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Vanity Fair is welcoming us to the wonderful world of Oz.
As we all count down to the premiere of the highly-anticipated Wicked movie musical later this year, we’ve gotten our best look yet at the characters of the movie thanks to a gorgeous photoshoot in Vanity Fair.
The portraits include Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, and Bronwyn James, all in full costume, hair, and makeup as their Wicked characters.When creating the world of Oz for #Wicked, director Jon M. Chu was against utilizing excessive CGI.
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 21, 2024
“I was like, ‘I want to do it the way I dreamed about it as a kid when I watched ‘Hook,’ ” he tells VF.
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The large group image shows Bailey as Fiyero, Bode as Nessarose, Slater as Boq, Erivo as Elphaba, Grande as Glinda, You as Madame Morrible, Goldblum as the Wizard, Yang as Pfannee, and James as ShenShen.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo insisted on singing live when filming #Wicked, says director Jon M. Chu.
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 21, 2024
“When we were shooting it, those girls were like, ‘F—k the pre-records. We’re going live.’”
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There’s also a solo pic of Bailey as Fiyero, who is Elphaba’s love interest and a former prince. In the photo he’s riding a black horse, looking very dashing.
Another picture shows some of the students at Shiz University in a classroom with chalkboards and books all around. These students include Nessarose, the younger sister of Elphaba, Boq, Nessarose’s love interest, and Galinda’s friends Pfannee (who was a woman in the original musical and is being played by Yang in the movie) and Shenshen.
The Wizard also gets his own solo shot, showing him decked out in all green sitting in a large throne. He also shares a photo with the headmistress of Crage Hall at Shiz University. She also gets a glamor shot, wearing a gorgeous blue gown and holding a large book.
Starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, fans worldwide have waited over 20 years for the #Wicked musical to be adapted for the screen.
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) March 21, 2024
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Of course, we also get a great look at Glinda and Elphaba, in a room that’s half full of pink clothes and luggage and half full of books and plants.Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu, will be released in theaters on November 27.
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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.
Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.