Channing Tatum is taking “Step Up” on the road.
Tatum’s production company Free Association is launching a new division called Fa Live, which will focus on creating, producing and distributing live entertainment. The first project will be a high-concept dance show inspired by “Step Up,” the hit dance franchise that spawned five feature films and a TV series.
Similar to the interconnected style of movies, reality TV and live entertainment that Tatum and crew built around “Magic Mike,” Fa Live will seek to extend big and small stories and experiences through their in-person events.
Tatum and Reid Carolin, who recently co-directed the surprise box office winner “Dog,” will serve as chief creative officers. Free Association principal Peter Kiernan will lead Fa Live as CEO. Vincent Marini, who is current “Magic Mike Live” worldwide executive producer, has been tapped as COO and president of production. “Magic Mike” franchise choreographers Alison Faulk...
Tatum’s production company Free Association is launching a new division called Fa Live, which will focus on creating, producing and distributing live entertainment. The first project will be a high-concept dance show inspired by “Step Up,” the hit dance franchise that spawned five feature films and a TV series.
Similar to the interconnected style of movies, reality TV and live entertainment that Tatum and crew built around “Magic Mike,” Fa Live will seek to extend big and small stories and experiences through their in-person events.
Tatum and Reid Carolin, who recently co-directed the surprise box office winner “Dog,” will serve as chief creative officers. Free Association principal Peter Kiernan will lead Fa Live as CEO. Vincent Marini, who is current “Magic Mike Live” worldwide executive producer, has been tapped as COO and president of production. “Magic Mike” franchise choreographers Alison Faulk...
- 3/1/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Channing Tatum’s production company Free Association is starting a new division, Fa Live, which will focus exclusively on creating, producing and distributing live entertainment.
Fa Live’s first project will be teaming with Lionsgate on a high concept dance show inspired by the studio’s global dance franchise Step Up, which spanned five movies grossing over $650M WW and a hit streaming series, Step Up: Highwater, now in its third season on Starz.
The announcement comes in the wake of multiple versions of the Magic Mike Live show and Tatum’s sleeper success, Dog, which he stars in and co-directed.
Free Association principal, Peter Kiernan, will lead Fa Live as CEO with Tatum and Reid Carolin serving as Chief Creative Officers. Current Magic Mike Live Worldwide Executive Producer Vincent Marini has been tapped as COO/President of Production. Magic Mike franchise choreographers Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick will serve...
Fa Live’s first project will be teaming with Lionsgate on a high concept dance show inspired by the studio’s global dance franchise Step Up, which spanned five movies grossing over $650M WW and a hit streaming series, Step Up: Highwater, now in its third season on Starz.
The announcement comes in the wake of multiple versions of the Magic Mike Live show and Tatum’s sleeper success, Dog, which he stars in and co-directed.
Free Association principal, Peter Kiernan, will lead Fa Live as CEO with Tatum and Reid Carolin serving as Chief Creative Officers. Current Magic Mike Live Worldwide Executive Producer Vincent Marini has been tapped as COO/President of Production. Magic Mike franchise choreographers Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick will serve...
- 3/1/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Channing Tatum is getting back to his dance roots with plans to launch a live stage show inspired by his 2006 dance musical film “Step Up.”
Tatum’s production company Free Association will launch new division Fa Live, which will create, produce and distribute live entertainment. The “Step Up” show, on which Fa Live will partner with Lionsgate, will be the first project for the new branch of the company and is targeting a debut in mid-2023.
The “Step Up” show will also recruit choreographers from the “Magic Mike” franchise Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick as directors of dance. The new live show will be similar to the “Magic Mike Live” performances and aim to extend the story of the film series, and the show will also be performed in an immersive, custom-built venue.
The live show will also include a new dance academy, which will provide young people of all...
Tatum’s production company Free Association will launch new division Fa Live, which will create, produce and distribute live entertainment. The “Step Up” show, on which Fa Live will partner with Lionsgate, will be the first project for the new branch of the company and is targeting a debut in mid-2023.
The “Step Up” show will also recruit choreographers from the “Magic Mike” franchise Alison Faulk and Luke Broadlick as directors of dance. The new live show will be similar to the “Magic Mike Live” performances and aim to extend the story of the film series, and the show will also be performed in an immersive, custom-built venue.
