New photos from filming Wicked show Ariana Grande AND Cynthia Erivo getting ready to shoot together. Adaptation of the popular musical of the same name – based on Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West From Gregory Maguire – the upcoming film tells the story of the future Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) as she slowly transforms into a character that Dorothy meets in Wizard of Oz. Grande plays her best friend turned enemy, the good witch Glinda.
While Erivo and Grande have already been spotted filming Wickedthese new frames (via Daily Mail Celebrities) capture two characters together as they prepare for the next scene.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo together for the first time on the set of Wicked https://t.co/BJVmyA3qr4
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Evil – Part 1 is based on the acclaimed Broadway musical, which in turn is based on the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Westwhich is itself based on the 1900 classic by L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the 1939 film Wizard of Oz. Evil – Part 1 tells the story of two friends, Elphaba and Glinda, who struggle to maintain their friendship when they part ways. History serves as a prequel Wizard of Oz but there are also events after arrival in the plot Dorothy in Oz. Wicked – Part 2 should be out next year or 2025 instead.
The film adaptation will be produced Mark Platt through his versatile company Marc Platt Productions. SVP of Production Eric Byers and VP of Production Development Lexi Bartha will oversee the project on behalf of Universal Pictures. stage musical Wicked won three Tony Awards and is an adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s best-selling novel by Winnie Holtzman, a three-time Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist. Stephen Schwartz. Holtzman and Schwartz are currently working on the film adaptation as writers.