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The celebs of the brand new “Depraved” film seem like gearing up for an epic “methodology dressing” press tour, having opted for color-coded seems on the Oscars red carpet Sunday evening in Los Angeles.
Cynthia Erivo wore a bewitching emerald-green customized leather-based Louis Vuitton robe with structured ruffle sleeves and prepare, as a nod to her, nicely, “depraved” character Elphaba. Ariana Grande, her co-star within the forthcoming adaptation of the Broadway hit, in the meantime wore a voluminous bubblegum-pink robe by Giambattista Valli — good for the “good” witch Glinda.
Chatting with pink carpet mainstay Laverne Cox throughout E!’s pre-Oscars present, Erivo mentioned the costume was all concerning the leather-based’s “witchy texture.” Later within the night, the pair’s co-star Michelle Yeoh (who performs Madame Morrible, the headmistress on the faculty the place Elphaba and Galinda meet) referred to as Grande “a complete princess, my princess.”
“Depraved” is a re-telling of “The Wizard of Oz” based mostly on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 e book “Depraved: The Life and Instances of the Depraved Witch of the West.” It follows the lives of two mates earlier than and after the sudden arrival of Dorothy Gale.
The much-loved Tony-award-winning Broadway musical adaptation, on which the Jon M. Chu-directed film relies, is informed from the views of Elphaba Thropp, who later turns into the Depraved Witch of the West, and Glinda Upland, who turns into Glinda the Good. Over the course of the story, the 2 conflict over their opposing personalities, love pursuits and political beliefs, however finally grow to be mates.
“Technique dressing,” the place actors incorporate parts of their films or TV reveals into their outfits, has grow to be an more and more essential a part of awards reveals, press excursions and even trend reveals. The solid of “Dune: Half Two” has gone all out in current weeks, with Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh all channeling the film by means of futuristic, sci-fi impressed outfits. The solid of “Barbie,” in the meantime, turned pink carpets pink final 12 months, with Margot Robbie leaving followers questioning which historically accurate Barbie outfit she would flip up from one premiere to the following.
Erivo and Grande seem like carrying the torch. Earlier this 12 months, the duo wore customized soccer jerseys to the Super Bowl. Each jerseys featured the quantity 27, a nod to November 27, which is the US launch date of the two-part film’s first chapter.
“There’s at all times that unbelievable stress as a result of it’s so beloved,” Grande informed Oscars pre-show co-host Vanessa Hudgens on the pink carpet. “I’m a die-hard purist fan. There’s a lot to stability; satiating the followers whereas additionally bringing a brand new reality to those characters that we’ve liked for 20 years and discovering new issues inside them and making it our personal in sure methods.”
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who performed Elphaba and Glinda respectively on Broadway as a part of the musical’s unique solid, expressed their assist for Erivo and Grande when their roles have been first introduced in 2021.
“Congrats to 2 superb ladies,” Menzel wrote on Instagram on the time. “Could it change your lives for the higher ceaselessly and ever because it has for us. A lot love.”