Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.Photo: Trae Patton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Universal Stage Production; Rich Fury/Getty Images
Ariana GrandeandCynthia Erivoare prepping for their wickedly anticipated feature film.
The duo, set to star inJon M. Chu’s movie adaptation of theWickedBroadway musical, shared a collaborative post on Instagram of some sweet behind-the-scenes moments Sunday.
“Up to (no) good 🫧 🧹,” Grande, 29, captioned the photos.
The last two images in the carousel show Erivo with her hands on Grande’s arm, while another shows Grande wearing an all-pink outfit, boots included.
In a letter he shared on social media, Chu explained, “As we prepared this production over the last year, it became increasingly clear that it would be impossible to wrestle the story ofWickedinto a single film without doing some real damage to it. As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years.”
In the film, Grande will play Glinda while Erivo takes on the role of Elphaba. Additional cast members includeBowen Yang,Keala Settle,Marissa Bode,Brownwyn James,Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater andJonathan Bailey.
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.Leon Bennett/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
As Grande preps her return to film (her last was 2021’sDon’t Look Up), she also just came out of hermusical hiatusto join a remix ofThe Weekend’s 2016Starboyhit “Die for You,” which has since gone No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Their latest collab marks the fourth time that the musical pair have teamed up, following The Weeknd’s verse on “Love Me Harder” from Grande’s 2014 sophomore LP,My Everythingand “Off the Table” from her most recent album, 2020’sPositions.In 2021, The Weeknd also tapped the vocalist for a remix of hisAfter Hourssmash “Save Your Tears.”
Grande previouslyteased that she was working on the songin an Instagram post, noting that she was making an “exception” from her previously announced break from music tostar as Glinda.“Wrote and recorded a verse for my friend after a 14-hour day on set,” she captioned the post. “This certain exception had to be made….”
As forWicked, the original musical debuted on Broadway in October 2003 withIdina Menzel,Kristin ChenowethandJoel Greyas the original Elphaba, Glinda and the Wizard, respectively.Wicked: Part OneandPart Twoare scheduled to hit theaters on Christmas Day in 2024 and 2025, respectively.
source: people.com
