7 h. ago Wicked director admits iconic Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo partnership almost didn’t happen

Wicked: For Good directorJon M. Chu has admitted the iconic pairing of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo almost didn't happen.

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15 h. ago Wicked's wardrobe decoded from £1m wand and tiara to Glinda's £60 butterfly necklace

BBC Bargain Hunt expert Jonathan Pratt has estimated the value of the dazzling costume pieces and premier looks used in Wicked: For Good, with some of Glinda and Elphaba’s jewels worth a small fortune in real life

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26 h. ago The best and WORST looks from the Wicked: For Good press tour

The Wicked: For Good press tour has been filled with a slew of epic style wins and dramatic fashion fails - and the Daily Mail has rounded them all up for you.

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29 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews Wicked: For Good: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are magnificent in this extravagantly sumptuous sequel

Like last year's film, this one is extravagantly sumptuous on the eye.

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30 h. ago Wicked: For Good review – Cynthia Erivo sweeps the field in explosive second chunk of Oz prequel

Bringing her black-belt screen presence to the role of Elphaba, Erivo leads a fine cast in a zingily scored conclusion to the hit origin storyDirector Jon M Chu pulls off quite a trick with this manageably proportioned second half to the epic musical prequel-myth inspired by The Wizard of Oz – and based, of course, on the hit stage show. It keeps the rainbow-coloured dreaminess and the Broadway show tune zinginess from part one, and we still get those periodic, surreal pronouncements given by the city’s notables to the diverse folk of Oz, those non-player characters crowding the streets. But now the focus narrows to the main players and their explosive romantic crises, essentially through two interlocking love triangles: Glinda the Good, Elphaba the Wicked and the Wizard – and Glinda, Elphaba and Prince Fiyero, the handsome young military officer with whom both witches are not so secretly in love, as well as possibly having feelings for each other.Jeff Goldblum is excellent as the W...

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30 h. ago Wicked: For Good review – There’s no magic in this aimless slog of a sequel

Cynthia Erivo scores, but Ariana Grande less so – and director John M Chu still hasn’t figured out how to properly light any of this

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30 h. ago Wicked: For Good review — Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have changed cinema for the better

If this sequel to Wicked doesn’t get more Oscars, I’ll eat my witch’s hat

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32 h. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's 'trauma bond' over Wicked: As Glinda and Elphaba stars go viral for tearful promo tour how the pair's tragic backstories paved the road to Oz

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are nearing the end of the yellow brick road, having lived and breathed their roles as Glinda and Elphaba for the past five years.

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54 h. ago ‘I was born in a melting pot. Melting isn’t fun’: Jon M Chu on Wicked: For Good, Ariana Grande – and living the American dream

As his sequel to Wicked prepares to storm Christmas, the director talks about the dynamism of Grande and Cynthia Erivo – and why his Wizard of Oz riff is quite simply one of the greatest stories of our timeLet’s start with a quick recap on the first Wicked film. Its premise: what would the legend of Oz look like, told from the perspective of someone other than that cute but dozy blow-in, Dorothy? The wicked witch, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), is entirely green, and has therefore been ostracised since childhood. Glinda (Ariana Grande), the good witch, is everybody’s princess but, after a time, the two become best friends. I’ll skirt over how the Tin Man, the Lion and the Scarecrow come about, suffice to say that, in the film at least, their backstories make perfect and resonant sense (except for the Lion, but never mind). The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is not a good guy – but is he a bad guy? The morals swirl, in an expertly handled way.The first film left us at the point of discovery that O...

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57 h. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo spark chatter with another unusual red

The clip has since gone viral, becoming the latest entry in the duo’s growing catalogue of affectionate, and occasionally eccentric, press-tour interactions

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65 h. ago Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cause a stir with ANOTHER 'ridiculous' red carpet moment

The Wicked: For Good co-stars have had multiple 'bizarre' red carpet exchanges when promoting the first Wicked film, with yet another clip now resurfacing.

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66 h. ago What to Stream: 'Wicked: For Good' soundtrack, Ted Danson, 'The Bad Guys 2' and Black cowboys

Ted Danson’s “A Man on the Inside” returning to Netflix for its second season and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo belting out the “Wicked: For Good” soundtrack are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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5 d. ago Cynthia Erivo fans praise 'hero' Wicked star for rescuing Ariana Grande from red carpet ambush as her lightning fast reaction earns a flood of memes and comparison to Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard

The actresses are currently engaged in a world tour on behalf of their new film Wicked: For Good, the second of three planned prequels to The Wizard Of Oz.

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6 d. ago Cynthia Erivo praised for ‘bodyguard’ reaction after fan grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked 2 premiere

Fans are questioning why security guards did not step in faster

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6 d. ago Wicked star on why she hates fans trying to hold her finger after viral moment

‘It was such an innocent moment of confusion and human reaction’

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6 d. ago Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo says she hates fans trying to hold her finger after viral moment

‘It was such an innocent moment of confusion and human reaction’

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6 d. ago Cynthia Erivo jumps in to shield Ariana Grande from overzealous fan at Wicked: For Good Singapore premiere

The singer was greeting fans at the Singapore premiere when an unexpected incident unfolded

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6 d. ago Ariana Grande grabbed in shocking scenes at Wicked premiere as Cynthia leaps into action

Ariana Grande was protected by her co-star Cynthia Erivo as the pair walked the yellow carpet for the premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore.

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6 d. ago Ariana Grande is ambushed by fan at Wicked: For Good premiere as Cynthia Erivo leaps in to protect her co

Ariana Grande was ambushed by an overzealous fan while walking the red carpet at the Singapore premiere of her new film Wicked: For Good on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Cynthia Erivo breaks her silence on THAT viral 'holding space' interview with Ariana Grande as she poses for stunning GQ shoot

The moment saw the pair discussing Wicked: Part One's closing number, Defying Gravity, with a journalist - who claimed fans were 'taking the lyrics' and 'really holding space with that'.

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