Summary
Channing Tatum and Joey King have a heartwarming reunion 11 years after starring together inWhite House Down. Directed by Roland Emmerich, known for the disaster moviesThe Day After Tomorrowand2012, the 2013 action thriller followed a US Capitol police officer who rescues his daughter and the President of the United States during a devastating terrorist attack on the White House. TheWhite House Downcastfeatured Tatum as the Capitol police officer John Cale and King as his daughter, Emily.
Now, over a decade afterWhite House Downwas released,Tatum andJoey Kinghad a heartwarming reunionbehind the scenes ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Check out a photo of the reunion in the slideshow below via King’s Instagram account:
The twoWhite House Downstars both recently appeared on the late-night talk show, with King appearing on July 8 to promote Netflix’sA Family AffairandDespicable Me 4andTatum appearing later on July 11 to promoteFly Me to the Moon.
What Channing Tatum & Joey King Have Done Since White House Down
ThoughWhite House Downunderperformed at the box officeand received mixed reviews from critics, Tatum and King’s performances received some praise. Since then,the two stars have continued to lead successful careers, though they have had vastly different trajectories over the years.White House Downwas released in 2013 in the midst of Tatum’s meteoric rise, asMagic Mikeand21 Jump Streetwere both released the year prior, with the sequels22 Jump Street(2014) andMagic Mike XXL(2015) released in the following years.
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On the other hand,White House Downwas released earlier in King’s career, and she didn’t become more widely known until her lead role as a late-blooming teenager inThe Kissing Boothmovies, which were released on Netflix from 2018 to 2021. King also earned critical acclaim for her performance as Gypsy-Rose Blanchard inHulu’sThe Actin 2019, which earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series.
Around the same time,Tatum took a four-year break from live-action rolesafterKingsman: The Golden Circlein 2017, and returned to reinvigorate his career with his directorial debutDogandThe Lost Cityin 2022. That same year, Tatum and King both appeared inBullet Train, with the former appearing in an uncredited cameo as a train passenger, and King starring as one of the assassins. In 2024, King has starred in Hulu’sWe Were the Lucky Ones, Netflix’sA Family Affair, and voiced Poppy Prescott inDespicable Me 4.
White House Down
Cast
While divorced veteran John Cale is taking his daughter on a guided tour of the White House, a terrorist attack is made on the building. Soon, it’s up to Cale to save both his daughter, and the President of the United States himself.
