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“Wicked” the movie was so standard {that a} special is coming to the small display screen.
The film’s director Jon M. Chu reportedly made the announcement Monday throughout NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation, held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Calling the special “something that’s never been done in the 22-year history of ‘Wicked,’” Chu stated, according to Variety, that it will function stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande performing live songs from the primary film “and maybe a little bit from the second one as well.”
Other “Wicked” solid members and “surprise guests” are additionally anticipated to participate within the “night of entertainment that we think will be, as they say in Oz, thrillifying,” Chu stated, per the publication.
“Wicked,” launched final yr, featured Erivo as Elphaba and Grande as Glinda.
A poster for the special shared by the social media accounts for the film states that the special is scheduled to air on NBC and stream on Peacock this fall.
The “Wicked” movie was an enormous field workplace success and earned Erivo and Grande nominations for Academy Awards.
During the upfront presentation on Monday, Chu additionally shared with these in attendance a sneak peek of the unreleased trailer for the sequel titled “Wicked: For Good,” which is scheduled to be launched in November 2025.