{"id":255309,"date":"2026-01-24T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/255309\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:20:12","slug":"channing-tatum-reveals-why-he-was-so-scared-to-work-with-a-first-time-child-actor-in-josephine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/255309\/","title":{"rendered":"Channing Tatum reveals why he was ‘so scared’ to work with a first-time child actor in \u201cJosephine\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Channing Tatum<\/a> felt like a concerned parent working with newcomer Mason Reeves on his latest drama, Josephine.<\/p>\n

In the film, which had its world premiere on Friday at the Sundance Film Festival, Reeves plays the titular role of an 8-year-old who develops behavioral problems after witnessing a brutal sexual assault in Golden State Park. Tatum stars as her father, Damien, with Gemma Chan<\/a> playing her mother, Claire.<\/p>\n

While Damien and Josephine share a tight bond, they clash when she lashes out as she tries to process the traumatic experience at the park.<\/p>\n

\"Greta<\/p>\n

Greta Zozula\/Courtesy of Sundance Institute<\/p>\n

Gemma Chan, Mason Reeves, and Channing Tatum in ‘Josephine’<\/p>\n

After the film, Tatum, Chan, and Reeves participated in a Q&A alongside writer-director Beth de Araujo. Tatum and his onscreen daughter’s tight real-life relationship was evident from the moment he arrived onstage beside her, sweeping the young actress into his arms to cheers from the audience.<\/p>\n

Asked how they developed a familial bond for the film, Tatum gave credit to Reeves, a first-time actress whom de Araujo discovered at a San Francisco farmer’s market.<\/p>\n

“This one made it a lot easier because it was just a lot of fun to get to play around with her,” Tatum said. “I was more concerned with her not thinking that I was actually mad at her. I was like, ‘You know, I was just acting. right?'”<\/p>\n

Reeves drew laughter from the audience at Park City, Utah’s Eccles Theater when she responded confidently, “He kept asking me about it, and I was like, I\u2019m fine!”<\/p>\n

“I was so scared,” Tatum said, laughing.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the Q&A, Tatum revealed that the world premiere was the first time he had seen the movie. Calling de Araujo a “master filmmaker,” he said he cried “five, six, seven,” times during the screening.<\/p>\n

\"Neilson<\/p>\n

Neilson Barnard\/Getty<\/p>\n

Channing Tatum, Mason Reeves, and Gemma Chan at the Sundance premiere of ‘Josephine’<\/p>\n

Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicked off Thursday night and wraps up Feb. 1. This is the festival’s final year in Utah; it moves to Boulder, Co., in 2027.<\/p>\n

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