here's a new WICKED Trailer

[sandstorm]

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The two meet as students at Shiz University in the fantastical Land of Oz and forge an unlikely but profound friendship. Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power, while Elphaba's

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[anagramofbrat]

Sounds like they used a better take of Defying Gravity for this trailer.

don't see myself getting over my distaste for Cynthia and Ariana in the roles though.

[gimmemoarjosh]

Ooh... what is the tea on Cynthia? 🤔 👀

Ariana is obvious. 😄

[ginainabottle]

IIRC cynthia shared some elitist views on black americans/african american heritage, which was exposed around the time she played Harriet Tubman. and apparently Lena Waithe cheated on her ex-wife with Cynthia, so cheating is likely another similarity between the leads lol

Re: Ariana DeBose

[bakemonos]

Said Black Americans have no culture while simulatenously playing one of our most beloved icons OF OUR CULTURE. Fuck her for real.

Re: Ariana DeBose

[gimmemoarjosh]

What the fuck!?

That is beyond fucked up. Hate is definitely warranted.

[gimmemoarjosh]

Well, that first part was a lot more than I was expecting.

The cheating? Not so much. But with Lena? That was a choice, choice, choice!

[anagramofbrat]

Gina beat me to it.

[pikapika217]

https://thegrio.com/2019/07/25/british-actress-cynthia-erivo-faces-harriet-backlash-due-to-past-tweets-mocking-black-americans/

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1044181901706178560.html

[gimmemoarjosh]

She is trashhhh

[sandstorm]

Personal personal-ness aside, I like Cynthia more than Ariana here. But I have no great attachment to Wizard of Oz, or Wicked.

I'm still 1/3d of the way though the book.

[gimmemoarjosh]

I think if you read the responses I got regarding Cynthia, you might change your mind.

Wow! Her cheating is the least of her indiscretions.

What she said about her own community is fucked up.