Jeff Goldblum has teased that ‘Depraved: For Good’ can be “totally different” from the stage musical.
The 72-year-old actor stars as The Wizard of Oz within the unofficial prequel to the 1939 Judy Garland movie – which is predicated on the hit Broadway present – and whereas he thinks that the upcoming sequel can be “nice”, he admitted that it will not be precisely the identical because the second act of the well-known musical.
Talking on BBC’s ‘The One Present’, he mentioned: “I’ve a pleasant half in it. I can not inform you a lot, aside from [director] Jon M. Chu is such a genius. I feel it is gonna be nice, and naturally Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are gonna be in it. Oh my gosh, I can not get sufficient of them, it is gonna be excellent I feel. I have never seen it. There are a few new songs that Stephen Schwartz wrote for it. It is a bit totally different than the stage present, nevertheless it follows alongside these strains. Individuals have known as the primary one a masterpiece, and I feel it is gonna be nice.”
Initially the upcoming film was often known as merely ‘Depraved: Half Two’ however Chu determined in a while to call it after the Act Two nearer from the musical.
Talking to Selection on the Nationwide Board of Evaluate Awards this week, he mentioned: “Who desires a film known as ‘Depraved: Half Two’?#
“On the script, it at all times mentioned, ‘For Good,’ and so it was only a level of like, ‘Do we actually need to name this “Half Two”?’
“And no person desires that.”
Chu – who has additionally helmed the likes of ‘Loopy Wealthy Asians’ and ‘In The Heights’ – insisted no different movie titles have been thought-about for the follow-up, which is coming to the large display later this 12 months.
He added: “I imply, that’s the vacation spot. ‘For Good,’ we all know, is like, ‘The place are we going with this film? Let’s end this factor.’ “
Within the track, Elphaba and Glinda sing about their relationship collectively and the way it’s affected their very own lives.
