Salma Hayek will play Channing Tatum on the film "Magic Mike"

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Salma Hayek will play Channing Tatum on the film "Magic Mike"

Salma Hayek will be joining the cast of the film "Magic Mike's Last Dance", the third installment in the famed saga starring Channing Tatum.

The Mexican-American actress will play the role Thandiwe Newton was going to play, but had to leave the production according to a press release released this Wednesday by Warner Bros. Pictures studio. Warner Bros. Pictures studio.

A few details about the tape are available, aside from it being known that Tatum is set to reprise his role of "stripper" which earned Tatum notoriety for his role in "Magic Mike" (2012).

The film's first installment became an international phenomenon by telling the story of an group of exotic dancers, with beautiful bodies driving Florida fans insane, based on Tatum's personal experiences.

The film will be produced by Steven Soderbergh, who was responsible for the first film, but for the sequel, "Magic Mike XXl" The director's job for the second film to Gregory Jacobs.

Magic Mike's Last Dance movie  brought in close to 300 million dollars worldwide and due to its success in theaters, live shows were released in the form of a live show based on the story of the film. It began with Las Vegas (USA) in the year 2017 and then toured cities such as London as well as Berlin.


"We are so happy to be back working along with Channing, Steven and their creative team as Magic Mike and his blend of drama, dance romance and humor return," Warner Bros. Chairman Toby Emmerich said in a statement, which confirmed the project. In November, the company announced that it would be launching Magic Mike.

Despite the fact that both the first film and its sequel worked in theaters, Warner Bros. plans to release the third film on the HBO Max television platform. EFE