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Don’t mess with the “Wicked” witch.
Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba within the upcoming “Wicked” adaptation, slammed the varied memes and fan-made takes on the movie’s poster, which she stated “degrades” and “erases” her involvement.
Earlier this month, followers had been impressed to edit the latest poster for the “Wicked” film, which options Ariana Grande as Glinda whispering as Erivo appears to be like forward, to more closely resemble the musical’s unique emblem. In that illustration, Glinda cups her hand to talk into Elphaba’s ear because the inexperienced witch smirks, her eyes coated by her pointy black hat.
Many followers thought-about it an enchancment on the official movie poster, wherein Erivo’s face is totally seen. In an Instagram story on Wednesday, Erivo stated it was the “wildest, most offensive factor I’ve seen.”
“Our poster is an homage not an imitation, to edit my face and conceal my eyes is to erase me,” she stated. “And that’s simply deeply hurtful.”
In the identical story, Erivo known as out different “Depraved” memes which have circulated on-line, together with one which made a crude joke about Elphaba’s anatomy and an AI-generated video of the 2 actresses combating.
“None of that is humorous. None of that is cute,” Erivo wrote. “It degrades me. It degrades us.”
Erivo, Grande and “Depraved” movie director Jon M. Chu all re-shared the official poster on their Instagram tales on Wednesday. In his story, Chu wrote that Erivo is “(his) superhero.”
The run-up to the long-awaited premiere of “Depraved” has been rife with jokes, memes and a variety of responses from followers. Some have questioned why the movie’s trailers appear to obscure the truth that it’s each a musical and solely half one of a deliberate duology — the primary movie will comprise the musical’s first act, culminating within the voice-shredding anthem “Defying Gravity.”
Half one among “Depraved” will arrive in theaters on November 22. The second movie is expected in November 2025.