About

Wicked is a 2024 film adaptation of a stage musical by the same name, which was released in United States theaters on November 22nd, 2024. The film stars singer Ariana Grande as Glinda and actress Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba. The film sparked significant media attention ahead of its November release, with Erivo's Poster Remake Controversy inspiring renewed interest in the Is Your P---y Green meme. In November 2024, Mattel printed a link to an adult site instead of the official movie site on official dolls made in collaboration with the film, while Erivo and Grande's emotional press tour also inspired memes and discourse.

History

Crazy Rich Asians directed Jon M. Chu signed on to direct Wicked in February 2021. Casting wrapped in late 2021, with Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda announced in November of that year. Production officially kicked off in June 2022, filming at UK locations like the Sky Studios in Elstree. By April 2023, principal photography wrapped after a year of production. The film was split into two parts to fully explore the story.

The first trailer for Wicked was released on May 15th, 2024, gathering over 12 million views on Universal Pictures' official YouTube^[1] channel.

Online Presence

Several internet users made references to the Wicked Witch of the East Bro video, where two men have a heated debate about whether Glinda is a princess or not.

X^[2] user @shivroyfilms reposted the video on May 15th, writing, "new Wicked trailer just dropped and i DESPERATELY need their reaction," gathering over 59,000 likes in five months.

new Wicked trailer just dropped and i DESPERATELY need their reaction pic.twitter.com/oGfPWTZii0

— ⭑๋࣭ (@shivroyfilms) May 15, 2024

The movie was repeatedly featured on the subreddit /r/shittymoviedetails,^[3] as seen in an August 15th, 2024 post on /r/shittmoviedetails by /u/yaboiBradyC, which gathered over 28,000 upvotes in three months.

On October 28th, 2024, a video showing the actors in Wicked singing live was posted to the movie's official YouTube^[5] channel, gathering over 1 million views in three weeks.

Both Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande participated in a multi-week press junket promoting the film, including a November 17th, 2024 appearance on Jimmy Fallon, the YouTube^[4] upload of which gathered over 300,000 views in four days.

Related Memes

Is Your P---y Green?

Is Your P---y Green? refers to a piece of viral Broadway graffiti written over the Wicked play's advertising poster. The catchphrase became a prevalent meme on social media since it was posted on Imgur in January 2014, sparking parodies and memes related to the Broadway show. In October 2024, the catchphrase resurfaced online after the Wicked film adaptation and its actress Cynthia Erivo criticized memes shared about her on the internet amid an online controversy.

Cynthia Erivo's Wicked Poster Controversy

Cynthia Erivo's Wicked Poster Controversy refers to a series of critical reactions and backlash of fan-made posters highlighting the 2024 Wicked film and its main stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, which is a remake of the well-known Broadway play poster showing Glinda whispering in Elphaba Thropp's ear (the witch). The controversy began when Erivo criticized the AI videos and edits of the Wicked poster, as well as jokes about her character's genital color from the "Is Your P---y Green?" fandom meme, via Instagram Stories in mid-October 2024, which sparked even more memes and photoshopped versions of the movie's poster as social media users mocked her reaction.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Crying on the Wicked Press Tour

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Crying on the Wicked Press Tour refers to memes and discussions about singer Ariana Grande and actress Cynthia Erivo's behavior during the press junket for the musical Wicked. In late 2024, internet users noticed that the two leads had a tendency to get overly emotional and teary during several press interviews, leading many to speculate about the actresses' mental and physical health. An interview where Cynthia Erivo reacts emotionally to hearing that queer people are "holding space" using lyrics from the song "Defying Gravity" garnered particular attention in late November 2024, around the same time TikTokers began making videos satirizing the duo's press appearances.

are they okay pic.twitter.com/ze6Yl79QOj

— ‎ً (@greatestselena) November 13, 2024

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