by Things weren’t all smooth-sailing on the set of the upcoming Channing Tatum movie, Roofman. The actor has revealed that he sustained a gruesome injury in a scene he shot with Peter Dinklage.
Based on a true story, Roofman follows former soldier and professional thief Jeffrey Manchester, who escapes from prison and finds a hideout inside a Toys R Us, surviving undetected for months while planning his next move. However, when Jeffrey falls for a divorced mother, his double life starts to unravel.
Dinklage plays Mitch in the film, the general manager at the Toys “R” Us who discovers Tatum one night as he is taking a shower. Upon getting caught, Tatum attempts to flee, but stumbles into a whole host of obstacles on his way out. True to the script, shooting the scene was a bit of a disaster for the pair.
Tatum recalled the specific shoot to Entertainment Weekly, sharing, “I mean, it wasn’t great, because I’m butt naked, so I can’t wear pads or anything. So I was wet and soapy, and it was just a messy scene. I did actually get hurt jumping up onto the bike rack, and then I had to do the funny jump into my little hideaway.”
However, this was where the issue lay. He continued, “I didn’t make it over the edge of the hideaway, and I gashed my [leg]. I still have a scar from it on my leg, and we just had to glue it together and keep going.”
The Blink Twice actor also gushed about working alongside Dinklage, recalling his first words when they met: “I’m like, ‘Hello, Mr. Dinklage. I’m Channing. We’re going to have an experience today. But he’s such a man. He is a legend. He’s an absolute legend.”
Reflecting on Roofman, Tatum admitted, “He’s kind of my favorite part of the movie, secretly on the down low, don’t tell Kirsten [Dunst, who plays the love interest, Leigh Wainscott]. Yeah, he just made things easy and funny and fun.”
Roofman will hit cinemas on October 17th in the UK.
