Channing Tatum has fear of working with Kirsten Dunst; here’s why

Hollywood heartthrob Channing Tatum admitted he felt obsessed, intimidated, and even a little afraid about working with Kirsten Dunst.

Tatum recently starred in the new film Roofman, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the festival, Tatum shared his admiration for Dunst, revealing that his personal favourite film of hers is the 1994 hit Interview with the Vampire.

"I couldn't imagine doing what she did in that film at that age," Tatum said. "Everything she's ever done, I've been obsessed with."

Although Tatum deeply admires Dunst’s decades-long film career, he confessed it brought one unexpected challenge.

“I was honestly intimidated to work with her — and by intimidated, I mean scared,” the Magic Mike star said with a laugh. “All I could think was, ‘Please like me!’”

Tatum stars in Roofman as real-life convict Jeffrey Manchester — a criminal who gained notoriety for robbing 45 McDonald’s restaurants and famously evading capture by secretly living inside a Toys “R” Us store.

Currently serving a 40-year sentence at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina, Manchester continued reaching out to Tatum and director Derek Cianfrance, determined to share his stranger-than-fiction story.

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