A LUCKY audience in Sin City was treated to a surprise strip show during a preview screening of Channing Tatum’s long-awaited third installment, Last Dance.
Video footage and photographs from the night obtained by The U.S. Sun show the dancers performing their sensual and athletic moves during an X-rated five-minute routine – as the cast revealed what he’s really like to work with.
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Performers from the Magic Mike Live stage show shocked fans when they busted out their raunchy moves – and naturally whipped their tops off.
Their sexy display came before the screening of the new film, starring Tatum, 42, and Salma Hayek Pinault, at the AMC Town Square 18, in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
The exclusive event was hosted by the cast of the smash hit stage spectacular, which inspired the new film, although the main star wasn’t in attendance.
Tatum and the creative team picked dancers who’ve pleased fans at their Sahara Hotel showroom for over five years.
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Vegas performers will be seen on the silver screen in various roles, including Anton Engel, JD Rainey, Patrick Packing, Ryan Carlson, and Sebastian Gonzalez, as well as several cast members from the London production.
Actor and Tatum’s close friend Jackson Williams made a brief speech to the crowd, calling out Alison Faulk, who choreographed the films and live shows.
He said: “A year ago I got the chance to go back home, literally the same street, to film this movie.
“It was an absolute dream come true. It is a little bit of a love letter to the Magic Mike show.
“We worked hard to make everyone entertained.”
Earlier on in the evening, the cast and creators posed for photographs on the red carpet and chatted to The U.S. Sun.
Williams praised his friend Tatum as the driving force and “guvnor” who put in as much work as his co-stars, while also producing the film.
Asked what is so special about the actor. Williams replied:
“Absolute everything. On the business side, you got to see what he does for a living. He is an absolute inspiration.
‘A DREAM COME TRUE’
“On the flip side, he made us be part of something that none of us was part of before.
“Boys came in from all over the world to do a show that we didn’t know anything about, we didn’t know if it was going to make it.
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“And then now we are in one of the biggest movies, a blockbuster in the cinema.
“It’s a massive dream come. It is a love letter to the actual theater.
“Building up the theatre from nothing to starring in the film, you can only know how I feel. I am very excited.”
Williams, who is the only English member of the Vegas troupe, cites his rise from being a dancer for acts like Kylie Minogue and Little Mix, saying “dreams come true from working hard.”
Choreographer Faulk revealed how she “kicked the ass” of Tatum and his fellow cast mates during rehearsals, but the leading man is the real deal as a performer.
“Chan is an incredible dancer,” she said. “There’s no double, CGI..none of that sh**. He works so hard.
“If he wasn’t a famous dancer I would want to hire him for dance jobs because he is that good.
“He puts in the extra effort and goes the extra mile to make it excellent.
SECRET REHEARSALS
“He puts in the seven hours in my garage in Van Nuys at 9 in the morning workshopping, searching for the best stuff, and being proud of what we put on camera.
“I cannot say enough great things about him and his work ethic.
“I will do anything for that dude man. He is the best.”
Faulk laughed as she recalled how Tatum hid away in her Los Angeles home with actors learning moves for seven hours a day over a few months before shooting started in London.
“My neighbors do not know because we are very discreet,” she laughed.
“We keep the garage door shut and people exit quickly.
“We have a very unassuming home in Van Nuys. No one knows who goes in and rehearses.”
Magic Mike Live is now performing in Las Vegas at Sahara Las Vegas, in London at The Hippodrome Casino, and in Miami on the first leg of its North American tour.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance lands in theaters on February 10.
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