Cynthia Erivo Teases ‘Wicked: Part Two’ Script & Recalls Filming “I’m Not That Girl” Scene: “My Heart Broke Open & Tears Fell”

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Cynthia Erivo is opening up about her experience filming the Wicked film adaptation. The star who plays Elphaba in the musical took to social media to share a touching moment during the production of the film directed by Jon M.

Chu. “I realize I’ve said very little about my experience on Wicked and that’s mainly because I’ve been keeping my head down and mining this beautifully complex being that is Elphaba, and it’s really hard to put into words,” Erivo wrote in an Instagram post.

Alongside the emotional post, Erivo shared an image with her hand sporting long green nails on top of a script for Wicked: Part Two.

Erivo recalled a special scene that got her emotional writing, “It is day 111 and yesterday we finished filming ‘I’m Not That Girl’ when we had come to the end of that moment, my heart broke open and tears fell. (Please know this happens OFTEN).” This particular moment happens in the first act of the musical where Elphaba expressed her feelings for Fiyero, who happens to be Glinda’s boyfriend.