The film is a direct mirror of the director. If your director doesn't know how to dress, there will be an aesthetic of the film that won't come through - whether it's in the costumes if he doesn't know exactly what he wants or the look of the film.

Personal life
In 2006 Tatum met actress Jenna Dewan on the set of their movie Step Up. The same year Tatum starred as Duke in G. 2008–present

In 2008 Tatum co-starred in director Kimberly Peirce's film Stop-Loss about soldiers returning home from the Iraq War and in director Stuart Townsend's film Battle in Seattle about the 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle.

Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) Dear John (2010) The Vow (2012) 21 Jump Street (2012) Magic Mike (2012) and G. I.