Christian Slater got an 'ego boost' from beating Channing Tatum in a push-up contest Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com Published: 01:00, 25 August 2024 | Updated: 01:12, 25 August 2024 e-mail View comments Christian Slater got an 'ego boost' from beating Channing Tatum in a push-up contest while filming Zoë Kravitz 's directorial debut Blink Twice.
'I think I did, like, 52 [push-ups] at that time,' Slater said. 'I could have kept going, but I didn't want to embarrass everyone.' He clarified that he did all 52 push-ups 'all in one shot,' and joked that the prize he won was an 'ego boost, really.
' '[It was] just a wonderful feeling that I just kicked Magic Mike's a**,' Slater told People. 'It was great.' The Pump Up the Volume star – who welcomed a son with wife Brittany Lopez earlier this year — further opened up about the mood on set of Blink Twice in an interview with Collider.
Christian Slater got an 'ego boost' from beating Channing Tatum in a push-up contest while filming Zoe Kravitz 's directorial debut Blink Twice, seen here at the premiere of the film 'I think I did, like, 52 [push-ups] at that time,' Slater said. 'I could have kept going, but I didn't want to embarrass everyone.' Tatum seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers in August 2024 Read More Channing Tatum says fiancee Zoe Kravitz is a 'nerd for movies' while praising her filmmaking skills in directorial debut 'I held her as a baby when she was little, tiny, so to see her grow up and become this great actress and creative person, and she's worked with all these fantastic directors,' he said of Kravitz.
He said Kravitz 'came in and just had a natural ability' to direct. 'And like he was saying, she allowed us to experiment, to have a lot of fun. So that was the experience.
There wasn't anybody there with a strong fist,' he added. 'It was a loose, fun, party kind of atmosphere, but when there were serious scenes that we had to do, she really took the time for everybody to sit around and talk about it and discuss,' he explained. He added that Kravitz would get the cast in the mood by saying, '"These are important scenes to service the story, but let's talk about how we feel about doing these scenes, and how can we make each other feel as safe as possible.
"' The film stars, in addition to Slater and Tatum, Naomi Ackles, Geena Davis , Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Alia Shawkat and Kyle MacLachlan. The Heathers actor also revealed the last time he was superstitious. 'At the Biltmore Hotel in Miami, our room was on the 13th floor.
They said it was haunted, and I was like, “Please. Give me a break. I’m going to stay here and I’m going to be just fine,"' he told People.
'But there were noises in the middle of the night, doors flying open. I had this horrendous nightmare,' he explained. He clarified that he did all 52 push-ups 'all in one shot,' and joked that the prize he won was an 'ego boost, really,' pictured in 2024 '[It was] just a wonderful feeling that I just kicked Magic Mike's a**,' Slater told People.
'It was great'; Channing seen on set of Blink Twice in 2022 'I was flailing my arms around. I felt like something was trying to grab me. It was pretty intense.
We checked out the next day.,' he revealed. This spring, Christian and his wife Brittany Lopez welcomed their second child, a son, together.
He and Lopez already share a four-year-old daughter, whose name has not been publicly revealed. Slater welcomed his first two children Eliana, 22, and Jaden, 25, during his marriage to journalist Ryan Haddon. Channing Tatum Share or comment on this article: Christian Slater got an 'ego boost' from beating Channing Tatum in a push-up contest e-mail Add comment.
