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Film & TV News Get Up and Close With the Characters of Wicked With a New Set of Posters

Plus, a closer look at newcomer Marissa Bode, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to play Nessarose, in a new video featurette.

Cynthia Erivo in Wicked Courtesy of Universal Pictures

It's 79 days to the movie theatre debut of Wicked, which means we've got even more promos to get us fully amped up as we wait. A new set of movie posters offer the best look yet at the stars of the upcoming release—notably including Ethan Slater's Boq, who has been all but absent from the trailers released so far.

Take a look in the gallery below.

See Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, More In New Wicked Film Posters

A new featurette goes behind the scenes with newcomer Marissa Bode, starring as Nessarose in the movie musical. Bode is the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role, which gets especially highlighted in the video below.

Jon M. Chu is at the helm for the upcoming films, the first of which will hit movie theatres November 22. The second part is expected to release Thanksgiving 2025.

Tony winner Cynthia Erivo and Grammy winner Ariana Grande co-star as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. Joining them in the cast are West End Company Olivier winner and Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, SpongeBob SquarePants star Slater as Boq, Emmy winner Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond, 2023 Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, and newcomer Bode as Nessarose, the first wheelchair-using actor in the musical's history to take on the role.

Stage and screen star Keala Settle, SNL's Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, Aaron Teoh, and Colin Michael Carmichael also play roles new to the musical's screen version, with Settle as Miss Coddle, Carmichael as Professor Nikidik, and Yang, James, and Teoh as Shiz students Pfannee, ShenShen, and Avaric, respectively.

READ: 15 Swankified Easter Eggs in Wicked's Official Trailer

The screen adaptation, which will include new songs by Stephen Schwartz, is helmed by In the Heights screen director Chu. Wicked book writer Winnie Holzman has penned the screenplay, and Tony winner Paul Tazewell designed the costumes.

Wicked, injecting a new backstory onto the classic tale The Wizard of Oz, debuted on Broadway in 2003 and continues to be an audience favorite at the Gershwin Theatre. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the musical features music and lyrics by Schwartz and a book by Holzman. The original cast included Tony winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively. The musical is now the fourth longest-running production in Broadway history.

The show won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).

Photos: 1st Look at the Wicked Movie

 
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