Magic Mike 3
Salma Hayek will replace Thandiwe Newton in the upcoming Magic Mike movie.
A Warner Bros. spokesperson told Deadline Thandiwe had to step away from the project for personal reasons.
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In a statement, they said:
'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.'
Production on the new movie has officially kicked off in London.
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Channing Tatum delighted fans last November when he announced they were doing a third movie.
He shared a picture of the script, revealing the film is titled Magic Mike's Last Dance.
'Well world, looks like Mike Lane’s tapping back in.'
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Original director Steven Soderbergh will return for the new movie.
Reid Carolin, who wrote the first two movies, is also back to pen the script for the third.
And Magic Mike XXL director Gregory Jacobs is producing alongside Carolin, Nick Wechsler and Peter Kiernan.
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Rather than releasing in cinemas, the third installment will premiere on HBO Max.
However, a release date and plot details are being kept under wraps for now.
In a statement to Variety, Channing gushed over the franchise.
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He said, 'There are no words for how excited I am to blow the doors off of the world of Magic Mike with Steven, Greg, Reid and the amazing people at HBO Max.'
'The stripperverse will never be the same.'
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Speaking of Channing Tatum, he spent the weekend in Wexford.
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