Channing Tatum says working on 2015’s Jupiter Ascending was a nightmare. In the 2010s, it was nearly impossible to take a trip to the theater without seeing Tatum top billing a film. Tatum’s early success started in 2006, when he starred alongside Amanda Bynes in She’s the Man. His career grew steadily from there with his role in the Step Up franchise before he exploded on the acting scene with roles in romantic comedies like Dear John and The Vow, action comedies like 21 Jump Street, and the semi-autobiographical dramatic comedy Magic Mike. All in all, between 2010 and 2017, Tatum starred in 23 movies.
Jupiter Ascending is a sci-fi space adventure Cinderella story written, produced, and directed by the Wachowskis. The film starred Mila Kunis as Jupiter Jones and Tatum as former-space soldier Caine Wise. Wise saves Jones from an assassination attempt and explains Jones’ true identity as space royalty and her family’s intention of preventing her from accepting her inheritance. The film received widely mixed reviews, with the majority leaning toward the negative for the Wachowskis’ film. Box office-wise, the film didn’t do much better. With a budget of $176 million, the film only earned $183.9 million worldwide. The film received a series of delays, which pushed it back from its original 2014 release date and is ultimately remembered as a flop for the year and the Wachowskis.
