Disney’s ‘Bob The Musical’ Lands Channing Tatum To Hear The Songs In Our Hearts
Bob the Musicalhas been in the works at Disney since as far back as 2004. Directors like Adam Shankman (Rock of Ages), Mark Waters (Mean Girls), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street), and even Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist) have flirted with the project, but it just hasn’t gotten off the ground. But it sounds like the wheels are turning on the musical comedy yet again becauseMagic MikestarChanning Tatumhas signed on to star in the movie.
For those who may not be in the loop aboutBob the Musical,the movie follows a regular guy who can suddenly hear the inner songs of everyone’s heart after suffering a blow to the head. Much to his dismay, his reality quickly becomes a musical.
Tatum has been laying low for the past couple years when it comes to working in front of the camera. Though he voiced characters inSmallfootandThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, his last live-action appearance in a movie wasKingsman: The Golden Circlein 2017 andLogan Luckythe same year. So Tatum is overdue to come back on the big screen in a big way.
When it comes to musical fare, the actor has a history of dancing on screen in movies likeStep Up,Magic MikeandHail Caesar!, but we’re not sure about his singing chops. But Tatum was once slated to co-star in a musical calledWingmenwith Joseph Gordon-Levitt a couple years back. We haven’t heard anything about that project for awhile though, leaving Tatum to take the opportunity to lead his own musical.
Collidersays Tatum will also be producing withReid CarolinandPeter Kiernanand their production banner Free Association.Tripp VinsonandBeau Flynnwill also be producing along withChris Benderand Good Fear.
As for whether or not this is the team that finally gets the project off the ground, that remains to be seen. We’re not sure who is directing, and it’s also unclear what the state of the script and music is right now. A draft of the script was written byRock of Agesscribe Allan Loeb, but we don’t know if it’s been polished since then or will get a rewrite from someone else now that Channing Tatum is on board. There was word a few years ago of Michael Chabonboarding the projectwith songwriter Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords, but we’re unsure if anything came out of that. At one time,Frozencomposers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopezwere also writingthe lyrics and music, but again, the status of their work on the project remains in the dark.
Stay tuned to see ifBob the Musicalgets off the ground this time.
