'Magic Mike 3' Cast News: George Clooney Joining? Channing Tatum Has Role, Stripper Name Planned

Channing Tatum would like George Clooney to join "Magic Mike 3." In fact, he even has a role and a stripper name in mind for him.

The two actors are co-stars in the movie "Hail, Ceasar!" and they have been busy working the press rounds together this week. In an interview with E! Online, Tatum stated he would like the third installment of "Magic Mike" to include Clooney in the cast. "If he would do Magic Mike 3, I will give him all of my part of the money," Tatum said.

Amused at the suggestion, Clooney said he's interested with the offer. "I can use the money. Things are going a little slow," the Oscar-winning actor told his buddy.

When Tatum initially suggested "Big George" as his stripper name, Clooney said he preferred to go by "Big Boy Fourth Street." He took the idea from the classic game -- by taking the name of his first pet and the name of the street where he grew up as a child.

Yahoo! also interviewed the pair where they discussed more plans for "Magic Mike 3."

"I would love to design a dance for you. I would get so excited. I wouldn't even know where to start," Tatum excitedly told Clooney and the actor agreed that, "It would be something to see."

If they could have it their way, the sequel would go with the title "Magic Mike: Take It To the Limit," as the 54-year-old Clooney suggested. However, it should be noted that the studio has not revealed any plans for a third film even as Tatum is one of the producers.

In June 2015, Tatum told Entertainment Weekly that he's not sure the movie could warrant another sequel. "To be completely honest-as one of the people who helped write the things-someone else is gonna have to figure that out because it was really clear where the second one went," he said.

Cinema Blend cited that "Magic Mike XXL" didn't exactly do well at the box office despite the smashing success of the first film. However, with Clooney possibly joining "Magic Mike 3," there could be huge box office potentials.

Meanwhile, "Hail,Ceasar!" is set for a Feb. 5 theater release in the U.S. The comedy is about a Hollywood fixer, Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), who helps actors who are embroiled in scandals. Clooney and Tatum play Mannix's clients, Baird Whitlock and Burt Gurney. The movie also stars Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes and Tilda Swinton.