Wicked Movie Featurette - Ariana Grande as Glinda
US Release Date: November 27, 2024
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Director : Jon M. Chu
Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
US Release Date: November 27, 2024
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
Director : Jon M. Chu
Synopsis: Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway's The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences on her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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00:00I loved Wicked so much as a little girl.
00:09It's good to see me, isn't it?
00:12I was obsessed.
00:15The songs, the sisterhood between Elphaba and Glinda,
00:21Glinda's comedy, it changed my life in so many ways.
00:27We want you to be our Glinda the Good in the Wicked movie.
00:33I love her so much. I'm going to take such good care of her. Thank you so much.
00:37There is a tremendous responsibility to kind of satiate the thing that the Wicked fans want,
00:45which is pieces of the Glinda that we've all known, loved, and adored for the past 20 years,
00:50but also to make new choices and to make it your own.
00:58One, two, three.
01:00That was it. That was it.
01:02One of the first things that I wanted to do when I got to rehearsals, even before cameras were up,
01:07I wanted to be in the corset and in the shoes because learning her body is such a massive piece of the puzzle
01:13and she moves very differently and getting in those shoes and getting in that corset every day
01:18just puts you in a different place.
01:20Are you looking for something or someone?
01:25No, I was...
01:28What was I doing?
01:30I wanted her to be very uptight, awkward, but thinking that she's very much like a swan.
01:36She thinks she's the most elegant, effortless swan, and she's just very rigid in the most beautiful way.
01:44Some of my favorite parts of this whole thing were kind of pitching little bits and jokes and choices here and there.
01:52Fall down!
01:54Seriously?
01:56I don't know what got me there, but I think definitely getting in her shoes helped.
02:02Like the little leg thing came when the shoes were on, but the rest of it, she kind of took over.
02:10Ariana Grande, you could see her evolve.
02:13She was becoming Glinda, a Glinda that wasn't a copycat of Kristen, but a different version of this
02:19that was still funny, that was still emotional, that was still someone you rooted for.
02:25I want to know more about that Glinda.
02:28I had to retrain my voice to be able to sing more operatic.
02:37It takes the chords a while to kind of re-acclimate and requires a lot of training with my vocal coach, Eric Vitro.
02:44It was a long but very fun process, and it was a lot of fun for me.
02:49It takes the chords a while to kind of re-acclimate and requires a lot of training with my vocal coach, Eric Vitro.
02:55It was a long but very fun process, and I started before even my first audition.
03:10I think that's one of my favorite things about Glinda is that she can be so silly and also so sincere.
03:16And it could be the same line, and there are so many different ways for her to kind of try it out and for it to still feel authentic.
03:23Look at you.
03:28You're beautiful.
03:30It was such a tender, sweet moment, and I don't think, I don't know that I expected it to feel like that.
03:39To bear witness to all of the prowess that Ari is in possession of,
03:45it's just really wonderful.
03:48Oh, hello.
03:51Wow.
03:53I think spending this time with Glinda taught me so much about myself in a personal way,
03:58and made me heal, honestly, a lot of things about myself.
04:03I'm going to lose it.
04:07Performing the act of trusting yourself has healed certain parts of me and made me trust myself more.
04:15Wicked fights for humanness.
04:17Good luck.
04:18And for people who feel different.
04:23Everyone can recognize why this is such an important piece to come out right now.