By Grammy-winning singer Ariana Grande has confirmed on Instagram that production on Universal Pictures’ long-delayed two-part film adaptation of the musical “Wicked” will wrap today.
Grande shared a new set photo offering fans a glimpse of her character Glinda and spoke about how grateful she was to be a part of the project:
“I will never forget even a minute of my year(s) with her either. Or you. Or my Cyn[thia Erivo]. Permanently and preferably intertwined. I am so inexplicably thankful that we got to add so many soggy eyelashes to the collection.
There aren’t quite words yet but. But. Thank you, Jon [M. Chu], for leading the way with such compassion, openness, brilliance, and kindess. I have never seen someone conduct a space the way you do.”
Then she wished director Jon M. Chu “an incredible beautiful last day [filming] tomorrow”. The project began shooting in December 2022 in the UK but was paused due to the strikes with only a short amount of shooting yet to be completed. That last bit of filming resumed earlier this month.
Also onboard are Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz, Bowen Yang as Pfannee, Keala Settle as Miss Coddle, Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp, Bronwyn James as ShenShen, Ethan Slater as Boq, and more.
Based on Gregory Maguire’s bestselling novel and the Tony-winning stage musical, “Wicked: Part One” is set for a November 27th release this year with “Wicked: Part Two” arriving November 26th 2025. Chu directs from a screenplay by Winnie Holzman.
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