1 year ago
28
Ariana Grande SPOTTED for First Time connected Set of Wicked
Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum are ready to bash "Something Bad."
The actors have officially joined the jam-packed cast of the upcoming Jon M. Chu-directed Wicked movie, E! tin confirm. Goldblum volition beryllium starring arsenic the infamous Wizard, portion Yeoh volition beryllium playing Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Crage Hall astatine Shiz University, the schoolhouse the film's protagonists attend.
Yeoh and Goldblum aren't the lone stars acceptable to defy gravity. They'll beryllium joining Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who'll pb the movie arsenic Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, and Jonathan Bailey, who volition beryllium taking connected the relation of Fiyero. On Dec. 7, Variety reported that Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical alum Jonathan Slater will play Boq, the love interest of Elphaba's younger sister Nessarose.
Though on-set leaks person been comparatively rare, eager fans person gotten a fewer glimpses of the Wizard of Oz prequel, including a blonde hairsbreadth transformation from Grande and a sweet drawback from Erivo showing the costars taking a interruption during shooting.
"Somewhere successful Oz," the Harriet actress captioned the Oct. 6 picture. "ILY @arianagrande."
The popular prima past reposted it connected her Instagram story, writing, "ily much :')))))."
But the stars aren't unsocial connected their journey: Broadway fable Idina Menzel, who won a Tony grant for originating the relation of Elphaba connected stage, had immoderate proposal that'll assistance them as they're "Dancing Through Life."
"Just ever keeping successful caput that what's underneath it each is conscionable a pistillate that wants to beryllium loved," she exclusively told E! News successful Nov. "That has unthinkable powerfulness and that she conscionable has to fig retired however to harness that and get it retired successful the world."
Wicked will beryllium divided into 2 parts, which volition premiere on Christmas Day successful 2024 and 2025.
