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Michelle Yeoh Claims To Not Know What Wicked Was Until Jon M. Chu Called Her Up For THIS Role
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Michelle Yeoh Claims To Not Know What Wicked Was Until Jon M. Chu Called Her Up For THIS Role

Michelle Yeoh is set to play the role of Madame Morrible in the upcoming fantasy film Wicked. The actress will share the screen space alongside Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, portraying the character of a professor at the university.

As the movie nears its release date, Yeoh revealed not having known what Wicked was until the director, Jon M. Chu, called her up for the role. During the Oscar-winning actress’ appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, she admitted that she had not watched a lot of Broadway shows and was unaware of the concept of Wicked. 

While addressing the audience at the premiere of the film, the Crazy Rich Asians actress shared that she read the script and went through her part of the dialogue, “At that point, I had no clue what he was talking about because I had not seen Wicked the musical before. I knew Wizard of Oz, who doesn’t, but not Wicked, because I hadn’t been going to the theaters and not doing what I love, which is watching musicals, for quite a while, I hate to say.”

The new movie is an adaptation of the Broadway musical, wherein Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel played the roles of Glinda and Elphaba, respectively. As for the film, Grande and Erivo will take the lead, alongside other actors, including Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, Yeoh, and Bowen Yang playing the other characters.

Further in her conversations at the event, the Asian native revealed, “So I read it and called Jon back and said, ‘This is a musical and she sings.’ And he said, ‘Oh, easy; you’ll have fun; you’re up for the challenge.” She continued to say,  “And then the next thing I knew, I got this video call and it was him with Ariana and Cynthia saying, ‘It’s imperative you come and join us now.’”

The actress went on to state that she was quite nervous about singing in the film, “but after working with a coach, the process of exercising, learning to use the muscles in a different way, was actually very, very good for me because it helps with my voice as an actor. So I had fun.”’

Wicked will release in theaters on November 22. 

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Ajay Devgn recalls rescuing Aamir Khan from Chimpanzee attack on Ishq set: ‘He started running around screaming bachao…’
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Ajay Devgn recalls rescuing Aamir Khan from Chimpanzee attack on Ishq set: ‘He started running around screaming bachao…’

Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan shared the screen together in the 1997 movie, Ishq. Their bromance in the Indra Kumar film is still remembered and celebrated by many cinema enthusiasts. While the audience had a gala time watching them in the rom-com, the actors also spent memorable time on set. During a recent event, the actors recalled their wildfire incident that left Khan running around screaming ‘Bachao Bachao’.

A while ago, Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn attended the muhurat ceremony of Milap Zaveri’s next film, Tera Yaar Hoon Main, which marks the acting debut of filmmaker Indra Kumar’s son, Aman. During the public interaction, they went down memory lane and recalled sharing screen space in Ishq, which also starred Kajol and Juhi Chawla.

While sharing fond memories, the Taare Zameen Par actor narrated that while filming a sequence in the comic caper, a chimpanzee started to attack him. To this, the Singham Again star added that it was Khan who provoked the chimpanzee by spraying water on him.

“Then started running around screaming ‘Bachao Bachao’” shared Ajay to which Aamir quickly added that this is when Devgn’s action skills came in handy. “He saved me by pulling me out of a moving car,” said the PK actor.

As they spoke about the movie, the Laapataa Ladies producer stated that he feels very happy whenever he meets Ajay. “We don’t meet often, but when we do, it’s always with warmth and love. I really like the person he is,” he expressed.

Ajay also admitted the same adding that they had so much fun while filming Ishq. “We should definitely do another one,” he stated making fans excited for a possible Ishq 2 reunion.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Aamir was last seen leading Laal Singh Chaddha along with Kareena Kapoor Khan. He is currently gearing up for the release of Sitaare Zameen Par with Darsheel Safary and Genelia Deshmukh.

As for Ajay Devgn, he recently shared the screen with Bebo along with Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Tiger Shroff, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor and Jackie Shroff in Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again.

ALSO READ: WATCH: Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn’s reunion at event will take you back to their Ishq days; don’t miss their bromance

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Ranbir Kapoor celebrating his staff member’s birthday with cake and hug proves he has a golden heart: WATCH
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Ranbir Kapoor celebrating his staff member’s birthday with cake and hug proves he has a golden heart: WATCH

Ranbir Kapoor is a Bollywood superstar who is often dubbed as a generous, kind, caring, and humble actor. While he is often seen protecting his family, the actor also has a soft spot for people who work with him. Hence, recently he was seen celebrating the birthday of a team member allegedly on the sets of his upcoming movie, Love & War.

In a video shared on Ranbir Kapoor’s fan page, the actor can be seen looking dashing sporting an all-black loungewear set. Along with other team members, he celebrated the birthday of his spot boy who has been working with him for years. RK sang the birthday song and enjoyed a slice of cake from the hands of his staff member.

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A couple of days ago, the Animal actor was seen with his co-star Vicky Kaushal as they prepped for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s epic saga. In a viral picture, the two actors were spotted at Bikaner’s Air Base Force as they prepped for their upcoming movie together. They also posed together with a fan. For those unaware, Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal will be playing the characters of the Indian Armed Force officers in the movie.

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In an earlier interview with Pinkvilla, Dil Bechara helmer Mukesh Chhabra also heaped praise on the Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar actor. Calling him ‘number 1’, the casting director stated, “I think vo jo Ranbir Kapoor ka charm hai na vo jo ek hai na vo log usko dekhne ke liye pagal hain jo tadapte hain jab uski film aati hai, I think vo Ranbir Kapoor jo hai in that order he is the number 1 (Ranbir Kapoor’s charm that people go crazy about him when his film releases and yearn for him, in that order he is the number 1).”

Well, Ranbir and Vicky’s fans are in for a treat as they are all set to share the screen again after their memorable roles in the 2018 movie, Sanju. Love & War also stars Alia Bhatt and is set to hit theaters on March 20, 2026.

A couple close to the developed exclusively told us that Love & War will begin from November 7 in Mumbai. The insider added, “The set construction has already begun, and SLB is all ready to take the film on floors with Ranbir Kapoor. The actor will shoot for his solo sequences for a couple of weeks, and then be joined by Vicky Kaushal. Alia Bhatt on the other hand will begin Love & War after wrapping up Alpha in the first week of December.”

The source also further stated that Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal have reserved 200-plus days to shoot for Love & War until October next year, whereas Ranbir Kapoor is aiming to call it a wrap on his part by July/August 2025. “He is committed to shooting for Ramayana: Part 2 from July/ August 2025, and this will be followed by two other biggies – Dhoom 4 and Animal Park,” the source added.

Earlier, we were also informed that Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be self-funding the movie, as of now. Moreover, the production cost of Love & War is expected to be around Rs 200 crore (excluding talent fees), as the ace filmmaker is mounting the film on a humongous scale, with never-seen-before war sequences.

ALSO READ: Ranbir Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal in one frame look dashing as their PIC from recent Rajasthan trip for Love & War goes VIRAL

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