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03rd Nov2025

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #476: Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst talk ‘Roofman’

by Phil Wheat

Here’s the latest episode of The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro-budget indie films to bigger-budget studio films and everything in between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dom Lenoir, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk about how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their filmmaking experiences from directors, writers, producers and screenwriters, to actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #476: Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst talk ‘Roofman’

Welcome to The Filmmakers Podcast! We are thrilled to host two phenomenal actors, Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, Foxcatcher) and Kirsten Dunst (Fargo, The Virgin Suicides), to discuss their new film, ROOFMAN (Directed by Derek Cianfrance).
In this exclusive interview, Channing and Kirsten open up to Dom Lenoir about:

The Cianfrance Method: Working with visionary director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines) and his unique approach to intimacy—including keeping them apart until their first scene, filmed at a Red Lobster.

Star Nerves & Chemistry: Channing Tatum confesses why he was “so intimidated” to work with the Oscar-nominated Kirsten Dunst, and Kirsten shares her sweet reaction, calling him “magic to work with.”

The Body of a Dancer, The Face of a Boxer: Channing Tatum details the intense physicality required to play Jeffrey Manchester, squeezing into tight spaces and the emotional challenge of embodying the former Army Ranger.

From Set to Screen: How the bizarre, stranger-than-fiction true crime story was handled with “grace” by the director to explore themes of redemption and human connection.

Roofman tells the bizarre, true story of Jeffrey Manchester, a former soldier turned “polite criminal” who lived hidden inside a Toys “R” Us after escaping prison, where he falls for a single mom (Dunst) and is in cinemas now.