According to Magic Mike XXL director Gregory Jacobs, Matthew McConaughey will not be returning to the screen as Dallas in the sequel to Magic Mike. Scheduling conflicts have made it so McConaughey is unavailable to film the upcoming movie.
According to Jacobs, the absence of McConaughey’s Dallas is just one way that “XXL” will be unique from the first film. “It’s a road trip movie, and put it this way: It’s different enough that once you see it you’ll understand why we made a sequel,” Jacobs said. “No one will be accusing us of making the same movie twice.” Source
Things we will definitely miss with McConaughey’s departure: