Michelle Yeoh joins cast of Wicked movies as Madame Morrible... alongside Ariana Grande

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Michelle Yeoh has joined the star-studded cast for Wicked.The actress, 60, will play Madame Morrible in the Jon M. Chu directed project, which also stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, according to Variety.Madame Morrible is the headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University, originally played by actress Carole Shelley in the original Broadway Wicked musical.

Cast: Michelle Yeoh has joined the star-studded cast for Wicked; seen on November 19, 2022 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 13th Governors Awards in LAMichelle has previously starred in Tomorrow Never Dies, Crazy Rich Asians, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha, Last Christmas and Star Trek: Discovery.In 2003, the late Carole Shelley played the role of Madame Morrible in the original Broadway Wicked musical; she later reprised the role during a tour in 2005 and also in a Chicago production of it in 2006.

Wicked will be split into two films, released one year apart, according to director Jon M. Chu, who revealed the format in April 2022.

The news was revealed in April via the director's social media, later reposted by the Ariana Grande, who is set to star as Glinda in the movies.