Musical theater veterans Cynthia Erivo and Hugh Jackman sit down in the Actors on Actors chairs. They discuss why ‘Wicked: For Good’ is the Mount Everest of movie musical adaptations, how Jackman’s role in ‘Song Sung Blue’ made Hugh come back to singing, and what’s next for Wolverine. Watch all […]
Step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to Pinocchio (2022)! Subscribe for more Pitch Meetings: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Kq-yEt1iYsbUzNOoIRK0g If you hadn’t noticed, Disney has been on an absolute rampage of re-making their animated classics in “live-action” over the past few years. From Aladdin to The Lion King to Beauty and the Beast […]
*Spoilers* Variety’s ‘Wicked’ expert breaks down easter eggs in the film, brick by yellow brick, to point out every ruby slipper, hot air balloon, poppy field and more throughout Jon M. Chu’s Oz starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda. Subscribe to Variety on YouTube: http://bit.ly/VarietySubscribe Connect: […]
‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo break down “the meme of the year.” They take us behind ‘Holding Space’ and why Ariana felt the urge to hold Cynthia’s finger during the interview. Subscribe to Variety on YouTube: http://bit.ly/VarietySubscribe Connect: http://www.facebook.com/variety http://www.instagram.com/variety http://www.twitter.com/variety
October cover stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo take Vanity Fair’s infamous lie detector test. Who is Ariana’s favorite collaborator thus far? Does Cynthia actually enjoy attending award shows? Has Ariana gotten any work done to her face? Does Cynthia ever have lazy days? Does Ariana think the moon landing […]
Ariana Grande (“Wicked”) and Paul Mescal (“Gladiator II”) sit down to discuss the “Glicked” phenomenon, working with Ridley Scott, and being in awe of Cynthia Erivo. Watch all of this season’s Actors on Actors conversations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLx_Nt-I7Vios0tAuLc6NcQoaI04QqyoL Watch every Actors on Actors episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLx_Nt-I7ViqzwaE9Iubf84-gRpbNHokn Subscribe to Variety on YouTube: http://bit.ly/VarietySubscribe Connect: […]
Angelina Jolie (“Maria”) and Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”) discuss getting over the fear to sing on-camera, the similarities between Maria Callas and Elphaba, and the “danger and surprise” of Broadway. Watch all of this season’s Actors on Actors conversations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLx_Nt-I7Vios0tAuLc6NcQoaI04QqyoL Watch every Actors on Actors episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLx_Nt-I7ViqzwaE9Iubf84-gRpbNHokn Join Variety to get […]
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and ‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu test out how well they know each other. They try to guess who cried the most on set, what Jon’s favorite note to give was, and why Ariana is scared of E.T., which Jon used as inspiration to direct. Watch […]
‘Wicked’ director Jon M. Chu breaks down Jonathan Bailey’s ‘Dancing Through Life’ scene alongside cinematographer Alice Brooks. Jon provides an elaborate explanation of the specific color plays throughout the scene, building in windows in the “tornado wheel” to get the perfect lighting, careful coordination to find the right timing with […]
