New 'Wicked' Photos Released, Director Reveals Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo Sing Live in the Film!
justjared.comWe have our first professional photos of the leads of the Wicked movie, including Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard (all courtesy of Vanity Fair!) The cast and director, Jon M.
Chu, also sat down for a brief interview. We learned some fun tidbits about the movie, including that Cynthia and Ariana sing the famed musical’s songs live in the film! Keep reading to find out more… Jon shared, “These are live vocals.
When we were shooting it, those girls were like, ‘F-ck the pre-records. We’re going live.’” He recalls asking, “There’s going to be a lot of wind in your air pipes.
Is that okay?” They both responded yes! About their auditions, Ariana said she had been wanting the role for years.
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