Jon M. Chu "Wicked needed a part two" & How Cynthia Erivo supported Michelle Yeoh's singing | BAFTA

It's time to defy Gravity!

Director Jon M. Chu tells us why now was the right time to create a Wicked film adaptation, why the material necessitated the film being split into two parts and why Michelle Yeoh was the only choice to play Madame Morrible.

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