Rebel Wilson replaced by Kate Hudson after being forced to pull out of Kung Fu Panda 3 due to clashes with shooting schedule
She had already begun recording for her role in the animated film, Kung Fu Panda 3.
However, Rebel Wilson has been forced to pull out from her part in the successful animation franchise due to clashes in her work schedule.
The Australian actress was voicing the character of Mei Mei, but the task has now fallen to American actress Kate Hudson.
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Switch: Rebel Wilson has been forced to pull out from her part in Kung Fu Panda 3m due to clashes in her work schedule
Rebel was forced to bow out when production on the upcoming children’s film was extended, causing the clash in her busy schedule.
The character is in good hands with Kate, who has previously lent her vocals in the animated feature Ice Age: Continental Drift.
Mei Mei is described as a 'crazy, ribbon-dancing panda - the movie series’ first female panda lead - who is romantically obsessed with Po (voiced by Jack Black).
Helping out: The Australian actress was voicing the character of Mei Mei, but the task has now fallen to American actress Kate Hudson
Kate, who is currently shooting Garry Marshall comedy Mother's Day, celebrated the news on Instagram, posting a photo of her beside her character - her first animated voice work to date.
'Who's that sassy Panda? It's Mei Mei who's me me in Kung Fu Panda Three Three! #KungFuPanda3 #MeiMei #WaitTillYouSeeHerRibbonDance #MyKidsAreSoExcited' she wrote.
The third film follows Po as he is reunited with his long-lost father and discovers a long-lost panda paradise.
Excited: Kate, who is currently shooting Garry Marshall comedy Mother's Day, celebrated the news on Instagram, posting a photo of her beside her character - her first animated voice work to date
However, his newfound happiness is threatened with the emergence of a supernatural villain (J.K. Simmons), and he has to go from student to teacher to train a village of bears to master the martial arts.
Kung Fu Panda 3 - to which Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, and Seth Rogan also lend their voices - hits theaters January 29, 2016.
Rebel will next appear on screens in rom-com How To Be Single and spy flick Grimsby, while it was recently announced that she will reprise her role as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 3.
Maybe next time: Rebel will next appear on screens in rom-com How To Be Single and spy flick Grimsby, while it was recently announced that she will reprise her role as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 3
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