ARIANA GRANDE AND CYNTHIA ERIVO TO STAR IN “WICKED” MOVIE
Written by Ballzer on November 5, 2021
Hot off his success directing the musical film In the Heights, Jon M. Chu is readying a new one for us: Wicked! The musical has been a giant success since opening in 2003 and now it’s heading to the big screen starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. Production should start next year.
Cynthia Erivo first rose to fame in 2015, starring in The Color Purple on Broadway, and has already won Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Awards and has been nominated for Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG awards.
Chu posted the moment he told them the big news.
Ariana posted a sweet card in a bouquet from Cynthia that said, “Pink goes good with green” Congratulations Miss A, the part was made for you, I look forward to sharing this musical journey with you. Love, Cynthia
Even Idina Menzel, the O.G. Elphaba, gushed her congrats
Feature images by /Invision/AP. Erivo Photo by Joel C Ryan, Grande Photo by Matt Sayles
