The trailer for the highly anticipated musical event “Wicked” made its debut this Sunday (13), with the first appearance of the film being shown during the Super Bowl.
The film's stars, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, appear as Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in the trailer, while Erivo can be heard singing her spine-tingling version of the ballad “Defying Gravity.”
“Something just takes over me,” Elphaba de Erivo says in the clip. “And when that happens, bad things happen.”
The trailer is a kaleidoscope of colors as audiences are introduced for the first time to director Jon M. Chu's world of Oz, with enormous fields of flowers, the Emerald City, and fantastical landscapes displayed throughout.
In the trailer, Glinda de Grande tells Elphaba not to be afraid. “It’s the Wizard who should be afraid of me,” Elphaba says stoically in response.
The two-part film “Wicked” is a film adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, which is a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” which tells an alternate version of events in Oz before Dorothy's arrival and explores the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.
According to theater news website Broadway World, “Wicked” is one of the most commercially successful musicals of all time, grossing $14.8 million at the Broadway box office last year alone.
Jeff Goldblum, Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey and Bowen Yang also star in the film.
“Wicked: Part 1” will hit theaters on November 27th. “Wicked: Part 2” will arrive in late 2025.
Source: CNN Brasil
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