Michelle Yeoh is sharing some Wicked insight. ET spoke to Yeoh at the premiere of her new Disney+ series, American Born Chinese, where she shared an update on the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. “You’ll see it very soon,” Yeoh teased, adding that it’s been “great” playing the role of Madame Morrible in the film, due out in two parts, the first in Nov.
2024, with part two coming December 2025. “Great,” she confirmed. “Really good. Love working with Ariana [Grande] and Cynthia [Erivo].” Yeoh’s tight-lipped look at her time on the Wicked set so far comes after first-look photos of the Oscar-winner in the Jon M.
Chu-directed film hit the internet. Yeoh was spotted on the film’s Buckinghamshire, England, set last month, in costume as the Shiz University headmistress, clad in a stunning green gown with a golden bodice.
Her gray hair is in an intricate updo as she stands in front of Ariana Grande’s Glinda, surrounded by flowers — on a set similar to the one where fans caught a first look at Grande singing in character earlier this month.
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