Kravitz had nothing but praise for her former lover and admitted that Tatum, who played Slater King in the film, had never done anything like this before.

The actress' comments came two months after she and Tatum called off their engagement after three years of dating.

Kravitz spoke with director Matt Reeves for Diversity's Directors on Directors and explained how she landed the cast for "Blink Twice," which was her directorial debut.

She explained: "Channing was the first person I thought of for Slater King, and I don't know where that came from, just like you. I knew the character had to be someone we thought we could trust, especially because you don't have a Don't Believe That Naomi's going to get on that plane if it's someone who's sneaky right away."

Kravitz said she wanted to tap into Tatum's charisma before adding: "We've never seen him do anything like that."

Zoë Kravitz directed and produced the psychological thriller, which tells the story of tech billionaire Slater King, who meets cocktail waitress Frida during his fundraising gala and invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island.

However, there is more to the vacation than meets the eye, and soon strange things begin to happen, meaning Frida must uncover the truth if she is to make it out alive.

Tatum, who also produced the film, played Slater, while Naomi Ackie played Frida. Other cast members include Alia Shawkat as Frida's best friend, Christian Slater as Vic, Simon Rex as Cody and Levon Hawke as Lucas, Haley Joel Osment as Tom and Adria Arjona as Sarah.

Kravitz also played a posh flight attendant in the film, which premiered at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles.

Kravitz's comments about Tatum's portrayal of Slater King come two months after the former lovers broke up broke off their engagement.

It is said from several sources People ended their relationship, although no reason was initially given for their breakup.

Later, the insider said People that the couple was not on the same page and had "separated".

However, the source did not provide further details, making it unclear the differences that led to the former couple's split.

In October 2023, multiple sources said People were engaged. The revelation came after the pair were photographed leaving a Halloween party, with Kravitz wearing a Rosemary Woodhouse costume and seemingly showing off her engagement ring in the pictures.

However, despite the news of their engagement, neither Kravitz nor Tatum have spoken about it. Also, they did not publish pictures of their engagements on social networks.

Kravitz and Tatum's engagement comes months after the latter said he had no idea if he would ever get married again. messy divorce with ex-wife Jenna Dewan.

In an interview from January 2023 Vanity FairTatum said: "Relationships are hard for me. Although I'm a bit of a monogamist. In business, I'm not afraid of ruining anything. But things of the heart, when it comes to the people I love, it's really hard for me. I end up trying too hard, you know ?"

Ex-lovers allegedly started going out in the summer of 2021 after meeting during the casting for "Blink Twice". The "Batman" actress opened up about their relationship while talking to them GQ in an interview for the cover of their Men of the Year 2022 issue.

Kravitz described Tatum as a wonderful man, adding, "He makes me laugh and we both really love art and talking about art and exploring why we do what we do." She also said they loved watching movies, breaking them down, talking about them and challenging themselves.

The 36-year-old actress revealed that Tatum, 44, was her on-set guardian during the filming of "Blink Twice." She shared: "Whether he was making me tea or pouring me a drink or whipping someone into shape or whatever - he was really my protector and it was really lovely and sweet."