Monday, 23 December 2024
Monday, 23 December 2024
Singer-actress Ariana Grande has shared behind-the-scenes pictures featuring Cynthia Erivo, Bowen Yang, Jeff Goldblum and director Jon M Chu from the sets of Wicked a month after the film’s release. Here’s a look.
Ariana wore a pink bralette top and cosied up in a matching blanket after a long day of shoot. “One month of @wickedmovie 🫧 thank you for your overwhelming love and embrace ! i love you, we love you,” she captioned her Instagram carousel.
The pop singer was engrossed in a conversation with Wicked director Jon M Chu in between shots.
Ariana channeled her inner Glinda in one of the pictures, which shows her donning a dress with fire-themed frills. In the film, Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba Thropp faces off against the Wizard of Oz, played by Jeff Goldblum, with the help of Ariana’s Glinda Upland.
Adapted from Winnie Holzman and Stephen Schwartz’s eponymous Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch, Wicked chronicles the events prior to Dorothy’s arrival in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Ariana’s Good Witch of the North and Erivo’s green-skinned Elphaba start out as enemies but eventually become friends who learn to become their best versions from each other.
Bowen Yang, who plays Pfannee, one of Glinda’s “conniving compatriots”, made funny faces in a hilarious video.
Ariana took a mirror selfie with her hair and makeup stylists.
Donning their character costumes, Ariana and Bowen took a fun-filled selfie on the sets of the film.
Ariana’s mother, Joan Grande, visited the Wicked sets on one of the shoot days. The Side to Side singer, sporting the Good Witch’s signature pink ball gown, planted a kiss on her mother’s cheek.
It seems like Ariana and Cynthia embodied their characters’ signature pink and green colours in real life as well. In one of the pictures shot on a cold day, Ariana wore a pink puffer jacket, while Cynthia donned an olive green puffer jacket in contrast with the former’s outfit.
Jeff Goldblum, who plays the Wizard of Oz, struck a pose with artist-photographer Edward Butera for a picture clicked by Ariana.
Alongside Erivo as Elphaba and Grande as Glinda the Good Witch, the cast of Wicked includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq and Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible. The second part of the musical film, titled Wicked: For Good, is set to hit theatres on November 21, 2025.
Recently, Wicked has been nominated for best picture, best acting, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best hair and makeup and best visual effects at the 30th Critics' Choice Awards. Chu, Erivo and Grande have also been nominated for best director, best actress and best supporting actress, respectively.
