It also inspired the 2015 movie Chocolate City, which got its own sequel on Netflix.
But Tyson Beckford, who co-starred in the movie, told HIV Plus magazine he didn’t like comparisons to Magic Mike because Chocolate City is about a “different kind of experience.”
Channing Tatum showed real star power in Magic Mike, which was loosely based on his own experience as an 18-year-old stripper in Tampa.
Director Jean-Claude La Marre said a lack of people of color was one glaring omission in Magic Mike, and they jumped on it.