Amanda Seyfried discovered herself trending on social media after “Wicked” opened in theaters due to a viral video of her singing “Popular,” one of many musical’s most beloved songs. The video prompted widespread hypothesis that it was Seyfried’s audition to play Glinda, which she has now debunked in an interview with People magazine.
“I believe it was throughout COVID. I used to be doing a Lancôme shoot in Long Island City. Elizabeth Stewart [was] my stylist,” Seyfried mentioned. “I used to be not auditioning for ‘Wicked’ but, however I knew it was like developing. So I used to be simply fucking round actually, and I used to be like, ‘This costume is so Glinda. And Elizabeth was like, ‘Do it.’ And then she posted in some unspecified time in the future.”
Seyfried acknowledged that “possibly it might be higher if it hadn’t been posted” however burdened “it was really only a enjoyable, like, [behind-the-scenes] second of my Lancôme shoot.” The actor is well-accustomed to film musicals having starred in two “Mamma Mia!” motion pictures and “Les Miserables.” While the viral video was not Seyfried’s “Wicked” audition, she did find yourself going out for the function of Glinda within the movie. Ariana Grande finally gained the function.
“I went onerous for that, for certain. And it was a really lengthy course of,” Seyfried mentioned of her “Wicked” audition. “And every part occurs the best way it’s meant to.”
Seyfried went on to name the “Wicked” film “incredible,” including: “It’s an extravaganza, which is what she [Grande] does very well. And [my kids] have been enjoying the soundtrack nonstop. And every part is because it’s meant to be for certain.”
Speaking to Backstage in July 2022, Seyfried mentioned that she made auditioning for Glinda in “Wicked” an enormous precedence after hating the best way she sounded in “Les Misérables.”
“I’ve desires that I’m nonetheless auditioning for ‘Wicked,’” Seyfried mentioned on the time. “I believe it taught me how far I’ve come as a singer, which I actually needed to show. Because ever since ‘Les Mis,’ I used to be like, I have to be higher. I have to do higher. So no matter comes subsequent by way of musicals, I’m lastly ready.”
As for Grande nabbing the function of Glinda within the movie, the Grammy winner has been vocal in interviews about how she dreamed of enjoying the character since she was a younger woman.
“As quickly as I discovered that it may be taking place, I instructed my workforce, ‘Be on excessive alert, please. And I do know this needs to be earned. So once they begin seeing individuals, can I please go in? I’ll do something,’” Grande instructed Paul Mescal throughout Variety’s “Actors on Actors” sequence. “And I labored actually onerous with a vocal coach and an appearing coach to prepare, as a result of Glinda’s vocal monitor could be very totally different than what I normally sing.”
Grande is presently a frontrunner to land a finest supporting actress Oscar nomination for her work in “Wicked.” The movie is enjoying nationwide in theaters from Universal Pictures.
