Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will star in Jon M.Chu’s “Wicked”, based on the Broadway musical smash of the same name.
Erivo (“Needle in a Timestack”) will play Elphaba, while Grande will portray Glinda.
The Marc Platt produced production, a prequel to movie classic “Wizard of Oz”, is currently in development, with production set to start in summer 2022 in the UK.
More casting to be revealed soon, no doubt.