Channing Tatum begins work on Magic Mike 2 script

Channing Tatum has started work on the script for Magic Mike 2.The actor-producer posted the below picture on his Twitter account, showing him posing in front of a bust of Matthew McConaughey's character Dallas. What better way to start writing #MagicMike2 than with my old friend Dallas? #runatribe pic.twitter.com/RalS3nQfro — Channing Tatum (@channingtatum) February 10, 2014 Also in the background is a poster for The Girlfriend Experience, the 2009 film directed by Magic Mike's Steven Soderbergh.Soderbergh is not expected to return for the sequel, having retired from making feature films last year. Tatum himself has been named a contender to potentially step into the director's chair.