The biggest regret of Channing Tatum is to have said no to Guillermo del Toro!

The actor could have played “the beast” in a new adaptation of Beauty and the beast by the Mexican filmmaker. But he refused. And the film has never been made.

He was a stripper for Steven Soderbergh, mutant in the X-Men or cop at 21 Jump Street. But Channing Tatum still has regrets.

In a recent interview for Vanity Fairthe 45 -year -old actor says he was approached ten years ago to embody the beast in a new magical version of Beauty and the beast Imagined by Master Guillermo del Toro. But at the time, the actor had just become a father (his daughter was born in 2013). And the scenario was ” not quite ready “Explains the actor … who therefore declined the job. Today, he considers this decision to be “One of the biggest errors “ of his career.

“One of the biggest mistakes in my career: Guillermo del Toro wanted to do Beauty and the beastits version of the beast … I had just had a baby, I was shooting a film that killed me completely, and his script was not yet completely successful. I was in a state of mind where I said to myself: ‘I can’t do this now.’ It was a huge mistake, because I am a very big fan of Guillermo. And I think its version of Beauty and the beast would have been the most crazy film ever made “.

However, the actor has missed nothing, concretely, since the film has never been shot. However, he hopes to repair this error one day and work with the three -year -old director:

“I know he has a billion other projects he wants to do. He is an incredible creator. I will probably never forgive myself, but I hope we can collaborate one day. “

Currently, Guillermo Del Toro is on promotion for his latest fantastic epic, Frankensteinwhich will be released in November on NetLfix. As for Channing Tatum, he may play the role that will offer him an nodal nomination with Roofmanproduced by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine,, The place Beyond the pines). Roofman was presented at the Toronto Festival this week before its American release on October 10 (no French date yet).