While filming their latest crime comedy-drama Roofman, Peter Dinklage became quickly acquainted with co-star Channing Tatum.
Director Derek Cianfrance recalled the actors’ first time meeting during a scene in which Tatum was “full monty” while portraying fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a father and U.S. Army Reserve officer who broke out of jail and hid in the walls of a Toys ‘R’ Us.
“There’s this big scene in the movie where [Dinklage] catches Channing Tatum showering in the middle of the night,” Cianfrance told People. “You can write that scene, but then you have to shoot it. And it’s… Channing had to show up.”
The movie, which premiered at TIFF, stars Dinklage as store manager Mitch and Kirsten Dunst as Leigh, a Toys ‘R’ Us employee who develops a romance with the fugitive.
Noting “there was nothing to hide behind,” Cianfrance confirmed that Tatum was fully nude during the scene, which was also the first time Dinklage met his co-star.
“It was pretty fun having Peter and Channing interact that way. That was the first time they met because I tried to keep my actors apart because I wanted them to be surprised,” said Cianfrance. “So, Channing and Peter never saw each other. The first time Peter ever saw Channing was full monty.”
Following the film’s debut last week at Toronto International Film Festival, Roofman premieres Oct. 10 in U.S. theaters.
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