The protagonists of the musical “Wicked”

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will soon defy gravity.

Grande and Erivo will play the witches Glinda and Elfaba respectively, in the Universal transfer to the big screen of the musical Tony won with “In the Heights” director John M. Chu.

The stars announced that they will participate in the film with posts on Instagram.

“Dear Cynthia, the price is very high. I look forward to hugging you. I will see you in Oz “, Grande wrote in a message to Erivo, accompanied by a pink and green floral composition (the colors are a trademark of Glinda and Elfaba).

Both stars are talented with Grammy Award-winning pop star Ariana Grande making her acting debut in 2008 on Broadway in the musical “13” as Charlotte, starring in “Victorious” and Adam’s upcoming film. McKay “Don’t Look Up”.

The British actress known as Cynthia Erivo, on the other hand, has already won accolades and awards, including an Emmy, a Grammy, and Tony for her performance in “The Color Purple” on Broadway. Her role in “Harriet” allowed her to prove her acting skills. She played Harriet Tubman, an African-American activist who managed to free her from slavery and then help free hundreds of African-Americans.

The prequel to “The Wizard of Oz”, “Wicked” tells the story of all those who led to Dorothy’s arrival in the land of Oz.

However, the name of James Corden is the one that became a trend on social media, as soon as the names of the protagonists of the musical were announced.

On Twitter, users suggested to the presenter of The Late Late Show with James Corden to “stay away” from the project.

James Corden has become known in recent years for his participation in many film musicals, “Into the Woods”, “Cats” and “The Prom”, some of which have received very negative reviews.

“James Corden needs to stay at least 150 meters away from this project,” wrote a Wicked fan.

The delay in shooting the film adaptation of “Wicked” is due to the departure of director Stephen Daldry due to disagreements over programming.

The film will be released by Universal.