Depraved has transported fans to Oz, and now the hearsay mill has already began spinning about who may seem on our screens within the subsequent instalment due subsequent 12 months.
The musical adaptation nonetheless has one other half to be launched in cinemas, with a key character set to be launched.
The primary instalment was set years earlier than the occasions of The Wizard of Oz, however we did get a really temporary glimpse of Dorothy and her buddies as they have been proven strolling down the Yellow Brick Street.
Half one adopted ‘Depraved Witch’ Elphaba, performed by Cynthia Erivo, and her backstory, charting her days as an ostracised daughter after which once more as a scholar at Shiz College.
However the ending noticed her fly off to start out her solo life, portray a unique image than the standard one in all her being “dangerous”, setting followers up properly for half two.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande arrive on the premiere of ‘Depraved’ on the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles
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Will there be a Dorothy partly two?
Basically, we have no idea for certain simply but. And the writers and administrators have been simply as coy about letting something slip.
There isn’t a Dorothy ever seen within the stage present, simply the suggestion on stage and a voice, however that doesn’t imply there is not going to be one within the movie adaptation.
Chatting with Variety about Dorothy’s cameo scene in Half One, director Jon M Chu stated: “The Wizard of Oz is probably a dream. It’s a world the place there are not any actual stakes. Realizing that Elphaba and Glinda reside in a world of actual stakes, we needed to reestablish with the viewers that this was actual.”
He added: “Within the present, Dorothy is round. They must intersect, and you’ll solely tease it a lot. I received’t say whether or not she’s a personality, essentially, in film two. There’s part of me that desires everybody’s Dorothy to be the no matter Dorothy they need.
“And but, there’s interplay and a few crossover. So I’ll depart that as much as Half Two.”
No actress is credited as enjoying Dorothy simply but however there are names doing the rounds, of who followers suppose they could see, and of individuals followers would like to see.
Listed below are the 2 names getting used most regularly who may very well be within the working:
Alisha Weir as Matilda
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One younger star rumoured to be taking over the function is Alisha Weir (Matilda: The Musical).
Some tremendous sleuth social media customers have aired their theories that actress Alisha Weir will painting Dorothy after she walked the crimson carpet on the London premiere of Depraved sporting a pair of metallic silver flats.
In Depraved: Half One, a glimpse of Dorothy was seen from behind the place she was sporting heeled silver sneakers.
Followers have taken to social media to say they might like to see her tackle the function after her success in one other movie adaptation.
Charli XCX coined the time period Brat, sparking the brat summer time which turned one of many largest TikTok developments in 2024 (Ian West/PA)
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Different followers are satisfied Charli XCX ought to play the character, with one writing on Twitter, which was not too long ago re-branded as X: “Dorothy was the OG brat.”
