Taylor Lautner is said to have been desperate to win the lead role in Steven Soderbergh's biopic about Channing Tatum's days as a young male stripper.
Last week, it was confirmed that British actor Alex Pettyfer has been cast as the film's lead. However, Twilight star Lautner is believed to have been actively pursuing the part.
"Taylor wanted the role really badly," a source close to the project told E! Online. "Alex was also pursuing it super hard."
Producers were allegedly concerned about casting Pettyfer, until the actor managed to convince Tatum and Soderbergh that he was right for the role
"He flew himself to New Orleans where Channing [Tatum] is filming 21 Jump Street and blew him away," the source added. "He met with Channing and Steven, and they felt he was the perfect guy to fill [Tatum's] shoes."
Pettyfer will play the role of a young Tatum, who begins stripping at the age of 19, while Tatum himself will play his mentor, the titular Magic Mike.
No start date has been announced for production on Magic Mike
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