‘Wicked’ Has Live Vocals From Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Director John M. Chu Says
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deadline.comThe upcoming Wicked musical movie doesn’t use canned vocals, director Jon M. Chu says. Both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande insisted on singing live during the production of his big-screen adaptation of the stage show.
Their vocals will be used in the finished version of the film. “These are live vocals,” Chu told Vanity Fair. “When we were shooting it, those girls were like, ‘F— the pre-records.
We’re going live.'” Chu was hesitant, telling his stars that there would be “a lot of wind” in their air pipes while performing and singing at the same time.
But Grande and Erivo persisted, telling the filmmaker, “‘Yeah. That’s what we do.'” Grande has long sought to be in a film version of the Broadway musical.
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