MAGIC MIKE XXL Trailer: Channing Tatum Gets His Groove Back

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Magic Mike XXL, the sequel to the 2012 hit loosely based on Channing Tatum's real life as a stripper before he became a movie star. This trailer is exactly what you'd expect (and exactly what you likely want), and early word indicates that XXL will be the movie that a lot of fans wanted the first time around: more dancing and partying, less introspection and reflection than the original. I enjoyed the first one — though it was much darker than I anticipated — and I'm interested to see how Tatum and Co. build on that story with this new adventure, which sees the guys reuniting for one last blow-out performance.

Greg Jacobs directed, Steven Soderbergh was the DP, and Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias, Donald Glover, and more star. Magic Mike XXL arrives on July 1st.