Depraved has transported fans to Oz, and now the hearsay mill has already began spinning about who might seem on our screens within the subsequent instalment due subsequent yr.
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 transient glimpse of Dorothy and her friends as they had been proven strolling down the Yellow Brick Highway.
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 begin her solo life, portray a distinct image than the standard considered one of her being “unhealthy”, 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 partially 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 is no such thing as 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 mentioned: “The Wizard of Oz is probably a dream. It’s a world the place there aren’t any actual stakes. Figuring out that Elphaba and Glinda stay 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 need to intersect, and you’ll solely tease it a lot. I gained’t say whether or not she’s a personality, essentially, in film two. There’s part of me that wishes 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 assume they might see, and of individuals followers would like to see.
Listed below are the 2 names getting used most often who might be within the working:
Alisha Weir as Matilda
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One younger star rumoured to be taking up the position 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 purple 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 footwear.
Followers have taken to social media to say they’d like to see her tackle the position 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 traits 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 lately re-branded as X: “Dorothy was the OG brat.”