The Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh all the time pushes her boundaries to attain new heights. Now, the Academy Award-winning star mentioned that taking up the position within the Wicked musical was a “risk”, reported Deadline.

“I’m trying something new right now — filming Jon Chu’s Wicked movie, which will be my first musical,” Yeoh mentioned throughout the Fifth Annual Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival in Japan. (through EW) “It’s very exciting, and I can’t wait for you all to see it. It was a risk, but you will never know which doors will open for you unless you try them all.” Yeoh can be taking part in the position of Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Shiz University’s Crage Hall the place Elphaba and Glinda attend, within the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical. The star can be teaming up once more with Chu after engaged on ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ in 2018, reported Deadline.

‘Wicked’ can be damaged into two components with Wicked Part One slated to drop on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Chu shared on Instagram why they opted to make two movies for the musical. “As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years,” Chu mentioned in an open letter posted on Instagram. “So we decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one Wicked movie but TWO!!!! With more space, we can tell the story of Wicked as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys of these beloved characters.”

Cynthia Erivo can be taking part in Elphaba whereas Ariana Grande is about to play Glinda. Bowen Yang, Keala Settle, Marissa Bode, Brownwyn James, Ethan Slater and Jonathan Bailey are additionally part of this film. (ANI)

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