Tony Award-winning and Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba Thropp (better known as the Wicked Witch of the West of Wizard of Oz fame) in the upcoming movie version of the musical “Wicked,” has taken umbrage to a fan modifying a promotional image for the movie to more closely resemble the illustration used for the stage presentation.
The high drama, or low comedy if you prefer, started on October 9, 2024, when a side-by-side of the movie poster and the illustration used for the stage presentation appeared.
THE ICONIC WICKED POSTER HAS BEEN RELEASED pic.twitter.com/lt1Zzyl8Yp
— ໊ (@buffys) October 9, 2024
A fan decided to play with Photoshop and make the movie poster look more like the theater poster. At the site of this, Erivo had a public freak out.
Cynthia Erivo reacts to edits of the ‘Wicked’ poster and the viral AI fighting animation:
“Our poster…
