Selma Hayek Replaces Thandie Newton in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’!
According to reports, Thandie Newton has denied claims that she was fired from Magic Mike’s Last Dance due to a spat with star Channing Tatum over Will Smith’s Oscar night incident. The Westworld actress was announced to have left production on the latest entry in the male stripper-themed movie series after just 11 days…
CelebnMovies247.com has learned that Thandiwe Newton has removed herself from the upcoming Magic Mike movie and has been replaced by Selma Hayek.
A Warner Bros. spokesperson told Variety:
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.
The statement completely debunks what was reported earlier claiming that Newton was extremely difficult to work with. And after a huge arguement with producer/actor Channing Tatum – he made the decision to FIRE her since he no longer wanted to work with her on set.
Newton’s representatives have hit back against these claims that she was FIRED by Tatum, labeling them as “completely inaccurate.”
Hayek is now expected to play the female lead character in the motion picture, which is being made for HBO Max.
Despite Hayek Replacing Thandie Newton, Here are some Magic Mike 3 Details:
The original writer, Reid Carolin, who wrote the first two films is returning to write the third movie, and the screenwriter previously hinted the female lead will play a huge part in the movie.
He said:
It’s really about a woman stuck at a horrible strip show like a Chippendales and then realizing, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ And then Magic Mike comes down from the ceiling. She gets to go down the rabbit hole and asks, ‘What do I really want?’
Tatum has also spoken about the character, admitting she is “really strong, almost stronger than Mike”.
He added:
We’ve never done a traditional love story, and this isn’t a traditional love story.
Tatum recently teased that ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ will be “wild.”
He said:
We’re gonna go big. I mean truly, we’re not gonna leave anything on the bench. We’re taking it out, we’re putting it on stage, it’s gonna be wild. I was like, ‘Why are we going to make a third one if not just go really, really, really for the stars?’
The ‘Lost City’ star admitted returning to the stripper franchise – which since its debut in 2012 has gone on to spawn a stage musical and a reality television series – has been “fun”, because the project is so familiar.
He said:
It’s been fun reuniting with the crew. [‘Magic Mike’] is kind of like home.
