Michelle Yeoh to Star in ‘Wicked’ Movies as Madame Morrible (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety

Michelle Yeoh has joined the star-studded formed of Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” movies, Variety tin exclusively reveal.

The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” prima volition play Madame Morrible, the headmistress of Crage Hall astatine Shiz University.

Chu’s two-part diagnostic adaptation is headlined by Ariana Grande arsenic Glinda and Cynthia Erivo arsenic Elphaba. The Universal Pictures films are acceptable for merchandise connected Christmas successful 2024 and 2025.

“Wicked” is simply a prequel to “The Wizard of Oz,” telling the communicative of however Elphaba turned into the Wicked Witch of the West and however Glinda became the Good Witch.

“We decided to springiness ourselves a bigger canvas and marque not conscionable 1 ‘Wicked’ movie but two,” Chu wrote successful a connection erstwhile the workplace announced the adaptation would travel successful 2 parts. “With much space, we tin archer the communicative of ‘Wicked’ arsenic it was meant to beryllium told portion bringing adjacent much extent and astonishment to the journeys for these beloved characters.”

Variety besides exclusively reported that “Bridgerton” prima Jonathan Bailey volition play Fiyero and Broadway veteran Ethan Slater, who scored a Tony information for “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical,” volition instrumentality connected the relation of Boq.

Jeff Goldblum continues to beryllium successful talks to play the Wizard, but a last woody has not been signed, according to sources.

While walking the reddish carpet astatine the Los Angeles premiere of Disney’s caller “Pinocchio” successful September, Erivo shared what it’s been similar moving with Grande.

“I emotion her, truly,” the Tony victor gushed. “She is comic and unbelievably talented and unbelievably saccharine and genuinely moving hard. We’re some moving truly hard together. I’m excited for some of us.”

Reps for Yeoh and Universal did not comment.