Dove Cameron Confirms She Auditioned for ‘Wicked’ Movie: ‘One of the Longer Processes I’ve Been a Part Of’
14.04.2023 - 16:53
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ultimately went to Ariana Grande. “I definitely went out for it,” Cameron revealed to TheWrap, speaking on the press line at a “Schmigadoon!” Season 2 FYC event in North Hollywood. “I know that for everybody who did go out for it, it was a very long process.
It was one of the longer processes I’ve been a part of.”The confirmation that Cameron was in the mix with eventual stars Grande and Cynthia Erivo comes after a long-lasting, feverish push online from fans to get Cameron to star as one of her dream roles, Glinda.“I don’t think everyone wants me to be Glinda but, I mean, it’s like the role of a lifetime,” Cameron told ET back in 2019, responding to initial casting rumors that the role was hers. “I’ve been dreaming of it since I was, like, 7. I mean, I should be so lucky to be considered.”(Fittingly, Cameron also noted Thursday night that her “Schmigadoon!” co-star and Broadway’s original Glinda, Kristen Chenoweth, is a hero of hers: “I just idolized her from such a young age,” she told the audience at the TV Academy Saban Media Center.)Earlier with TheWrap, the actress was quick to note that the “Wicked” movie’s eventual star, Grande, is “a living icon” and that she can’t wait to see what she does with the opportunity.
The two lifelong performers have known each other for years, coming up as child actors, with Cameron most notably starring on the Disney Channel’s “Liv and Maddie” and Grande on Nickelodeon’s “Victorious.”“I’m so excited for Ariana. She’s a genuinely dear friend of mine. We met when we were super young.
I think she’s gonna kill it,” Cameron said. “I think the whole cast is phenomenal head to toe. So, like, as a fan, I’m really, really excited to see it.”Fortunately, Cameron’s latest show-stopping
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