With the new Wicked film set to hit theaters on November 22, a new clip has been released that takes a look at all the live singing that occurs in the movie from stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.
In the clip, director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) and (In The Heights), directs.
explains, “You know, when we came into this movie, we weren’t sure how much we were gonna do live or not.”
He then spoke about the film’s stars, saying: “But they’re the best singers in the world and so every scene, they have been singing live.”
Erivo explained: “We chose to sing live because it meant that we would be further connected to the words we were saying and to each other.”
Grande added: “It was an immediate no brainer for Cynthia and I. We both were like, ‘Well, of course we’re singing live.’”
Check out the whole mini-documentary below.
The upcoming movie-musical soundtrack will officially be available on November 22, the day that the film itself will open in theaters. The soundtrack is available now for pre-order, and will be available on CD, double vinyl, double picture disc, and digital.
Based on the 1996 novel and 2003 musical, Wicked follows the stories of two witches from L. Frank Baum’s novel, and the famous 1939 movie adaptation of, The Wizard Of Oz. Ariana Grande stars as Glinda (the Good Witch) who was adolescent friends with Elphaba, the misunderstood woman who would go on to be known as the Wicked Witch Of The West, played here by Cynthia Erivo. Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh, and Game Of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage round out the cast. Jeff Goldblum is also featured as The Wizard.
Notably, both the film and the soundtrack cover the first act of the Broadway show, ending with the show-stopping “Defying Gravity.” Every song from the first act of the musical is here, including the vocal showcase “The Wizard And I” and the fun Grande solo “Popular.” Wicked: Part Two will be released in 2025.