Channing Tatum felt like a involved mother or father working with newcomer Mason Reeves on his newest drama, Josephine.

Within the movie, which had its world premiere on Friday on the Sundance Movie Pageant, Reeves performs the titular function of an 8-year-old who develops behavioral issues after witnessing a brutal sexual assault in Golden State Park. Tatum stars as her father, Damien, with Gemma Chan enjoying her mom, Claire.

Whereas Damien and Josephine share a good bond, they conflict when she lashes out as she tries to course of the traumatic expertise on the park.

After the movie, 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 second he arrived onstage beside her, sweeping the younger actress into his arms to cheers from the viewers.

Requested how they developed a familial bond for the movie, Tatum gave credit score to Reeves, a first-time actress whom de Araujo found at a San Francisco farmer's market.

"This one made it quite a bit simpler as a result of it was simply plenty of enjoyable to get to mess around together with her," Tatum stated. "I used to be extra involved together with her not pondering that I used to be really mad at her. I used to be like, 'You already know, I used to be simply performing. proper?'"

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Reeves drew laughter from the viewers at Park Metropolis, Utah's Eccles Theater when she responded confidently, "He stored asking me about it, and I used to be like, I’m wonderful!"

"I used to be so scared," Tatum stated, laughing.

Elsewhere within the Q&A, Tatum revealed that the world premiere was the primary time he had seen the film. Calling de Araujo a "grasp filmmaker," he stated he cried "5, six, seven," instances throughout the screening.

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The 2026 Sundance Movie Pageant kicked off Thursday evening and wraps up Feb. 1. That is the pageant's closing 12 months in Utah; it strikes to Boulder, Co., in 2027.