Salma Hayek will be in the cast of "Magic Mike 3"

Salma Hayek will star in

, replacing Thandiwe Newton, while the film is already filming.

The production explained this change by personal reasons.

“Thandiwe Newton has made the difficult decision to step down

from Warner Bros. ' production of

Pictures to take care of family matters,” a production spokesperson

.

The move follows rumors that the actress was fired after a falling out with the film's star Channing Tatum.

“Totally inaccurate” information, according to Thandiwe Newton's press officer.

A crucial role

This upheaval in the production is anything but anecdotal: the female role is, according to Reid Carolin, the author of the previous

, crucial.

"It's really the story of a woman stuck in a horrible strip show, like the Chippendales, and then realizing, 'What am I doing here?'

“, he revealed in February to

.

Magic Mike 3

is directed by Steven Soderbergh, who had already directed the first episode of the saga.

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