Ariana Grande explains how she secured the starring role of Glinda for the Wicked movies. As one of Broadway’s most popular musicals since it debuted in 2003, there has long been interest in a film adaptation, which has been in the works for years. Grande was ultimately cast as Glinda, initially known as Galinda, and Cynthia Erivo was cast as Elphaba in the long-awaited film adaptation directed by Jon M. Chu that is being split into two parts.
