The film based on the popular Broadway musical is already topping the box office charts and has a lot of support from fans.
Social networks were dyed green and pink for the premiere of one of the movies most anticipated by fans of musicals and the general public: Wicked. Featuring an incredible star-studded cast and talented singers, this adaptation of the musical of the same name has already captured thousands of hearts and can be seen in all cinemas in the country.
This production is based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, which was repeatedly adapted into a musical format. The plot explores the origins of the characters The Wizard of Oz from a new and more human perspective, focusing on the lives of Elphabathe future Wicked Witch of the West, and her complex relationship with Glindathe Good Witch of the South.
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Ariana Grande’s casting for Wicked
To play Glinda, or Galinda, the director Jonathan Murray Chu It happened with well-known stars before reaching Ariana Grande. It is rumored that the protagonist of “Mamma Mía! Let’s go again”, Amanda Seyfried, participated in the casting along with other colleagues. However, Chu assured that the Pop singer knew how to immerse herself in the role and personify the Good Witch of the South to perfection.
However, and against all odds, Grande had faced the audition to play Elphaba. Being a self-proclaimed fan of the musical and that character, the singer performed “Defying Gravity”the most characteristic and complex song of the Wicked Witch of the West. However, everyone on the management team saw Glinda in her. As time went by, they asked her to only perform songs by the Pink Witch, such as “Popular” and “No one mourns the wicked”, and at that moment they decided that it would be the best role for her, that she had given everything of herself to fulfill his dream of participating in the film.
What Wicked is about, now in theaters
The story begins in the kingdom of Oz, where the arrival of the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphabagenerated resentment and rumors. However, the narrative goes back in time to tell how Elphaba became the character everyone fears. Since birth, her green skin has made her the object of ridicule and rejection, even within your own family. Her intelligence and magical abilities lead her to be admitted to the Shiz Universitywhere he meets Glindaa charming, popular and apparently superficial young woman.
Although they initially clash due to their opposite personalities, they end up developing a very strong friendship. In the background, Elphaba discover the injustices of the Wizard of Oz regimeespecially against Animals, creatures with human abilities who are being oppressed and silenced. This leads her to question the authority of the Wizard and, eventually, to rebel against him.
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Wicked cast
- Cynthia Erivo
- Ariana Grande
- Michelle Yeoh
- Jeff Goldblum
- Jonathan Bailey
- Ethan Slater
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