Channing Tatum is back with a very different partner in the new comedy “Dog.” The MGM release stars Tatum as a former Army Ranger with one goal: attending another soldier’s funeral. He’s joined by a Belgian Malinois that complicates everything while changing how the grieving veteran sees life itself.
“Dog” marks an important milestone in the actor’s career as he shares first-time director duties with Reid Carolin. Tatum and Carolin previously worked together on “Magic Mike.” The popular title about male strippers was written by Reid — who also takes on writing duties for “Dog,” based on a story by himself and Brett Rodriguez.
The film assembles a talented cast to support its leads. Jane Adams, Kevin Nash, Q’orianka Kilcher, Ethan Suplee, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Nicole LaLiberté, Luke Forbes, and Ronnie Gene Blevins star in the project. Raver-Lampman will be familiar to audiences thanks to her role of Allison Hargreeves in Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy.” Adams has built her extensive list of credits on film and TV series such as “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
The film’s official synopsis:
‘Dog‘ is a buddy comedy that follows the misadventures of two former Army Rangers paired against their will on the road trip of a lifetime. Army Ranger Briggs (Channing Tatum) and Lulu (a Belgian Malinois dog) buckle into a 1984 Ford Bronco and race down the Pacific Coast in hopes of making it to a fellow soldier’s funeral on time. Along the way, they’ll drive each other completely crazy, break a small handful of laws, narrowly evade death, and learn to let down their guards in order to have a fighting chance of finding happiness.
An unlikely pairing turns into a heroic friendship as “Dog” arrives in theaters on February 18. Watch the film’s official trailer below.