Artists, who play Glinda and Elphaba in the adaptation of the Broadway musical, recorded the songs along with scenes from the film
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Jon M. Chu (In a New York Neighborhood), director of Wickedrevealed that Ariana Grande(Don’t Look Up) It is Cynthia Erivo(Harriet), interpreters of Glinda It is Elphabarespectively, recorded the songs from the prelude to The Wizard of Oz on the recording set:
“These are the live vocals [presentes no filme]. When we were filming, these girls said, ‘Screw pre-recording. Let’s go live'”recalled the filmmaker, who was worried, at first, about the fact that the two would sing and act at the same time, but everything ended up working out.
In the same conversation, Big confirmed the request to sing live and revealed that, for ten years, he had been waiting and preparing to participate in the possible film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which had already been announced a long time ago:
“It was literally 10 years of asking: ‘Knock, knock! Any developments? Will there be an audition this year or next? I would like to start preparing today’”recalled the artist.
Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, ElphabaThe Wicked Witch of the WestIt is GlindaThe Good Witch of the Southwho become best friends, even with opposing personalities, different points of view and the fight for the love of the same man.
Wicked will be divided into two parts. In addition to Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grandethe cast of the films still includes Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Travel Companions) as the prince Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere at the Same Time), Bowen Yang (Megaromantic, Saturday Night Live) It is Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park), between others.
The first part of Wicked is scheduled to hit North American cinemas later this year, on November 27th, and the second one the following year, on November 26th, 2025. Here, the release dates of the films have not yet been confirmed. Watch the first trailer:
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Source: Rollingstone
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