Wicked has long been one of Broadway’s maximum winning productions — and Jon M. Chu is able to bring the bewitching story to the big screen.

The musical, which was inspired through Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, tells the tale of the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch prior to Wizard of Oz’s Dorothy Gale dropped into the town. In the prequel, the two aspiring witches meet as scholars at Shiz University, navigating friendship, romance, magical training and finding their very own identities.

The Great White Way display at the beginning starred Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, upon its 2004 opening. While many stars have since taken on the mantle of the not going besties, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande scored the roles in Chu’s adaptation.

“These two witches!!” Chu, who previously directed Crazy Rich Asians and In the Heights, wrote via Instagram in November 2021. “The emotional second I got to inform @cynthiaerivo and @arianagrande that they have been our Elphaba and Galinda in the @WickedMovie for @unistudios 😭😭😭wait until you notice what they create!! It is otherworldly. Ahhhhh!!!”

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Wicked, which will likely be launched in two parts, kicked off filming in early 2023 in London. Scroll down for a complete casting breakdown of all the stars involved:

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