Magic Mike XXL

The(ir) Blurb...

Three years after Mike bowed out of the stripper life at the top of his game, he and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow-out performance.

This sequel picks up three years after the original, as Mike reunites with the Kings of Tampa dancing group as they plan to end their careers on a high note by performing at a stripping convention. On the road trip to the venue, the men meet a photographer named Zoe who initially seems interested in Mike before telling him she is currently “not going through a guy phase.” Though Mike brings her onstage for his final dance, the film leaves the two at a place of friendship rather than insisting on a romantic ending. Zoe is portrayed by bisexual actress Amber Heard, who spoke in the press about working with the film’s writers to make her character bisexual. The film also includes a minor gay drag queen character who hosts an amateur show where the Kings perform. While the film heavily suggests a sexual past between female characters Rome and Paris, GLAAD did not count these characters in its final tally.

Bisexual actor plays bisexual character...in a stinker of a film. Yip, that's progress!