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'Wicked' Movie Trailer: Watch First Look at Broadway Adaptation Starring Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo

The first trailer for the Wicked movie has arrived!

Universal Pictures aired the first trailer for Wicked: Part One during the 2024 Super Bowl and you can watch the full clip right here.

Ariana Grande is starring as Glinda and Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo is taking on the role of Elphaba, the characters originated by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel on Broadway over 20 years ago.

The first trailer didn’t feature any of the songs from the musical and only featured Elphaba’s battle cry from the end of “Defying Gravity” and other brief snippets of the song. We did get glimpses of Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum at the Wizard.

One highlight of the trailer was a glimpse of Dorothy, who is never actually seen in the Broadway show.

Make sure to check out the full cast list for the upcoming movie.

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'Wicked' Movie Cast Revealed: Who's Playing Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, & More?

The first of two Wicked movies is set to be released in November 2024 and it’s rumored that a trailer will debut during the Super Bowl.

The Broadway musical is being turned into a two-part film adaptation directed by Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu.

Part One is set to be released in theaters on November 27, 2024 and Part Two will follow on November 26, 2025.

We’ve seen some photos of the cast on set and a few official photos have been released, but we haven’t yet seen any official footage from the movie.

Browse through the slideshow to meet the cast of the film…

'Wicked' Movies Add Six More Actors to Star-Studded Cast, Including Bowen Yang & Keala Settle

Six more actors have been added to the cast of the upcoming Wicked movies, which are about to begin filming.

Among the notable names who have been added to the cast are Saturday Night Live standout Bowen Yang and The Greatest Showman star Keala Settle.

A star-studded cast has been set, led by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba. Only one major role has yet to be announced!

The long-awaited film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical is being directed by Jon M. Chu and it will be split into two parts. The first part will be released on December 25, 2024 and the second part will hit theaters on December 25, 2025.

Click through the slideshow to meet the cast of the film…

Chris Martin Supports His Pal Max Martin at Broadway Opening of '& Juliet' Musical!

Chris Martin and Max Martin might not be related, but they are still super supportive of each other!

Chris stepped out to support Max at the opening night performance of his new Broadway musical & Juliet on Thursday night (November 17) at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.

& Juliet is a multi-generational story of self-discovery, empowerment and love, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo, and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. The musical uses songs from Max‘s catalog, including “Since U Been Gone,” “Roar,” “Baby One More Time,” “Larger Than Life,” “That’s The Way It Is,” “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” and many more.

Chris and Max only recently started working together for Coldplay‘s 2021 album Music of the Spheres.

Also in attendance at the opening were Simon Cowell and his partner Lauren Silverman, Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy, and The Greatest Showman actress Keala Settle, who starred in the show in London.

Check out the cast album right now!

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Keala Settle Explains Why There's 'No Way in Hell' She'd Star in 'Greatest Showman' on Broadway

Don’t get your hopes up about ever seeing Keala Settle reprising her role as Lettie Lutz (aka the Bearded Lady) in the Broadway adaptation of The Greatest Showman.

While the stage version of the hit movie musical is indeed in the works, Keala confirmed to the eleven podcast that there’s “no way in hell” she’d sign on for the musical.

Keala opened up about what it was like filming her “This Is Me” scene for the movie and why that experience is stopping her from considering a return to Broadway as Lettie.

“It was a two-digit hour day for filming in the ring. I had seven people on me. My dress was 25 pounds,” Keala said. “I had a corset on, bound by a corset underneath. I was put into a dress which was tightened back as well. I was double-bound. I had boots that had no protective bottoms so, to this day, I have problems with the balls of my feet because of the dancing we kept doing over and over again. I couldn’t sit down unless I had a specific chair, and people had to lift my dress and tell me to back up basically like a lorry doing ‘beep, beep, beep.’ ‘Yep, you’ve hit it, go on!’”

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She continued, “They had to take my shoes off every take so I could put Uggs on. And on top of it, there was a person with a glue pen that would keep applying alcohol to my wig and my facial hair because it kept sweating off. The hair and the makeup people were there because they were tagging each other and the beard was attached to the wig. I had a fan person there and I had someone holding a drink of water for me.

“So, that’s just filming. If you think I’m going to do that eight shows every week, sod off matey! There’s no way in hell I’m doing that. Now if they’ve got an easier way to do it… bring it on! Otherwise, naaa!” Keala concluded.

Courteney Cox, Camilla Belle & More Celebrate 'The Last Ship' Opening Night Performance!

Courteney Cox keeps it cool and casual while hitting the red carpet at the opening night performance of The Last Ship held at Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday (January 22) in Los Angeles.

The 55-year-old Friends actress was joined at the event by Camilla Belle, Rachel Bloom, Iain Armitage, Melanie Griffith, Laurence Fishburne, Shaggy, Carrie Ann Inaba, Keala Settle, Michelle Kwan, and Pierce Brosnan with wife Keely Brosnan.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Courteney Cox

Joining them at the event was lead star Sting, who plays shipyard foreman Jackie White in the musical, and was accompanied at the opening by wife Trudie Styler.

The Last Ship‘s score was written by Sting based on a book of the same name by author Lorne Campbell. It’s opening night in Los Angeles follows a UK national tour and subsequent six week run at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.

The story was inspired by Sting‘s childhood experiences in the shipbuilding industry in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear. It received two Tony Award nominations in 2015, for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations.

READ MORE: Fans Are Noticing This One Tweet That Courteney Cox ‘Liked’ About Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt

FYI: Rachel is wearing NYDJ jeans.

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Katie Holmes & Nyle DiMarco Arrive in Style for Final Life Ball in Vienna!

Katie Holmes is all smiles as she hits the stage at the 2019 Life Ball on Saturday night (June 8) in Vienna, Austria.

The 40-year-old actress dazzled in a striped blue gown as she attended the event that raises funds for HIV & AIDS projects.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katie Holmes

Other stars hitting the stage for performances included Dita Von Teese, Alan Cumming, Nico Tortorella, Nyle DiMarco, Conchita Wurst, Gilles Marini, Deborah Cox, Amanda Lepore, Lea DeLaria, and Keala Settle.

After 26 years, this is the final time the Life Ball will be thrown.

FYI: Katie is wearing a Missoni gown with Casadei shoes and purse. Nyle is wearing an Armani tux.

25+ pictures inside of the stars stepping out for the event…More Here! »

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