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With just a couple of months left to go until the first of two Wicked films, Universal Pictures has confirmed when the series will end for good. On Thursday (Sept. 12), it was revealed in a post on social media that Part 2 will hit theaters almost exactly a year after Part 1 — just […]
Before she was the Wicked Witch of the West, she was just Elphaba — and Ariana Grande is here to tell her story. In the second full-length trailer for the upcoming Wicked film, the pop star steps into her role as Glinda while recounting the untold tale of her green-skinned former frenemy to the citizens […]
Wicked is set to hit theaters in just a few months, and a new behind-the-scenes teaser of the film dropped on Wednesday (Aug. 21) diving into the power of friendship throughout the story.
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Ariana Grande is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch and Cynthia Erivo as the iconic role of Elphaba, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West. In the film, the two become roommates at Shiz University and, while their relationship was rocky at first, the two eventually develop a loving and supportive friendship.
“Wicked, to me, at its every core, is about friendship, director Jon M. Chu explains in the nearly three-minute clip, as scenes of Glinda and Elphaba growing in their relationship weave throughout the video. “It starts with a really fun look at how these two young women are so different from each other, are forced to be roommates and don’t get along at all.”
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Erivo adds, “We have to learn about each other and get to know each other,” before Grande notes, “These two very different women just fall completely in love with each other, and that is mirrored experience of what happened with Cynthia and I.”
Erivo then noted that she and Grande “got each other immediately,” with Chu adding, “Their friendship is going to bring a humanity to this film that they both deeply understand.”
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The fourth-longest-running Broadway show of all time, Wicked pulls inspiration from both the stage musical and the best-selling Gregory Maguire-penned novel of the same name.
The rest of the principal Wicked cast will feature Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Olivier winner Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy nominee Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.
The first part of Wicked arrives in theaters on November 22.
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The most anticipated musical of the year has its own doll collection. The Wicked Barbie dolls inspired by Ariana Grande’s Glinda, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba and Marissa Bode’s Nessarose landed online on Thursday (Aug. 13).
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Billboard, has your look at the full Wicked collection, which is comprised of seven dolls, including singing Elphaba and Glinda dolls, and fashion dolls showcasing signature looks from Grande’s Glinda, Erivo’s Elphaba and Bode’s Nessarose.
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Mattel‘s Wicked dolls retail for $24.99 to $39.99 (for the Deluxe Elphaba Fashion Doll and Deluxe Glinda Fashion Doll). The dolls are available at Amazon, Walmart and Target in addition to Mattel Shop.
The Singing Elphaba Fashion Doll ($24.99) is available exclusively at Target. The retailer also carries other Wicked merch that fans can pre-order such as the Lego dormitory collectable and Emerald City collectible sets.
Grande and Erivo shared a sneak peek at the Wicked dolls on Instagram last week. “What a dream come true to be realized as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of Sweet Little dolls. Little Cynthia and Little Ari are pleased,” the Oscar-nominated actress wrote.
Mattel did a great job of capturing their likeness, down to the tiniest details — from wardrobe to hairstyles, makeup and even “baby hair,” as Erivo pointed out.
“It’s perfect,” Grande said while looking at the doll. “I love that it got my anxious eyebrows,” she joked.
Elphaba’s doll features long, black braids, the character’s signature green skin and a pointed hat. Grande’s dolls is dressed in pink with long, blonde hair. The deluxe doll comes with a crown and wand.
Wicked tells the origin stories of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and her unlikely friendship forged with Glinda the Good Witch. The blockbuster musical, directed by Jon Chu, hits theaters on Nov. 22.
All aboard to Emerald City! With the Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation of Wicked just months away from release, a new teaser arrived on Wednesday (Aug. 7). Grande, who topped the Billboard 200 this year with her Eternal Sunshine LP, is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch, with Erivo, a two-time Academy Award nominee, taking on the iconic […]
They’ve been changed for good! Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande had a heartwarming moment when they got to see their Mattel Barbie dolls inspired by their Wicked characters in person for the first time.
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The fourth-longest-running Broadway show of all time, Wicked pulls inspiration from both the stage musical and the best-selling Gregory Maguire-penned novel of the same name. Grande, who topped the Billboard 200 this year with her Eternal Sunshine LP, is set to star as Glinda the Good Witch, with Erivo, a two-time Academy Award nominee, taking on the iconic role of Elphaba, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West.
In the clip, Erivo and Grande — fittingly dressed in green and pink, respectively — approach the table that their dolls are sitting on. “It’s perfect,” Grande says while picking up Glinda. Both actresses are then pleasantly shocked when the Elphaba doll began singing “Defying Gravity” upon being picked up.
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“Sorry, I need a moment,” Grande joked, stealing the Elphaba doll to listen to the song. “They’re so tall!”
“Taller than us, that’s for sure,” Erivo agreed. Both Grande and Erivo are five feet one inch tall.
“What a dream come true to be realized as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of Sweet Little dolls. Little Cynthia and little Ari are pleased,” Erivo captioned the post, which you can see here.
The rest of the principal Wicked cast will feature Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Olivier winner Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Boq, Emmy nominee Bowen Yang as Pfannee and Emmy nominee Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.
The first part of the Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation arrives in theaters on November 22.
Paris might be hosting the Olympics this year, but so is Oz. Ahead of the 2024 Games, Wicked has unveiled a thrillifying new partnership with NBC Olympics — which is broadcasting the summer games — while leading lady Ariana Grande has arrived in the city just in time. As unveiled on social media Thursday (July […]
Universal Pictures is giving fans a look at how Jon M. Chu and his crew built the wonderful world of Oz for the upcoming Wicked films, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. In a new behind-the-scenes video posted Wednesday (July 24), the director and his leading ladies narrate the process of erecting the live-action musical’s […]
We’ll be heading to Oz sooner than we thought! Universal Pictures announced on Monday (July 1) that the first part of director Jon M. Chu‘s Wicked film adaptation will hit theaters Nov. 22, five days earlier than its original Nov. 27 release date. It will now arrive on the same date as Gladiator II. Based on the […]
On the night of the 2024 Tony Awards, one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals unveiled a brand-new movie teaser featuring Ariana Grande singing snippets of her Wicked character’s signature song “Popular.” The cinematic 30-second spot for part 1 of the Wicked movie musical shows the film’s title being spelled out letter by letter, in between […]