A screw in the shoulder and a piece of paper that hurts
Channing Tatum is going through it. First, a hospital bed. The actor shared on his networks that he underwent shoulder surgery. “Another day. Another challenge. This one is going to be difficult. But hey. Let’s go for it!” he wrote alongside a photo showing the before and after of his shoulder, now joined with a screw.
While his body repairs, his career takes a serious turn. Her new film, ‘Josephine’, competed at the Sundance Film Festival. And this is where things get interesting.
Being a dad changes everything
In ‘Josephine,’ Tatum doesn’t dance or perform magic with strippers. He plays Damien, the protective father of an eight-year-old girl (Mason Reeves) who witnesses a heinous crime. The director, Beth de Araújo, based the story on a traumatic personal experience from her childhood.
And Tatum approached it from a new place: his fatherhood.
“Having a 12-year-old daughter influenced how I negotiated my relationship with Mason, both on and off camera,” the actor explained at Sundance. “I tried to make sure she was okay and that she had a good experience, because it’s a tough movie to make.”
He acknowledged that the project required a special sensitivity of him, not only as an actor, but as a responsible adult on a set that addresses violence from the eyes of a girl.
For his part, Mason Reeves, who is making his acting debut, said that he enjoyed working with him and that they even played between scenes.
So there you have it: a Channing Tatum with a new shoulder and a role that led him to confront his own fears as a father. From hospital beds to Sundance red carpets, all in the same month. Life goes on, with or without screws.
