Wicked director Jon M. Chu appear to be fairly impressed by Ariana Grande as she left no stones unturned whereas getting ready for ‘Glinda’.
Chu had just one demand with Grande earlier than casting her within the musical blockbuster.
The filmmaker wished the 31-year-old singer to put aside her pop star persona for the fantasy movie.
While speaking to the Deadline, the Now You See Me 2 creator said: “[She] needed to overcome the Ariana Grande picture with the intention to do it. And I understand how exhausting it’s.”
He went on to say: “I’ve seen actors who do their first lead in a film, and that’s not simple. That additionally takes abilities and that takes precise craftsmanship. That expertise can occur.”
Ariana proved that she was match for the function. One of the notable issues is that she ‘understood the nuance of the character’, which really impressed Jon.
“Every time she got here in, Ari was probably the most attention-grabbing individual. She was humorous, she was emotional”, he added.
“But greater than that she understood the nuance of this character in a means that felt so actual it wasn’t a performative model of it.”
The 45-year-old American screenwriter admitted that he knew, whereas making the film, that ‘persons are going to see issues which they’ve by no means seen in Ariana Grande earlier than.’
Wicked turned out to a chartbuster of 2024. It starred the 7 Rings singer together with Cynthia Erivo.
