Wicked: Last News

Wicked arrives in cinemas on Friday (November 22), but what songs are included in the film? Find the full list below.The movie is the first of a two-part adaptation of the hit stage musical, and stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, two friends at Shiz University who are on the path to becoming the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North respectively.Directed by Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In The Heights), the film also stars Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Dinklage and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz himself.The film had its first European screening in London on Monday (November 18), with early reviews describing it as “the ultimate crowd-pleaser of 2024”.In a four-star review of the film, Nick Levine wrote for NME: “By the end, you won’t quite be levitating off your seat but you’ll definitely be enchanted enough to stream the soundtrack on the way home.

Lady Gaga and Shawn Mendes were nearly cast in Wicked, it has been revealed – find out more below.Wicked – which arrives in cinemas this week (November 22) – stars Ariana Grande as Glinda, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero. However, according to a Page Six report, that wasn’t always the case.Per an anonymous source, Wicked – now helmed by Jon M.

musical-turned-movie primed for release this week, Elphaba — who later becomes the the Wicked Witch of the West — turns up to Shiz University with bright green skin, the result of her mother drinking a suspicious elixir while pregnant. But here in the real world outside of Oz, there is evidence of a non-magical condition that caused young women’s skin taking on a verdant hue.According to the National Library of Medicine, chlorosis, a type of hypochromic anemia, was frequently observed in inactive girls and young women in the 18th and 19th centuries.

her controversial reaction to a fan-edited poster for the movie “Wicked.” In a new interview, Erivo, 37, who plays Elphaba – aka the Wicked Witch of the West – in “Wicked,” says she “had a little human moment” when she saw the altered advert and acknowledged that she “fell out on the internet.” The star caught flak in October when she slammed a fan for editing the film’s poster to more closely resemble the iconic one from the original Broadway musical on which the movie is based.Erivo was particularly incensed that the fan-created movie poster obscured her eyes. “[T]o edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me,” she wrote on her Instagram story at the time.“This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen.

Michelle Yeoh has praised Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo for convincing her to take a role in Wicked.The Everything Everywhere All At Once star, who plays magic teacher Madame Morrible, in the movie was reluctant to take the part because she couldn’t sing.Jon M. Chu directed Yeoh in 2018 rom-com Crazy Rich Asians and when he asked her to come on board she told The Times: “I read the script and said, ‘Jon, you know I don’t sing.’”She continued: “The next thing I received was this video call with Jon, Ariana and Cynthia and the three of them are going, ‘It’s imperative that you come and join us now!’”Yeoh had never seen the original stage musical but eventually agreed to the role and started performing duets with Erivo.“They were very loving and encouraging,” Yeoh said of the trio’s input.

Wicked took place in London last night (November 18) and the reactions have been overwhelmingly positive.Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum were among the cast to brave the rainy weather as the capital’s South Bank was transformed into the Emerald City.The film, an adaptation of the stage musical which tells the origin story of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, is set to be released in both the UK and the US this Friday (November 22).Reacting to the movie, resource editor for Collider, Nate Richard wrote: “I was not looking forward to Wicked. I’m not typically a fan at all of Ariana Grande. I walked in thinking I’d be proven right.

“Armchair Expert” on Monday and clapped back at host Dax Shepard for asking how she wipes her butt with her long talon nails.Shepard, 49, noted that the question was “inappropriate” but he asked it anyway — and Erivo knew it was coming.“No one’s afraid to ask it. Everybody asks that question,” she said. “My answer is that nobody uses just their fingers to wipe their backside,” the Tony Award winner explained.

Gladiator II and Wicked could be set to have the same impact as last year’s Barbenheimer phenomenon.Dubbed the Glicked effect, both movies are set to take the box office by storm in the coming days when they are simultaneously released much like Barbie and Oppenheimer last year.According to Deadline, Jon M. Chu’s Wicked and Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II are set to pull in huge takings on their openings with the former expected to pull in over $80million (£62.8million) and the latter $65million (£51million) domestically.Wicked is also expected to popular with women while Gladiator II is set to pull in men and also older women.At the #AcademyMuseumGala, Paul Mescal explains why he would love to see #GladiatorII x #WickedMovie's #Glicked release become a #Barbenheimer type moment pic.twitter.com/BzfQmD5Ahi— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) October 20, 2024When asked about the potential Glicked phenomenon, Gladiator II star Paul Mescal told The Hollywood Reporter: “I don’t wanna jinx anything.

