( CNN ) Fans of the `` Magic Mike '' franchise got a hump day treat with a trailer for sequel `` Magic Mike XXL '' dropping on Wednesday . The movies , which chronicle the exploits of a group of male strippers in Florida , feature hot breakdancing moves , lots of skin , mounds of muscles -- and crowds of screaming women bearing dollar bills . The `` MMXXL '' trailer opens with a masked Magic Mike , played by Channing Tatum , welding metal in a suggestive manner and then breaking into a smooth dance routine to Ginuwine 's `` Pony . '' The trailer premiered on `` The Ellen Show . '' Its tag line : `` Get back to the grind . '' The steamy marketing campaign rides on Tatum 's toned shoulders , but most of the original cast ( except now-Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey ) is back to bump and grind for the reboot . Viewers can expect more partying , fast cars and sexual entanglements as seen in the first installment . On Tuesday , Tatum tweeted a stripped-down movie poster that announces the release date : Coming July 1 . `` Magic Mike XXL '' is counting on the extra sexy trailer and film poster to build on the success of the first movie , which grossed $ 167,221,571 worldwide , according to Box Office Mojo . If reactions are any indication , fans do n't even want to wait for summer to witness the hotness .
'Magic Mike XXL ' will be released in July . The movie is based on the life of a former stripper who became an actress and married her co-star Channing Tatum ( left ) after he was fired from his job as a dishwasher at a restaurant. Channing Tatum returns as the titular dancer .