Zoe Kravitz Praises Ex-Fiancé Channing Tatum's Performance in ‘Blink Twice’

Zoe Kravitz, ex-fiancee to Channing Tatum, has been effusive about his performance in 'Blink Twice'.

The actor, who also directed the movie, told 'The Batman' director Matt Reeves that when she was casting Tatum, 44, she wanted "to weaponise his charisma", reports 'People' magazine.

"Channing was the first person that came to mind for Slater King, and I don't know where that came from," Kravitz, 36, said in a special segment of 'Variety', in reference to Tatum's tech billionaire character in the psychological thriller.

According to 'People', though the ex-couple already called off their engagement this past October, Kravitz stands by her casting as she met Tatum while casting him as villainous Slater. "I knew that the character needed to be somebody who we think we trust, especially because you don't believe Naomi (Ackie) (who played Frida) is getting on that plane if it's someone who is immediately insidious," Kravitz said.

According to the actor from 'Big Little Lies', she felt she wanted to "weaponise" Tatum's charm because audiences have "never seen" him in that type of role.

She said in June 2021 to 'Deadline' that Tatum was her first choice to star in her directorial debut. "(He was the one) I thought of when I wrote this character," she said. "I just knew from 'Magic Mike' and his live shows, I got the sense he's a true feminist and I wanted to collaborate with someone who was clearly interested in exploring this subject matter."

Prior to the couple’s split, they joined one another for the film’s press tour and spoke about working together as they continued their relationship. At the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Blink Twice’ in August, Tatum told ‘People’, “To get to create something with someone that you love is probably one of the most gratifying things.”

"We work together and go through stuff together and support each other, and it was just beautiful," Kravitz added at the premiere.