Meet the great new witches of Oz.
Director Jon M. Chu simply shared the primary official have a look at the celebs of his upcoming adaptation of Depraved, the long-running Broadway musical impressed by L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels. The caption to his preliminary Instagram publish learn “you weren’t advised the entire story. What occurs once you veer off the Yellow Brick Street? FIRST LOOK of the #WickedMovie … presently in manufacturing in Oz.”
A second publish learn “Inexperienced & Pink. It all the time begins with inexperienced and pink. #WickedMovie coming to you in 2024.”
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That’s Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Depraved Witch of the West, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The movie can even star Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, and Bowen Yang. (Goldblum performs the Wizard of Oz.)
A Depraved film has been mentioned for over a decade, with the mission formally introduced manner again in 2012. At one level Stephen Daldry was going to direct the film, and the rumored names for Elphaba and Glinda included Lea Michele and Amy Adams, amongst others. It took till 2021 for the movie to lastly and firmly fall into place, after Chu was employed to direct and Erivo and Grande had been chosen for the 2 key roles.
Depraved was initially scheduled to open on Christmas 2024, nevertheless it was just lately moved up one month, and is now scheduled to open in theaters on November 27, 2024. It’s truly anticipated to adapt solely the primary half of the Broadway present, with a sequel to comply with and conclude the story the next 12 months.
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