Actor Amanda Seyfried revealed that she auditioned for the role of Glinda Wicked Six times before losing the role of pop star Ariana Grande.
The 39 year old man Mamma Mia! Star would have appeared alongside Cynthia Erivo As Elphaba in the film adaptation of The Hit Broadway Show, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire in 1995 Wicked: life and time of the wicked witch of the West.
When it was released in November of last year, Wicked Grossed $ 114 million (83.1 million pounds sterling) in the United States and Canadian sales box office sales during its opening weekend.
Erivo and Grande were nominated for the best actress and the best support actress for the 97th Academy Awards, respectively and will resume their roles in the second episode of the film, Bad: for good, in November.
Speaking on the In the envelope Podcast, Seyfried explained that she had made many auditions for WickedDespite the previous commitments because she “loved it”.
“I was busy. I barely had time to do it, but I made it work, “she said. “I worked my ass for years and years and years on this music.”
Seyfriend also mentioned the experience in March, on the Happy. Sad. Confused. Podcast and she revealed that she had even played with Erivo.
“I think everything happens for a reason,” she thought about the loss of the role. “I was also able to sing with Cynthia, and it was a moment in itself.”
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THE long -awaited Welcomes both large and Erivo in their respective roles in Glinda and Elphaba.
He will follow a powerful Elphaba who was declared enemy of the state by the sorcerer (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh).
Despite being a commercial success, the first episode divided criticism. “”Wicked looks like all the other films now. It’s his problem, ” The independentClarrise Loughrey wrote in a three -star review.
“”Wicked is turned and lit as if we were sold an airbnb in Mykonos. »»
Bad: for good is in theaters on November 21.
