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Channing Tatumand his beloved children’s book are headed to the silver screen!
TheMagic Mikeactor, 42, will star in an upcoming live-action movie adaptation of his first book,The One and OnlySparkella, which he released in May 2021.
The actor shared the newson Instagram, donning a pastel tutu dress with glittery stars to make the big announcement.
“PRIME-TIME IS SHINE TIME!!!” Tatum captioned the post, in which he also held a copy of the soon-to-be released second installment in theSparkellaseries,The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan. “@sparkellais coming to life with a live-action movie!”
Tatum also announced that Pamela Ribon, who directed animated children’s hitsMoanaandRalph Breaks the Internet, has signed on to direct. Tatum credited Ribon with writing “some of my favorite animated films.”
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“Everything I write in these books is pretty much a direct inspiration of something that has happened with Evie and me. She doesn’t help me write the books, but my experience living and learning from an 8-year-old, is basically the inspiration for these things, these little stories,” he said.
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Tatum also shared the inspiration for the firstSparkellabook: a morning when Everly just couldn’t seem to choose the right outfit and found herself getting frustrated.
“It was just something that I noticed in my daughter, watching her for the very first time become self-conscious,” he said. “So I wanted to make this little story about this girl who is very unique and really likes to shine.”
Tatum co-parents Everly with ex-wifeJenna Dewan. The pairsplit amicablyin 2018 after nearly 9 years of marriage.
source: people.com
