the suggestion that he might co-direct Magic Mike 2 with Carolin while speaking to Access Hollywood last weekend. &amp;quot;We have to talk Soderbergh into it. We can&amp;#039;t do it without our general,&amp;quot; the actor declared. He added: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s scary. I don&amp;#039;t know what&amp;#039;s going to happen.&amp;quot; Tatum went on to reiterate co-star Matthew McConaughey&amp;#039;s recent comment that Magic Mike 2 is in fact &amp;quot;legitimately brewing&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;Hopefully we&amp;#039;re gonna go to Miami and do the whole thing,&amp;quot; he said. The actor previously told Digital Spy that the Magic Mike follow-up will be &amp;quot;more of a comedy&amp;quot; than the original. Watch the cast of Magic Mike discuss the movie with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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