It's a wrap for Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Wicked

Actor Cynthia Erivo took to Instagram to confirm that Wicked has wrapped filming. Attached to the news is a behind-the-scenes photo of Erivo in costume as Elphaba, suspended by wires in flight. Ariana Grande too took to her social media accounts to share the milestone.

"I've been trying to think of what I'd say when this day finally came, and I'm failing miserably, because honestly there aren't enough words to fully express what this experience has meant to me, so I'll leave you with this," Erivo's post reads. "The universe will take things away to make space for the grand gifts it has waiting for us. THIS moment, this film, these people, this cast, this crew, this director, my Glinda, were the Grandest gift I could ever have asked for, and I am eternally grateful for the chance to bring you This Elphie. I hope when you meet her, you'll love her as much and as fiercely as I do. And with that I say, that's a wrap for me, Elphie out!!" said Cynthia Erivo.

Ariana Grande said, “I will never forget even a minute of my year(s) with her either. Or you. Or my Cyn [Cynthia Erivo]. Permanently and preferably intertwined. I am so inexplicably thankful that we got to add so many soggy eyelashes to the collection Jon M Chu.”

She continued, “There aren’t words quite yet. But. Thank you, Jon, for leading the way with such compassion, openness, brilliance and kindness. I have never seen someone conduct a space the way you do. I love you so much.”

Directed by Jon M Chu, Wicked is the first of a two-part film adaptation of Holzman and Schwartz's stage musical of the same name. The first part of the film is headlined by Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba.

Wicked is a prequel to the iconic events of The Wizard of Oz, and tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda (whose name later changes to Glinda the Good Witch), who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.  

The cast of the film also includes Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard, Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James as Pfannee and ShenShen, Marissa Bode as Elphaba's sister Nessarose, Keala Settle as Miss Coddle, Aaron Teoh as Avaric and Colin Michael Carmichael as Professor Nikidik.

The first part of the film is scheduled for release on November 27, 2024, while Wicked: Part Two will be released in December 2025.