Michelle Yeoh Calls Taking ‘Wicked’ Role A “Risk” & The Reveals The Reason She Took It
deadline.comMichelle Yeoh doesn’t play it safe when it comes to her career which ultimately led her to nabbing the Best Actress Oscar award for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Now, the Academy Award-winning star is saying that taking on the role in the Wicked musical was a “risk.” “I’m trying something new right now — filming Jon Chu’s Wicked movie, which will be my first musical,” Yeoh said during the Fifth Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival in Japan. (via EW) “It’s very exciting, and I can’t wait for you all to see it.
It was a risk, but you will never know which doors will open for you unless you try them all.” Yeoh will be playing the role of Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Shiz University’s Crage Hall where Elphaba and Glinda attend, in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
The star will be teaming up again with Chu after working on Crazy Rich Asians in 2018. Wicked will be broken into two parts with Wicked Part One slated to drop on Wednesday, Nov.
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