We now have our first skilled photographs of the leads of the Depraved film, together with Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum because the Wizard (all courtesy of Vainness Honest!)
The forged and director, Jon M. Chu, additionally sat down for a quick interview.
We realized some enjoyable tidbits concerning the film, together with that Cynthia and Ariana sing the famed musical’s songs stay within the movie!
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Jon shared, “These are stay vocals. After we have been taking pictures it, these ladies have been like, ‘F-ck the pre-records. We’re going stay.’”
He recollects asking, “There’s going to be quite a lot of wind in your air pipes. Is that okay?” They each responded sure!
About their auditions, Ariana stated she had been wanting the function for years. She stated, “It was actually 10 years of being like, ‘Knock, knock, any developments? Is there an audition coming this yr, or subsequent yr? I wish to begin getting ready as we speak.’”
Jon stated of Ariana, “Each time she got here in to audition, she’d be there at the very least half-hour early. I’d see her automotive circling. I’d be like, ‘Who’s that?’ ‘That’s Ariana Grande.’ ‘Why is she right here so early?’”
Regardless of Cynthia‘s huge success, she didn’t assume she’d even be seen for the function! As soon as she landed it, she shared, “I used to be coaching like I used to be a boxer.” Jon stated of her audition after listening to her sing, “Marc and I checked out one another and we’re like, ‘We’re carried out.’ ”
Half One is ready to be launched in theaters on November 27, 2024 and Half Two will comply with on November 26, 2025. Watch the primary trailer!
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