Juno Temple, LaKeith Stanfield, Derek Cianfrance, Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum attend the premiere of ‘Roofman’ through the 2025 Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition on Sept. 6, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Photos)
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‘Roofman’s Channing Tatum Was Nude First Time Assembly Peter Dinklage
Whereas filming their newest crime comedy-drama Roofman, Peter Dinklage grew to become shortly acquainted with co-star Channing Tatum.
Director Derek Cianfrance recalled the actors’ first time assembly throughout a scene wherein Tatum was “full monty” whereas portraying fugitive Jeffrey Manchester, a father and U.S. Military Reserve officer who broke out of jail and hid within the partitions of a Toys ‘R’ Us.
“There’s this huge scene within the film the place [Dinklage] catches Channing Tatum showering in the midst of the night time,” Cianfrance instructed People. “You may write that scene, however then it’s important to shoot it. And it’s… Channing needed to present up.”
The film, which premiered at TIFF, stars Dinklage as retailer supervisor Mitch and Kirsten Dunst as Leigh, a Toys ‘R’ Us worker who develops a romance with the fugitive.
Noting “there was nothing to cover behind,” Cianfrance confirmed that Tatum was absolutely nude through the scene, which was additionally the primary time Dinklage met his co-star.
“It was fairly enjoyable having Peter and Channing work together that approach. That was the primary time they met as a result of I attempted to maintain my actors aside as a result of I wished them to be shocked,” mentioned Cianfrance. “So, Channing and Peter by no means noticed one another. The primary time Peter ever noticed Channing was full monty.”
Following the movie’s debut final week at Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition, Roofman premieres Oct. 10 in U.S. theaters.