‘Wicked’ fans petition to keep James Corden out of film adaptation

nme.com:

James Corden in the upcoming film adaptation of Wicked.The big screen version of the long-running stage musical confirmed its major castings last week, with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo set to play its leads.However, Corden’s prevalence for appearing in movie musicals in recent years, including Cinderella, The Prom and Cats, has drawn the ire of many fans.In a new Change.org page created in the wake of the Wicked news, creator Mikel Miller declared: “James Corden in no way shape or form should be in or near the production of Wicked the movie.

That’s pretty much it.”The petition has, at the time of writing, received over 31,000 signatures, a short way off its 35,000 target.Corden drew a particular backlash recently after he was filmed.