Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum “quickly fizzled out” after the movie: What Went Wrong

Zoe Kravitz And Channing TatumThe split came as a shock to fans, but an insider says the split was a long time coming.

“Wedding plans were on the horizon, but neither of them rushed to the altar,” a source close to Tatum, 44, tells exclusively Us weekly.

The insider adds that Kravitz and Tatum's relaxed mindset ultimately “put a lot of pressure on them,” causing them to “rethink” things.

The duo came together during filming Blink twice in 2021. Tatum was the star of the psychological thriller, which marked Kravitz's directorial debut. Two years later the Magic Mike Actors suggested. Blink twice premiered in August, and Tatum and Kravitz, 35, promoted the film together, often gushing about each other during the press tour.

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Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz took their working relationship to the next level when they met. Us Weekly confirmed in August 2021 that the couple began dating shortly after Kravitz's final divorce from Karl Glusman, having met on the set of her directorial debut Blink Twice (originally titled Pussy Island). “(He was (…)

Although it appeared to be a two-goal affair, the insider said Kravitz and Tatum's dynamic changed after the tour ended.

“Ultimately, after completing the project, they realized they were on different pages about what they wanted,” the source continues. “It fizzled out quickly after her press tour ended.”

Before her romance with Tatum, Kravitz was married to Tatum Karl Glusmann. The former couple split in January 2021 after 18 months of marriage. Tatum, for his part, tied the knot with him Step up Costar Jenna Dewan in July 2009. The exes, who share 11-year-old daughter Everly, announced their separation in April 2018. Tatum and Dewan spent years settling their divorce in court, which was finalized in September.

“Zoë is a very independent person. After her divorce, she expressed that she didn't necessarily need to get married again,” the source explains. “She and Channing are opposites, but they have always been connected by their love of art and film, and that is what has kept them together. In the long term, they realized it wasn’t going to work.”

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CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum were the epitome of couple goals while promoting their film Blink Twice – just two months before it was dropped. Kravitz, who directed the psychological thriller, called then-fiancée Tatum the “love of her life” during the film's premiere in Los Angeles in August. “Out of (…)

The insider shares that Tatum is a “family man” and “very committed to his daughter,” while Kravitz is focused on “her career.”

“They looked at the long-term bigger picture and realized they might not be a good fit,” the source says. “There is still a lot of love between them and (the split) was amicable.”

Representatives for Tatum and Kravitz did not respond to requests for comment.

With reporting by Amanda Williams