And then, this week, the animated adaptation of the spin-off book Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of the Wizard of Oz made its next step toward production via a new deal between Warner Bros. Just last week, the Wicked movie (based on the stage musical prequel) received a breath of fresh air in the form of Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. With this week’s news, however, there are now three major productions in development based on or inspired by those books.

Frank Baum are well known, one could argue that the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz left such a strong legacy that it kept the number of later Oz movies to a relative minimum, including The Wiz(Rotten at 42%), Return to Oz(Rotten at 53%), and 2013’s Oz the Great and Powerful (Rotten at 57%). ' The part was made for you,' Cynthia wrote.This WEEK’S TOP STORY A WIZARD OF OZ REMAKE IS IN THE WORKSĪlthough the Oz books by author L. Another snap in Ariana's photoset showed off a bouquet of flowers sent by Cynthia, who will portray Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Ariana's post saw the star celebrating via video chat with the project's director Jon M. ' Thank goodness,' Ariana captioned an announcement post on Instagram, quoting a Wicked song lyric. Ariana finally confirmed the rumors of her casting in the film with an Instagram post Thursday night. Wicked, which is the prequel to The Wizard of Oz, will see Ariana as Glinda the Good Witch.

Related: The Voice: Kelly Says Ariana Grande Is One Of A Kind CoachĪriana is set to star in the Wicked film adaptation, Varietyreports. It seems Kristen is passing the torch to Ariana, who has revealed her exciting new movie role. Ariana teamed up with Kristen Chenoweth, former star of the Tony Award-winning show Wicked, for The Voice Battle Rounds. Despite her natural ability on camera, Ariana's first big break was on stage when she starred in the Broadway musical 13. The songstress has always loved theater and has continued to perform famous Broadway show tunes during her live sets. It's been revealed Ariana has accepted a major opportunity and will become a musical movie star.Īriana is no stranger to film sets, after starring on Nickelodeon hit show Victorious and the upcoming comedy film Don't Look Up. The global pop sensation continues to further her career outside of The Voice, as the star is soon launching her cosmetics line, R.E.M. Ariana has also won favor with audiences with her personality and rapport with her fellow coaches. Ariana has been successful on The Voice season 21 as a first-time coach so far, leading her team of Bella DeNapoli, Jim and Sasha Allen, Raquel Trinidad, Holly Forbes and Ryleigh Plank to the live shows. The Voicecoach Ariana Grande will be starring in a bewitching role on the big screen.

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