Popular,” thanks to “Wicked.”A skin site is seeing surging levels of traffic after its URL was accidentally printed on the packaging of “Wicked” doll boxes.Toy giant Mattel has manufactured merch for “Wicked,” the upcoming movie adaptation of the beloved Broadway play, including two dolls based on protagonists Glinda and Elphaba.On the back of those boxes is a link to Wicked.com, a website for Wicked Pictures — a porn production company established back in 1993.The real site for the film, which was supposed to be on the packaging, is wickedmovie.com.The blunder was first spotted late last week, with the X-rated site now experiencing viewership unseen since mid-2012 due to the snafu, Variety reported. Wicked Pictures produces porn parody movies including “Captain Marvel XXX.” It’s unclear whether they plan to capitalize on the unfortunate Mattel mix-up by making an X-rated version of “Wicked.”The awkward blunder was first spotted by eagle-eyed social media users.

Mattel has issued an apology after it was discovered that an adult film website had been listed on the packaging for its Wicked-themed dolls.The new Ariana Grande– and Cynthia Erivo- starring theatrical adaptation of the hit Broadway musical is set for worldwide release on November 22, and it has inspired a lot of themed promotional merchandise à la Barbie.Over the weekend, fans who had purchased the Mattel Wicked dolls were shocked to discover that the back of the packaging links to a porn site – not the film’s official domain, which can be found here.A post shared by MATTEL (@mattel)Now, Mattel has issued a statement and apology – per The Hollywood Reporter – on the mistake and announced plans for rectification. Mattel said in its statement on Sunday (November 10): “We deeply regret this unfortunate error and are taking immediate action to remedy this.

The toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels is facing backlash for accidentally listing the URL of a porn website in the packaging of its “Wicked” doll boxes.The merch for the film, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in a two-part adaptation of the Broadway play, includes two dolls based on Glinda (Grande) and Elphaba (Erivo).On the back of the boxes, there is a link to the website wicked.com.However, fans noticed the domain is for a porn site, and not the official website for the Universal-produced movie.The real site for the film is wickedmovie.com.Hundreds of the Mattel boxes on eBay have the error — though they’re still for sale.The mix-up was exposed on X (formerly Twitter) by fans who shared photos of the packaging and slammed Mattel for its mistake.“Hey @Mattel whoever is responsible for your marketing/packaging for the new official Wicked dolls have made a HUGE mistake! The http://wicked.com on your packaging takes you to a porn site!” one person wrote. “Oh damn, Mattel.

Wicked dolls have found that an adult film site is mistakenly listed on the packaging.The new theatrical adaptation of the hit Broadway musical is set for worldwide release on November 22, and it has inspired a lot of themed promotional merchandise à la Barbie.Starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as the Wizard of Oz witches Glinda and Elphaba, two Mattel dolls based on those characters are already on sale, with the toy company warning on its website that both the Singing Glinda Fashion Doll and the Singing Elphaba Fashion Doll doll are “not suitable for children under 36 months”.However, fans have noticed that, on the back of the boxes, the packaging links to a porn site – not the film’s official domain, which can be found here.LMAO Universal pictures put the wrong website for @wickedmovie on the back of their dolls for kids.

Ariana Grande has revealed her “scary” plan to focus on acting for the decade – see what she had to say below.The singer-actor recently appeared on the latest episode of the Las Culturistas podcast, where she revealed her 10-year plan for her career. While speaking to hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, she said that she was keen on returning to Broadway some day.She continued, prefacing: “I’m going to say something so scary, it’s going to scare the absolute shit out of my fans and everyone.”“I love them, and they will deal, and we will be here forever.

