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colman domingo has been announced as the voice of the Cowardly Lion in the upcoming Wicked: for goodA few days later, director Jon M. Chu teased on Instagram that he had approached a major star for the role.
Wicked: for goodIt is the sequel to, which is scheduled to be released next month. Last year’s hit film musical, Wicked.
The film is adapted from the second part of the Broadway musical Cynthia Erivo Elphaba, Wicked Witch of the West, and returns as Ariana Grande As Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.
Also reprising their roles jonathan bailey as Fiyero, Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Marisa Bode as Nessarose.
in a joint instagram video post From the official account of Domingo and the film, the Oscar-nominated sing Sing The star announced he was joining the cast by appearing from behind a stuffed lion toy and winking, saying: “See you in Oz.”
Earlier this week, Chu said in an interview deadline He contacted the star via Instagram direct message and said, “I said, ‘It’s not a lot of lines, but maybe you have a little time. I know you’re busy. I’ll get back to you.’ He was like, ‘Why the fuck not, let’s go!’ And then we went ahead and recorded the lines.
Chu did not reveal Domingo’s identity at the time and laughed: “Man, wait until the red carpet when the actor who gave us the voice of the Cowardly Lion walks on it. It’ll be wild.”
Domingo has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for two consecutive years; for 2023 rustin and 2024 sing SingShe was recently Emmy-nominated for her performance in Tina Fey’s Netflix series four seasons,
First Wicked film, Based on the first act of the hit Broadway musicalIt was successful at the box office but divided among critics.
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,Wicked Now it looks like every other movie. This is its problem. This may be a screen adaptation of the stage musical – based on a 1995 novel – but, in a few moments, it ties itself straight to the classic music 1939 the Wizard of Oz, IndependentClarice Loughrey wrote in a three-star review,
“And while that film’s Emerald City and Land of Oz are enshrined in the public imagination as fantastic dream worlds and the most famous demonstrations of the Technicolor process, Wicked “It was shot and lit as if we were being sold an AirBnB in Mykonos.”
Wicked: for good Set to hit theaters on November 21st.