Matt Bomer of “White Collar” was highly unfamiliar with the thong when he began shooting “Magic Mike,” Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film loosely based on Channing Tatum’s pre-fame stint as a stripper in a male revue. In fact, the first time wardrobe asked him to put on the garment, he panicked.
“The first time I tried it, I put it on wrong and my junk didn’t fit in it,” he told MTV News. “I had to call a wardrobe person in [and say], ‘Something is wrong with my thong, you guys. I think we are gonna have to figure this out.’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah your legs are in the wrong holes.’”
But Bomer says the highly embarrassing nature of the wardrobe, and learning how to cleanly rip off tear-away pants, bonded him to co-stars Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello and Alex Pettyfer.
“It was criminal man, we had a blast. There’s a new band of brothers in town,” Bomer said. “There’s something about having to throw a thong on in front of other people that just instantly forms an ensemble. We had a great time. I really think there hasn’t really been a movie like this before, and we did it all on a G-string budget … I’m excited to see what people think.”