Michelle Yeoh doesn’t play it safe when it comes to her career, which eventually led to her winning an Oscar for Best Actress for her role. everything together everywhere, Now, the Academy Award-winning star is saying that playing the role Wicked The music was a “risk”.
“I’m trying something new right now – making a John Chu movie Wicked film, which will be my first musical film,” Yoh said during the fifth annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival in Japan. (Via EW) “It’s so exciting, and I can’t wait for you all to see it. It was a risk, but you’ll never know what doors will open for you until you try them all.”
Yeoh will play Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Craze Hall at Schiz University, where Elphaba and Glinda attend, in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical. The star will work with Chu again after working crazy rich asian In 2018.
Wicked split into two with wicked part one The drop is expected on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Chu shared on Instagram why he chose to make two films for the musical.
“As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions felt like fatal compromises to the source material that entertained us all,” Chu said in an open letter posted on Instagram. ” “So we decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and not just make a Wicked movie but two!!!! With more space, we can tell the story of Wicked As it was meant to be told, bringing even more depth and wonder to the journey of these endearing characters.
Cynthia Erivo will play Elphaba while Ariana Grande is set to play Glinda. The film’s cast also includes Bowen Yang, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Brownwyn James, Ethan Slater, and Jonathan Bailey.