LOS ANGELES, Sept 7 — Kate Hudson is set to join the cast of “Kung Fu Panda 3”, replacing Rebel Wilson as the voice of Mei Mei.  

According to reports, the production of “Kung Fu Panda 3” was recently extended, which created a conflict for Wilson, forcing her to drop out. The scenes involving Mei Mei will also be re-animated, to reflect Hudson's new take on the character.  

Mei Mei is a ribbon-dancing panda who is romantically obsessed with Po. The movie sees Black return as fabled Dragon Warrior Po as he is tasked with training a host of Kung Fu Pandas to face down a supernatural villain sweeping across China.

Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu and David Cross will be returning to the voice cast, while Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) and Mads Mikkelsen (“Hannibal”) join Hudson as new additions to the franchise.

“Kung Fu Panda 3” is slotted for release in January 2016.