Take a look at the latest featurette for Wicked featuring Director Jon M Chu, Ariana Grande, and Cynthia Erivo as they discuss the powerful bond of friendship between Glinda and Elphaba
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James and Keala Settle. The director of the film is Jon M. Chu and Winnie Holzman is writing the movie.
Wicked is releasing in theaters on November 27.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.
The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James and Keala Settle. The director of the film is Jon M. Chu and Winnie Holzman is writing the movie.
Wicked is releasing in theaters on November 27.
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00:00Thank you, Cynthia. Thank you, Ari.
00:03Here we go. Let's shoot.
00:05After you, madame.
00:07Let's see.
00:09Pink goes good with green.
00:11Goes well with green.
00:13It so does.
00:15Wicked, to me, at its very core,
00:18is about friendship.
00:20Aah!
00:22What are you staring at?
00:24Do I have something in my teeth?
00:26And it starts with a really fun look
00:28at how these two young women,
00:30who are so different from each other,
00:32are forced to be roommates
00:34and don't get along at all.
00:36Oh, I saved you some space, by the way.
00:38Do you really think this is fair?
00:40I do not. I was promised a private suite.
00:42But thanks for asking.
00:44It's, like, cool. You're a...
00:46And you're this, and I'm this.
00:48You get to see us at our worst.
00:50It seems the artichoke is steamed.
00:54And so we have to learn about each other
00:56to get to know each other.
00:58And how hard change can be,
01:00how complicated people really are.
01:02She doesn't give a tweet when anyone thinks.
01:04Of course she doesn't.
01:06She just pretends not to.
01:08These two very different women
01:10just fall completely in love with each other.
01:12And that is mirrored experience
01:14of what happened with Cynthia and I.
01:16We just sort of... I get... I've got chills.
01:18We both just, like,
01:20found each other, I guess.
01:22Oh, hello.
01:26We just got each other immediately.
01:28Taz, Taz.
01:30Taz, Taz.
01:32There's a wild sort of soul connection
01:34between the two of them.
01:36It's such a complementing chemistry.
01:38But they're so different.
01:40Say something.
01:42I'm supposed to say anything.
01:44Say something.
01:46I'm not gonna say anything.
01:48Say something.
01:50I'm not gonna talk.
01:54Their friendship is gonna bring
01:56a humanity to this film
01:58that they both deeply, personally understand.
02:00It's understanding that those who are different
02:02are just different,
02:04and that is really special.
02:06I'm coming.
02:10My favorite thing about Wicked is that
02:12we can all identify pieces of ourselves
02:14within both Elphaba and Galinda.
02:16You can do this.
02:18You can do anything.
02:20I know.
02:22I think that we are all deserving of
02:24friendship and kindness and love
02:26no matter who we are.
02:28And this film
02:30celebrates that.
02:32You're gonna miss me so much.
02:34Come with me.
02:36Think of what we could do.
02:38Together.