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       ARTICLE VIEW: 
       
       Someone edited the ‘Wicked’ movie poster to look more like the
       musical’s version. Cynthia Erivo called it ‘deeply hurtful’
       
       By Scottie Andrew, CNN
       
       Updated: 
       
       4:03 PM EDT, Wed October 16, 2024
       
       Source: CNN
       
       Don’t mess with the witch.
       
       Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba in the , slammed the various memes
       and fan-made takes on the film’s poster, which she said
       “degrades” and “erases” her involvement.
       
       Earlier this month, fans were inspired to edit the , which features
       Ariana Grande as Glinda whispering as Erivo looks ahead, to the
       musical’s original logo. In that , Glinda cups her hand to speak into
       Elphaba’s ear as the green witch smirks, her eyes covered by her
       pointy black hat.
       
       Many fans considered it an improvement on the official film poster, in
       which Erivo’s face is fully visible. In an Instagram story on
       Wednesday, Erivo said it was the “wildest, most offensive thing I
       have seen.”
       
       “Our poster is an homage not an imitation, to edit my face and hide
       my eyes is to erase me,” she said. “And that is just deeply
       hurtful.”
       
       In the same story, Erivo called out other “Wicked” memes that have
       circulated online, including one that made a crude joke about
       Elphaba’s anatomy and an AI-generated video of the two actresses
       fighting.
       
       “None of this is funny. None of this is cute,” Erivo wrote. “It
       degrades me. It degrades us.”
       
       Erivo, Grande and “Wicked” film director Jon M. Chu all re-shared
       the official poster on their Instagram stories on Wednesday. In his
       story, Chu wrote that Erivo is “(his) superhero.”
       
       The run-up to the premiere of “Wicked” has been rife with jokes,
       and a wide range of responses from fans. Some have questioned why the
       film’s trailers seem to obscure the fact that it’s both a musical
       and only part one of a planned duology — the first film will comprise
       the musical’s first act, culminating in the voice-shredding anthem
       “Defying Gravity.”
       
       Part one of “Wicked” will arrive in theaters on November 22. The
       second film is in November 2025.
       
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