'Wicked' Movie First Look: See Michelle Yeoh in Costume as Madame Morrible

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fans couldn't be happier with all the glimpses we are getting of director Jon M. Chu's upcoming adaptation of the lauded musical — and this week, fans got a first look at Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible!The Oscar-winning actress was spotted on the film's Buckinghamshire, England, set 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.

is a prequel story about the witches of, specifically, Glinda, who later becomes the Good Witch of the North, and Elphaba — played in the upcoming two-part adaptation by Cynthia Erivo — who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.

As it turns out, these two used to know each other. That is, their paths did cross. At school.The musical about the friendship and falling out between the two future witches won three Tony Awards in 2004, including Best Actress in a Musical for the original Elphaba, Idina Menzel.