Channing Tatum has expressed his desire to get behind the camera lately, and at one point toyed with the idea of directing "Magic Mike: XXL." But making such a big leap was daunting and he expressed a desire to make a smaller film first. And while he's not helming the stripper dramedy sequel, he is making that smaller movie.
Tatum and his pal Reid Carolin will co-direct an adaptation of Matthew Quick's "Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock." The book from the "Silver Linings Playbook" author follows "a troubled high schooler who plans to kill his best friend and then himself." James Ponsoldt ("Smashed") penned a previous draft of the script, but a new writer is being sought. Tatum might star in the movie too, but nothing is locked down yet. [THR]
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