Magic Mike XXL is a 2015 road trip comedy written by Reid Carolin and directed by Gregory Jacobs. It is the sequel to 2012's Magic Mike, once again starring Channing Tatum in the titular role, based on his real-life experience as a male exotic dancer.
Three years after ending his stripping career, Mike (Tatum) is running his own boutique furniture business when he's unexpectedly contacted by his former coworkers Tarzan (Kevin Nash), "Big Dick" Richie (Joe Manganiello), Ken (Matt Bomer), and Tito (Adam Rodriguez) with a proposition: joining them for their last-ever performance at a major convention for male stripping. Hilarity Ensues. Gabriel Iglesias also returns from the first film, reprising his role as emcee Tobias.
In addition to the returning cast, new additions in major roles include Amber Heard, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donald Glover, and Andie MacDowell.
Magic Mike XXL was released on July 1, 2015. Another sequel, Magic Mike's Last Dance, was released in 2023.
Magic Tropes XXL:
- Ascended Extra: Whereas the first film mostly focused on Mike, Dallas, and Adam, the latter two are written out of the story, thusly allowing for Tarzan, Big Dick Richie, and Tito to have bigger roles.
- Back in the Saddle: Mike comes out of his brief retirement from stripping to join his friends on the road to a stripping convention.
- Big Prick, Big Problems: In the sequel, the character arc of "Big Dick Ritchie" revolves around the fact he can't find a woman who can handle his, well, big dick. He laments that as a result of his huge penis, he hasn't had actual sex in months. The culmination of his arc is meeting a MILF who can handle said big dick.
- Celibate Hero: Mike has the opportunity to have sex with Zoe, but opts not to and never sleeps with her throughout the whole movie.
- Denser and Wackier: The first film is a cynical Slice of Life with a few light-hearted moments, while this one is more of an outright comedy with a lot more fanservice.
- Eating the Eye Candy: The scene in which Richie "performs" for a convenience store attendant, where the sole purpose of him dancing sexily for her is to elicit this response.
- Fan Convention: The plot of the movie is centered on the group of guys traveling to a stripping convention together.
- Offscreen Breakup: Mike has since broken up with Brooke between the first film and XXL.
- Put on a Bus: Dallas has gone off to Macau and taken Adam with him, so neither character appears in this one. The reason for it is supposedly due to Matthew McConaughey's career resurgence post-Oscar win making him more expensive than the first time around, and Alex Pettyfer reportedly not getting along with the cast during the first film.
- Replacement Goldfish: Zoe replaces Brooke as Mike's love interest in this film, and the two have quite a bit of overlap in terms of personality and appearance.
- Road Trip Plot: The film follows the strippers' misadventures as they travel to a convention together, utilizing an episodic narrative structure.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: Despite his talent for carpentry, Mike's furniture business is struggling, especially without a backup job like stripping for him to stay afloat with.
- Where Everybody Knows Your Flame: One of the stops on the road trip is to a gay bar, where the group participates in an amateur drag queen/vouging competition for fun.
