So, this is the official poster for the new film version of Wicked, which drops in UK cinemas on 27th November. Ariana Grande is in character as Glinda the Good Witch, and Cynthia Erivo is portraying Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West.

Ariana Grande said the fan edits of the “Wicked” poster are “complicated,” after her co-star, Cynthia Erivo, called them “deeply hurtful.” “I find AI so conflicting and troublesome sometimes,” she told Variety on Saturday during the 2024 Academy Museum Gala.

Ariana Grande weighed in on Cynthia Erivo’s recent response to a fan-edited “Wicked” poster and AI in a Variety interview at the Academy Museum Gala.

Because of the first song in the film, the decision to split Wicked's big-screen adaptation into two full movies comes with a massive risk.