MATTEL has leaked a crucial detail about the upcoming Wicked film with the release of action figures for the main characters.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande reacted to their Mattel dolls and their dolls’ singing voices in a video on Wednesday.
The actresses first saw the dolls at CinemaCon in April, but fans saw them for the first time on July 31st.
The pop megastar plays Glinda in the film, while Broadway star Cynthia plays Elphaba.
“It’s perfect,” said Ariana, 31, when choosing her character on Instagram video.
“I will die!” she said, calling hers “perfect” and “so tall.”
Cynthia loved her dolls’ baby hairs, and Ariana said they made her anxious eyebrows look perfect.
When Cynthia, 37, picked hers up, he started singing his version of Elphaba’s song Defying Gravity.
Ariana’s Glinda doll played her song, Popular.
These songs are the film’s biggest character moments, and Defying Gravity is the main number.
Ariana said she “needed a moment” after hearing the dolls sing.
“What a dream come true to be realized as Elphaba and Glinda in the form of Sweet Little dolls. Little Cynthia and little Ari are pleased,” Cynthia captioned the publish.
‘THERE ARE NO SPOILERS!’
A fan posted a video on TikTok of the dolls singing and others reacted to the take.
“What?” asked a fan in the comments.
“Couldn’t you have waited for the movie?” asked another.
Wicked 2024 movie cast
The new film, adapted from the hit 2003 Broadway musical, features a star-studded cast.
Cynthia Erivo as Elfaba Thropp
Ariana Grande as Glinda the Good Witch
Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero
Ethan Slater as Boq
Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrível
Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard of Oz
Marissa Bode as Nessarose
Actors with supporting roles include: Bowen Yang, Keala Settle, Adam James, Bronwyn James, Peter Dinklage, Aaron Teoh, Colin Michael Carmichael, Grecia De la Paz
“NOOOOOOO,” added a third.
“Noooo. No spoilers,” said another.
“All the ways for this to get out…” said one TikTok user.
“I swear. Everything Ari does leaks,” one fan wrote.
“This is how Marvel movies leak too… toys haha,” wrote one last fan.
Wicked the film will be released in theaters on November 22, 2024.
US Sun has reached out to Mattel for comment.
ABOUT THE CRAZY
Wicked – an adaptation of the hit Broadway musical – directed by Jon M. Chu.
The film is part of a two-part adaptation of the stage musical, which is an adaptation of the 1955 novel.
The second part is scheduled to be released on November 26, 2025.
Wicked tells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Galina, later Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, and their origin stories.
It takes place years before Dorothy Gale appeared in Oz.
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