"Bridgerton" star Jonathan Bailey has board🌼ed the cast of "Wicked", a Universal Pic🃏tures musical film directed by John M Chu of "Crazy Rich Asians" fame.
According to entertainment website Variety, Bailey was in talks to play the role of Fiyero ꦚin the two-part ada♛ptation of the iconic stage production and Chu followed up on Twitter to confirm on Wednesday.
"He's perfect, 𒀰they're perfect. They'd be perfect together. Born to be forever... I am too excited to pretend this hasn't been happening. We have a Fiyero!" Chu wrote.
Bailey joins previously announced cast members Ariana⛦ Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Elphaba and Glinda respectively.
"Wicked", an adaptation of the novel by Gregory Maguir🦩e, is a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz" and follows the school-age friendship between Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the Good Witch. Fiyero is the main love interest in the story.
Besides playing Anthony Bridgerton in the Netflix series "Bridgerton", Bailey most recently appeared in the West 👍End production of Mike Barಞtlett's play 'Cock'.
The first part of "Wicked" is scheduled to be reಞleased on December 25, 2024, followed by the second for Christmas Day 2025.