The live show will also include a new dance academy, which will provide young people of all...
- 3/1/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The CW announced a new docuseries titled “March,” which will explore Hbcu band culture. The series will premiere on Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. before moving to a Sunday 9 p.m. timeslot on Feb. 27.
With eight parts, “March” focuses on The Marching Storm, the prestigious marching band at Prairie View A&m University, following how the students balance the pressure of band and academics at once. The series is from Stage 13. Executive producers include Cheryl Horner McDonough, Jamail Shelton, Shari Scorca and Marcel Fuentes.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
HBO Max unveiled a trailer for the unscripted competition series “Finding Magic Mike,” which debuts with all seven episodes on Dec. 16. The trailer showcases clips of men at bootcamp, practicing dances and stunts in minimal clothing. The contestants appear to be competing in various challenges from dancing in the rain to performing in the desert. “Nothing is more...
With eight parts, “March” focuses on The Marching Storm, the prestigious marching band at Prairie View A&m University, following how the students balance the pressure of band and academics at once. The series is from Stage 13. Executive producers include Cheryl Horner McDonough, Jamail Shelton, Shari Scorca and Marcel Fuentes.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
First Looks
HBO Max unveiled a trailer for the unscripted competition series “Finding Magic Mike,” which debuts with all seven episodes on Dec. 16. The trailer showcases clips of men at bootcamp, practicing dances and stunts in minimal clothing. The contestants appear to be competing in various challenges from dancing in the rain to performing in the desert. “Nothing is more...
- 12/3/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix unveiled a new trailer for “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” Season 4, which will premiere Dec. 3.
The trailer features the returning bakers tackling the various holiday baking challenges presented before them. “The showstopper challenge, they’ve got to make a festive feast illusion cake,” says judge Paul Hollywood. The trailer showcases clips of cakes fashioned to look like turkey, bread and more.
Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt Lucas and Tom Allen return to the tent this holiday season. Letty Kavanagh, Richard McKerrow and Kieran Smith executive produce, and Love Productions produces. Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
HBO Max announced the unscripted competition series “Finding Magic Mike” will debut all seven episodes on Dec. 16. The series follows 10 guys who have “lost their magic” and are put through a “Magic Mike Live” bootcamp as they learn to perform sexy and daring dance routine. Only one...
The trailer features the returning bakers tackling the various holiday baking challenges presented before them. “The showstopper challenge, they’ve got to make a festive feast illusion cake,” says judge Paul Hollywood. The trailer showcases clips of cakes fashioned to look like turkey, bread and more.
Hollywood, Prue Leith, Matt Lucas and Tom Allen return to the tent this holiday season. Letty Kavanagh, Richard McKerrow and Kieran Smith executive produce, and Love Productions produces. Watch the trailer below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
HBO Max announced the unscripted competition series “Finding Magic Mike” will debut all seven episodes on Dec. 16. The series follows 10 guys who have “lost their magic” and are put through a “Magic Mike Live” bootcamp as they learn to perform sexy and daring dance routine. Only one...
- 11/19/2021
- by Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Magic Mike star Adam Rodriguez is returning to the world of male strippers. Rodriguez, who played Tito in both the 2012 and 2015 films, has joined The Real Magic Mike! (working title), HBO Max’s upcoming unscripted competition series, as mentor and executive producer. The series, from the producers behind the Magic Mike franchise and live shows, begins production next month in Las Vegas and is set to debut on HBO Max later this year. Channing Tatum, who starred in the titular role in both Magic Mike films, and director Steven Soderbergh, are among the series’ executive producers.
The competition series will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. Ten men who have “lost their magic” will come together, baring their souls and more as they learn to perform routines with one being crowned the Real Magic Mike. The winner will pocket a cash prize and an opportunity to...
The competition series will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. Ten men who have “lost their magic” will come together, baring their souls and more as they learn to perform routines with one being crowned the Real Magic Mike. The winner will pocket a cash prize and an opportunity to...
- 6/17/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Is there still some magic in that Mike? HBO Max will soon find out: The streamer has ordered “The Real Magic Mike,” a reality competition from the producers of the “Magic Mike” movies. Eureka Productions, the prolific unscripted producers behind “Holey Moley” and “Dating Around,” and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, will bring the show to HBO Max later in 2021.
