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By: EFE
Thursday, October 10
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, the stars of 'Wicked' for the cinema
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will be the protagonists of the film adaptation of the musical “Wicked” which is preparing Universal.
Both artists announced this Thursday their incorporation to this film on their Instagram accounts.
Filmmaker Jon M. Chu, who triumphed with the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” (2019), will direct this tape.
Chu is experienced in leading musicals to the big screen since this year he premiered “In the Heights” by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes , which featured a very Latin cast led by Anthony Ramos and Melissa Bar rera .
“Wicked” is a Broadway musical that revolves around the witches from “The Wizard of Oz ”(1939)).
Erivo will play Elphaba while Grande will play Glinda.
It is the first major role in Hollywood for Ariana Grande, one of the most important pop stars of today and this year she can be seen with a small character in the film “Don’t Look Up” by Adam McKay ( “The Big Short”, 1939).
For his part, Erivo was nominated for the Oscar for best actress for “Harriet” (2019) and shone as Aretha Franklin in the “Genius” series.
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