Academy Award nominee Salma Hayek is joining the cast of Channing Tatum’s new “Magic Mike” sequel, replacing original female lead Thandiwe Newton.“Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step away from the production of Warner Bros.
Pictures’ Magic Mike’s Last Dance to deal with family matters,” a spokesperson for the studio told Variety on Wednesday.The film is being made exclusively for HBO Max.
Reid Carolin, who wrote the first two movies, is returning as screenwriter.
The film’s original director Steven Soderbergh is back at the helm.
The third installment is expected to wrap a bow on the trilogy.
Production just began in the U.K.
“Magic Mike Xxl” director Gregory Jacobs is producing with Carolin, Nick Wechsler and Peter Kiernan.In his February cover interview with Variety, Tatum and Carolin hinted that the lead female role would be crucial to the sequel’s plot.
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