Channing Tatum changes his appearance for a role in the film roofer.
In an Instagram story dated Dec. 5, the 44-year-old actor shared a photo from the hair and makeup chair on the set of the upcoming heist movie, writing, “Tat and wig cover chaos.”
In the shirtless pic, several makeup artists appear to cover Tatum’s ink with body makeup on his chest and shoulders. He also has a cap with a wig and a new goatee.
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Channing Tatum shows the tattooing process on the set of ‘Roofman’.
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Tatum will play the real-life Jeffrey Manchester, a thief dubbed the “Roof Robber” after stealing from companies like McDonald’s and Toy R Us by drilling into the roofs of their buildings. The film is scheduled to be released in 2025 and stars Peter Dinklage, Juno Temple, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield and others.
When it comes to his tattoos, Tatum has mostly kept the ink to red carpet and movie roles over the years, though he has shared some glimpses of his body art in interviews and on social media.
Before his split from ex-fiancée Zoë Kravitz in October, Tatum was photographed with her initials “ZK” written in thick black ink on the back of his left hand, though it’s unknown if it was a permanent tattoo or hand-drawn. The couple broke off their engagement after three years together.
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In 2022, Tatum told former actress Sandra Bullock in a Wired.com video that he got his fifth tattoo with “the Ranger boys,” who he worked with while filming his movie 2022. Dogin which he played a former army ranger.
And in September 2023, Tatum showed off his “L333” tattoo on the back of his left calf on his Instagram Story, writing at the time, “Basically a prison tattoo,” and sharing that he got inked with his fitness trainer, Trey Allen, who got “N853” on left knee.
Tatum also has an intricate tattoo on his forearm by the famous artist Dr. Woo, who shared a photo of the body art in 2022. The image features a figure seemingly walking towards the light from a dark tunnel.
“The light will guide you in the dark .. thanks to the cool design brought by @channingtatum,” wrote Dr. Woo at that time.
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Channing Tatum shows off his tattoo in a shirtless picture.
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On his bicep, Magic Mike the star has an indecipherable combination of lines, and on his shoulder he holds a hand with several playing cards. On his chest are the words “side by side” written in Balinese, a message he got to match his ex Jenna Dewan’s foot tattoo while the former couple honeymooned in Bali in 2009.
“Jenna and I have twin tattoos that we got on our honeymoon in Bali,” Tatum told PEOPLE in 2012 when he was named Sexiest Man Alive. “It says, “Next to each other.” Mine is here [touches his rib cage]but hers is on the leg.”
As for the meaning behind the matching tattoos, Tatum, who shares 11-year-old daughter Everly with Dewan, 44, previously told PEOPLE, “We didn’t want to say each other’s names. We wanted to do something symbolic. It was in one of our vows to each other. We took from that.”
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