Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Reveal Which ‘Wicked’ Deleted Scenes They Were ‘Gutted’ to See Cut

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are revealing which scenes cut from “Wicked” left them most heartbroken to see deleted from the Jon M. Chu-directed movie.
Several of the scenes are featured in recently released bonus content included in streaming versions of the movie.
“I love them all. They all have a cozy spot in my heart,” Grande told me on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Awards Friday night. “I love the train station scene with Boq (Ethan Slater) and Elphaba (Erivo). That’s one of my favorite lines. The first time I read the script that line Boq says, ‘Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought we were being honest,’ me and my acting coach Nancy Banks, we put so many hearts around because we were like, ‘That’s the best line in the whole movie.’ I think that scene has a lot of magnificent work in it,...
Several of the scenes are featured in recently released bonus content included in streaming versions of the movie.
“I love them all. They all have a cozy spot in my heart,” Grande told me on the red carpet at the Palm Springs International Film Awards Friday night. “I love the train station scene with Boq (Ethan Slater) and Elphaba (Erivo). That’s one of my favorite lines. The first time I read the script that line Boq says, ‘Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought we were being honest,’ me and my acting coach Nancy Banks, we put so many hearts around because we were like, ‘That’s the best line in the whole movie.’ I think that scene has a lot of magnificent work in it,...
- 1/4/2025
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
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