The New York Times, Erivo, 37, and Grande, 31, spoke about the casting process. Asked how they reacted after learning the other one had been cast, Erivo responded, “Absolutely no surprise whatsoever.”“I said, ‘Thank God,'” Grande recalled. Erivo then made a dig at the other women who were being considered to play Glinda in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical.

“Wicked” film adaptation. The pop star, 31, plays Glinda the Good Witch in the first part of the two-film series, set to hit theaters Nov. 22.Though known professionally as Ariana Grande, the singer surprised audiences at early screenings of “Wicked” by using her full name in the credits.

Ariana Grande has opened up about the pressure of being cast as Glinda in the big-screen version of Wicked and said she understands why some fans may have had reservations.READ MORE: Watch Ariana Grande impersonate Britney Spears, Celine Dion and Miley Cyrus on ‘SNL’Speaking on the Sentimental Men podcast, Grande talked about her long-term love of the original Wicked stage musical, and said: “I felt a little bit of the initial nervousness or the sort of preconceived notions about what I might be able to deliver or not deliver, or why I would be wrong or whatever.”She continued, referring to those who criticised her casting: “Going off of ‘Side to Side’, I probably would’ve said the same thing.“I probably would’ve said, ‘Why the fuck? Kill me. I’ve waited 20 years for this.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought together a group of actresses who have played their characters Glinda and Elphaba on Broadway for a special screening of the Wicked film.The popular musical has been running on Broadway since 2003 and remains one of its most successful shows of all time. According to Playbill, as of last year, there have been 46 Elphabas and 37 Glindas in the show’s run.Among the actresses appearing at the screening was Kirstin Chenoweth, who was the first actress to play Glinda on Broadway.

Wicked poster that Cynthia Erivo said was “offensive” has explained why they reposted it.The official poster for the forthcoming movie musical was released earlier this month, showing Erivo as Elphaba staring into the camera while Ariana Grande as Glinda whispers in her ear.However, fans noticed that it was slightly different to the original Broadway poster, where Elphaba’s eyes are hidden by the brim of her hat and she is wearing red lipstick. In response, a fan altered the new poster to make it closer to the original.Erivo, however, wasn’t impressed and hit out at the edited poster, saying it “degrades” her.“This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen, equal to that awful Ai of us fighting, equal to people posing the question ‘is your ***** green’,” she wrote in an Instagram story.“None of this is funny.

Ariana Grande has offered support to her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo over the actress’ criticism of fan-edited posters and AI content.Last week, Erivo spoke out about a fan edit of the poster for the upcoming Wicked movie that echoed the original Broadway advert for the musical, while also hitting out at AI-generated videos of her and Grande’s characters fighting each other.At the time, Erivo wrote on her Instagram Stories about the Wicked posters, “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen, equal to that awful AI of us fighting, equal to people posing the question ‘is your ***** green’. None of this is funny.

Wicked film poster, saying it “degrades” her.The official poster for the forthcoming movie musical was released last week and is similar in style to the iconic poster advertising the original musical. In it, Erivo as Elphaba stares into the camera while Ariana Grande as Glinda whispers in her ear.In the new poster, both actors’ faces are visible, whereas in the original one, Elphaba’s eyes are hidden by the brim of her hat and is wearing red lipstick. The fan altered the new poster to make it closer in resemblance to the original.Erivo was not impressed.

commotion at Target.A new, limited-edition collection in collaboration with the upcoming movie “Wicked” hit the big-box store’s shelves on Oct. 13, and they immediately defied gravity, flying off the shelves and creating pandemonium.One video said that “people went crazy” and claimed there was “nearly a brawl” as customers rushed to get their hands on the beloved cups, which come in 40-ounce and 20-ounce sizes in either Glinda pink or Elphaba green, colors named after characters in the film played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, respectively.People went crazy over the Wicked Stanleys#maurmi #funnygranny #wickedstanley #target #wicked @maurmi10 @S A V A G E G R A N T A group of people can be seen running through a Target in St.