On the show, 10 men who’ve “lost their magic,” as the logline says, will compete for a cash prize and a spot in the “Magic Mike Live” show in Las Vegas. As with the 2012 “Magic Mike” movie — inspired by Channing Tatum’s experiences as a stripper, and directed by Steven Soderbergh — the show appears to have an emotional heart. The logline says, “they will bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies,” as they learn their routines and “develop a new level of self-confidence.
On the show, 10 men who’ve “lost their magic,” as the logline says, will compete for a cash prize and a spot in the “Magic Mike Live” show in Las Vegas. As with the 2012 “Magic Mike” movie — inspired by Channing Tatum’s experiences as a stripper, and directed by Steven Soderbergh — the show appears to have an emotional heart. The logline says, “they will bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies,” as they learn their routines and “develop a new level of self-confidence.
- 4/9/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Magic Mike – the male stripper movie starring Channing Tatum and directed by Steven Soderbergh – is being turned into a non-scripted competition format for HBO Max.
The streamer has ordered The Real Magic Mike (w/t) with Tatum and Soderbergh among the exec producers.
The series will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. Ten men who have “lost their magic” will come together in a competition series, baring their souls and more as they learn to perform routines with one being crowned the Real Magic Mike. The winner will pocket a cash prize and an opportunity to perform on the Magic Mike Live stage in Las Vegas.
A nationwide casting search is currently underway for the series, which is produced by Holey Moley producer Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon. It will air later this year.
The movie, which was released in...
The streamer has ordered The Real Magic Mike (w/t) with Tatum and Soderbergh among the exec producers.
The series will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. Ten men who have “lost their magic” will come together in a competition series, baring their souls and more as they learn to perform routines with one being crowned the Real Magic Mike. The winner will pocket a cash prize and an opportunity to perform on the Magic Mike Live stage in Las Vegas.
A nationwide casting search is currently underway for the series, which is produced by Holey Moley producer Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon. It will air later this year.
The movie, which was released in...
- 4/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The team behind the “Magic Mike” film franchise is reuniting for an unscripted series at HBO Max that will take men who have “lost their magic” and turn them into strippers.
In the series, which has the working title “The Real Magic Mike,” 10 men will compete against one another for the title of “Real Magic Mike.” According to the series description, competitors will “bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies, learn to perform spectacular routines and develop a new level of self-confidence.” So, basically “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Casting for the series is currently underway with a premiere date slated for later this year.
Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television produce the series in association with Warner Horizon.
“From box office hits to sold-out live shows, Magic Mike has proven to be a pop culture juggernaut that continues to delight people across the globe,” said Sarah Aubrey,...
In the series, which has the working title “The Real Magic Mike,” 10 men will compete against one another for the title of “Real Magic Mike.” According to the series description, competitors will “bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies, learn to perform spectacular routines and develop a new level of self-confidence.” So, basically “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
Casting for the series is currently underway with a premiere date slated for later this year.
Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television produce the series in association with Warner Horizon.
“From box office hits to sold-out live shows, Magic Mike has proven to be a pop culture juggernaut that continues to delight people across the globe,” said Sarah Aubrey,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Channing Tatum and Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike” franchise has spawned two movies and a buzzy live stage show in Las Vegas, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before it made its way to television. HBO Max has announced a new unscripted competition series under the working title “The Real Magic Mike,” executive produced by Tatum and Soderbergh. A nationwide casting search for contestants is currently underway, and the series will debut on HBO Max later this year.
Per HBO Max’s official logline, “The Real Magic Mike” will “transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes.” Ten men who have “lost their magic” will be chosen “to bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies, learn to perform spectacular routines, and develop a new level of self-confidence. As they strip off their clothes, they will rid themselves of emotional baggage and regain their...
Per HBO Max’s official logline, “The Real Magic Mike” will “transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes.” Ten men who have “lost their magic” will be chosen “to bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies, learn to perform spectacular routines, and develop a new level of self-confidence. As they strip off their clothes, they will rid themselves of emotional baggage and regain their...
- 4/9/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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