Channing Tatum Opens Up About His Acting Hiatus

Channing Tatum is opening up about taking a four-year break from acting. "Before I took some time off, I was on a pace that just was untenable," he told People. "It was not something that I could really sustain. I don't even know if some of the last stuff that I was making, if I was really and truly my best in it in some of the movies. I wanted to make sure that I still had something to offer, and I wasn't just doing it just for a career."

This year is already proving to be a busy one for the actor. Not only will he costar alongside Sandra Bullock in the comedy "The Lost City," but he makes his co-directorial debut with the film "Dog." He said, "Right now, I feel really in the pocket. I'm having fun," he explained. Tatum added, "I don't want to take too much on, so I can really enjoy my life and enjoy the actual projects that I do take on and just give it all I have."

Tatum has committed to the latest installment of "Magic Mike," reuniting with director Steven Soderbergh for "Magic Mike's Last Dance." Tatum said (via Deadline), "There are no words for how excited I am to blow the doors off of the world of 'Magic Mike' with Steven, Greg, Reid, and the amazing people at HBO Max. The stripperverse will never be the same."