“Can I watch a real movie?”: Channing Tatum Had to Placate Daughter With Dwayne Johnson’s Moana After She Didn’t Consider Dad’s $114M Movie to Be an Actual Film

Channing Tatum Had to Placate Daughter With Dwayne Johnson’s Moana After She Didn’t Consider Dad’s $114M Movie to Be an Actual Film
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American actor Channing Tatum has appeared in some incredible films throughout his career. His 2006 film, Step Up is one of those projects which paid him off in more than mere fortune. Though the dance drama received mixed reviews from the audience, it was the film where Tatum crossed paths with Jenna Dewan his future wife.

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The couple was married for almost a decade and shared a beautiful daughter Everly. According to Tatum, his film Step Up is something his daughter isn’t very fond of as once when he tried to make her watch the film, she dismissed it by asking to watch something “real”. 

Channing Tatum and ex-wife Jenna Dewan
Channing Tatum and ex-wife Jenna Dewan

Channing Tatum’s Daughter didn’t like his film Step Up

In 2006, Channing Tatum appeared in the dance drama film Step Up. It was the movie where he met actress Jenna Dewan and fell in love. The couple dated for a few years and made their relationship official on July 11, 2009, by tying the knot.

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Unfortunately, the couple parted ways after almost a decade of marriage on April 2, 2018. The former couple also shares a 10-year-old daughter, Everly. According to a source, after their separation, Dewan and Tatum decided to share custody of Everly.

Step Up
Step Up

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During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tatum revealed that his daughter, who was three years old at the time, didn’t like her parents’ film Step Up. In the conversation, the actor shared that he was very excited to show the film to his daughter, but her reaction wasn’t very thrilling. The actor said, 

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“Within 10 seconds, she was like, ‘Can I watch a real movie?'”

The actor further explained that his daughter did try to bear it for a while, but after ten seconds, she requested him and Dewan to put something else on the screen. Eventually, the couple decided to watch Moana with their daughter.

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Jenna Dewan reflected on her version of the incident

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in Step Up
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in Step Up

Jenna Dewan reflected on her version of the incident during her appearance on The Late Late Show. The actress shared that when her daughter watched the film, she couldn’t believe her mother was on the screen. Dewan said, 

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“I was like, ‘Evie, Evie, Evie, look! That’s mommy! That’s daddy!’ And the first thing she said was, ‘That’s not you.’ I was like, ‘I know I look different.’ We watched for a few minutes and she goes, ‘Can we watch something good?’ She goes, ‘like, one of my movies.’ We were so dissed.”

Although Everly didn’t enjoy Step Up, Channing shared during an interview that she certainly is a fan of her father’s 2015 film Magic Mike.

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